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I'm probably steppin' off in it here, but Sunking, I think that you sort of hit on a possible solution. Generators.
If we could develop a generation plant that is designed to start up quick and run for a week or so, wouldn't that offset the variability of a RE source?
On a small scale I think it could work. If I had a midsize generator to 'backup' my solar/wind system, any downtime issues with the solar/wind/batteries, wouldn't bring me down totally as long as the generator had fuel.
I would only burn the fuel when needed, not constantly.
I used to live in a small town here in Texas and the city had a little power plant back in the 40's and 50's that was run off a big diesel engine. That sort of application could still be employed again as a backup couldn't it?
If we could develop a generation plant that is designed to start up quick and run for a week or so, wouldn't that offset the variability of a RE source?
On a small scale I think it could work. If I had a midsize generator to 'backup' my solar/wind system, any downtime issues with the solar/wind/batteries, wouldn't bring me down totally as long as the generator had fuel.
I would only burn the fuel when needed, not constantly.
I used to live in a small town here in Texas and the city had a little power plant back in the 40's and 50's that was run off a big diesel engine. That sort of application could still be employed again as a backup couldn't it?
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