How do I explain this to my child, Zachary Shahan? Neither the output curve of wind power nor that of solar power can match the load curve. What objective must the electricity grid achieve, that it is primarily fed by wind and solar power? ➡️ The power curve of the electricity grid must follow the load curve Has this objective been achieved? NOPE Is that a problem? Only for the fools who seriously believe that technical and scientific knowledge is not necessary ➡️ 1. To understand the electricity grid 2. To understand the innovations required for the low-emission electricity grid to completely replace the power station grid. What is needed for the low-emission electricity grid to follow the load curve? ➡️ Solar roofs, solar farms and wind farms convert either too much or too little natural energy into electricity. That is not a problem. The surplus electricity must be stored in batteries so that the load curve is not exceeded. ➡️ The surplus electricity is fed into the grid when solar roofs, solar farms and wind farms convert not enough energy into solar and wind power. Intercalation batteries, i.e. Li or Na batteries, are ideally suited to storing the 2 to 6 hours of surplus solar power. ➡️ To use the stored solar electricity in the evening and at night. How long do wind power surpluses last? Just a few hours, like with solar power? Nope A breeze strong enough for all wind turbines to reach their rated capacity can and must last for days ➡️ To store 100 hours surplus wind power in intercalation batteries, 200 MW/20 GWh of battery capacity would be required. This is more of a metal storage system than an electricity storage system. Why? ➡️ intercalation batteries store energy in their electrodes, so that the electrode mass increases with the amount of energy (in MWh) stored. Energy conversion and energy storage in the same casing We could use a Li/Na anode instead of Li/Na intercalation. ➡️ This is the Li-air battery, generally known as the metal- air battery. In that case, the energy density is logically higher. But the lithium-air battery is still more a metal storage system than an electricity storage system. ➡️ We need batteries in which the electrode mass remains constant and only the stored electricity increases. This means energy conversion and energy storage are two separate systems. Similar to an ACAES energy storage system. ➡️ The compressed air is stored underground in salt caverns. A power station is located above ground. The equivalent in the case of batteries are flow batteries First patented in 1954. The patent demonstrated that the battery principle worked. ➡️ It was not yet suitable for storing gigawatt-hours of surplus wind power. In the near future we need NOAK flow batteries. Near future means 2026 ff They will be ready for the market 2030ff Too late? Why? ➡️ Because nobody thought it necessary to identify the innovations required for the low-emission electricity grid to completely replace the power station grid. Great thinkers who believed a roadmap of these innovations with deadlines is completely unnecessary. They had a much better strategy ➡️ Let’s start by commissioning wind turbines, solar rooftops and solar farms. Yes, we can Then we’ll see how the electricity grid changes. The energy transition requires forward-thinking and proactive action ➡️ The energy transition is the biggest project in human history. Think first, then act ➡️ The first goal that must be achieved is: To refute all the arguments put forward by the opponents/enemies of the energy transition 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 & 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥? What could be the reason? The low-emission electricity grid must follow the load curve ➡️ Toddlers of thought don’t understand the energy transition. That’s normal. Is it an inescapable fate to be a toddler of thought? No A vaccination can help No side effects 100% vegan LEARNING It's true, it takes longer than a vaccination. You must know which knowledge you need