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Why Wind and Solar Need Natural Gas: A Realistic Approach to Variability

Why Wind and Solar Need Natural Gas: A Realistic Approach to Variability

Full Title: Why Wind and Solar Need Natural Gas: A Realistic Approach to Variability
Author(s): Robin Gaster
Publisher(s): Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Publication Date: September 30, 2024
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Description (excerpt):

Wind and solar power will replace consistently dispatchable electricity from fossil fuels with variable and more unpredictable clean energy. Seasonal shifts and annual variations cannot be handled with batteries or other proposed storage solutions like hydrogen. Natural gas will have to bridge the gap for many decades.

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