For a change, good news, price of electric being reduced.

[JohnD]

I hope to see some days when the gas generators are not required.

The day draws nearer.

 

[JohnW2]

Today was quite a good day, but not exceptional.

True, not 'exceptional', but relatively unusual.

Of the currently-available sources of electricity which do not involve 'fossil fuels' (or burning anything else biological in origin), it would seem that only nuclear, hydro and 'wave/tide' (not that such is appreciably used) can provide relatively 'guaranteed' electricity for 24/7 - there is therefore quite a long way yet to go!

 

[JohnD]

Solar is now 8GW and wind is 16.85GW

Nukes 4.8GW

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Solar is now 8GW and wind is 16.85GW

Only due to it being daylight, and the wind blowing generally across the UK. When it's night, and the wind don't blow????

 

[JohnD]

I hope to see some days when the gas generators are not required.

 

[ericmark]

I hope to see some days when the gas generators are not required.

Need a bean counter.

 

[JohnW2]

Only due to it being daylight, and the wind blowing generally across the UK. When it's night, and the wind don't blow????

Quite so. As I wrote ....

Of the currently-available sources of electricity which do not involve 'fossil fuels' (or burning anything else biological in origin), it would seem that only nuclear, hydro and 'wave/tide' (not that such is appreciably used) can provide relatively 'guaranteed' electricity for 24/7 - there is therefore quite a long way yet to go!

 

[flameport]

When it's night, and the wind don't blow????

Global scale interconnectors are used to bring in power from places where it is windy and/or daytime.

 

[JohnW2]

Global scale interconnectors are used to bring in power from places where it is windy and/or daytime.

One sometimes might have to look a long way away to find even a windy place, but as regards "daytime" would it really be sensible/practical to 'transport' electricity over literally thousands of miles?

 

[flameport]

would it really be sensible/practical to 'transport' electricity over literally thousands of miles?

Many consider it entirely feasible and desirable.

NATO-L

nato-l.com

Australia-Asia Power Link - Infrastructure Pipeline

The Australia-Asia Power Link is a proposed 6 GW solar farm in the NT, 800 km transmission line to Darwin and 4,300 km subsea cable to Singapore.

infrastructurepipeline.org

Morocco-UK Power Project - Xlinks

xlinks.co

GREGY Interconnector - Electrical Interconnection

 

[JohnW2]

Many consider it entirely feasible and desirable.

My goodness

What voltage (hence what current for 6 GW), what size cable and hence what 'losses' over 4,300 km, I wonder?

... and, of course, at what (monetary) cost?