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Turbines are our friends (media.piefed.social)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Turns out that sunlight is very cheap. You need a lot of efficiency to justify any extra cost.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Plus, you get a lot of lag when heating water with concentrated solar. Overnight your water cools down, so you need time to get it back to boiling temperature before it can generate any power. That lag gets worse during winter and cloudy days

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    In some ways, that lag is good. You can cheaply replace batteries with just a thermal mass.

    But it's not good enough to make up for the cost difference.

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