Wind and solar boom will bring energy surplus - UK Times

[Caribbeans]

Solar and wind power produce electricity in a less predictable manner than nuclear and coal and therefore sometimes it's energy goes to waste if there is not enough supply (pictured: solar farm in Northamptonshire)

Wind and solar boom will bring energy surplus

Times.co.uk | Emily Gosden | Saturday May 07 2022

Britain will have excess electricity supplies for more than half of the year by 2030 as a huge expansion of wind and solar power transforms the energy system, a new analysis suggests.

Energy storage technologies, including batteries and electrolysers to make hydrogen, will need to be deployed at massive scale to prevent this surplus electricity going to waste, according to LCP, a consultancy.

The forecast, based on the government’s new energy security strategy, raises questions over whether investors developing new renewable and nuclear plants can be sure of finding buyers for their output to enable them to generate as often as they would want to. If they are unable to, they may seek higher subsidies for times when they do operate...

...Supply and demand on Britain’s electricity grid has to be kept in balance at all times to keep the system running securely and avoid blackouts...more
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wind-and-solar-boom-will-bring-energy-surplus-zplgq39rn

PW Link: https://archive.ph/oV6Vx

So- what to do with the excess energy when the grid cannot handle it?

If only someone had an answer

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Charge EVs,

Electric trucks, trains, planes, heat pumps, water heaters.

Electrify everything.

[CentralMass]

2. There will still be a long way to go.

Last edited Mon May 9, 2022, 01:32 AM - Edit history (1)

https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/a-wake-up-call-on-green-hydrogen-the-amount-of-wind-and-solar-needed-is-immense/2-1-776481