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"An energy system dominated by solar and wind energy does not require baseload
power stations to guarantee supply security, German research academies have
said.
“The academy project ‘Energy Systems of the Future’ (ESYS) has concluded that a
secure energy supply is also possible without baseload power plants,” said the
National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), the German National
Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), and the Union of the German Academies of
Sciences and Humanities.
Baseload power plants supply electricity continuously, whereas so-called
residual load plants run only intermittently when needed.
“A combination of solar and wind energy with storage, a flexible hydrogen
system, flexible electricity demand and residual load power plants will be
necessary for a climate-friendly and reliable electricity supply,” the
academies said.
The German government plans to use hydrogen-fuelled gas turbine plants to back
up its renewables-based future electricity system."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
