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dwkdnvr t1_ja4qmcp wrote

Reply to comment by Waslw in The ultimate solar panels are coming: perovskites with 250% more efficiency by Renu_021

There are problems with Solar to be sure, but surface area is not one of them.

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Waslw t1_ja4vmd4 wrote

I’m not saying it’s problematic… I’m just pointing out a simple function of the limits engineering… the biggest problem is electricity needs to be consumed the instant it’s produced and there just isn’t an energy storage technology available today that is efficient enough to make it viable.

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SandAndAlum t1_ja5u93m wrote

It's called putting water on top of a hill and it's existed for millenia. It's not widespread because there isn't enough VRE or inflexible generation like nuclear to require it yet.

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