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> Most models assume that a "Dunkelflaute" (span of time with significantly reduced solar and wind output) will last at most 10 days.

The longest recorded in Finland is 90 days. More than two weeks of it continuously happens nearly every winter.

> as the entire European electricity net is synchronized

It is not. The CESA is synchronized. The various peripheral areas are not part of it.

> Power transmission is a thing.

It is not a thing you can trust. We have only just gotten a very sharp reminder of that. We have a neighbor that likes to cut sea cables as a fun past-time activity.

> you can convert electricity into h2 or methane

I am very pro that, but this will take a very long time to build out.

parent Tuna-Fish 4 months ago

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