Originally Posted by
CBreezy
And by failed, you mean great success.
https://www.nrdc.org/bio/kelsie-goma...ornia-and-west
The current battery capacity is 16GW and will grow to 52GW at current projection by 2045. There are also some interesting energy storage experiments going on around the country that are determining the feasibility of mechanical batteries that would be able to store massive amounts of energy without a single chemical battery.
as always, the solution is complex, multifaceted, and not installed all at once. some mix of grid scale battery, pumped hydro, chemical, and other storage ideas will make us able to ween further off carbon-intensive power. it’s not all going to happen at once, and 100% is likely not achievable in any reasonable time frame, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t explore the technologies and work on them.
but i guess since ivanpah is shutting down all solar power is worthless