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	Can [[wind power]] be scaled up enough to [[decarbonize energy]] production? '''Yes''', with limitations:		Can [[wind power]] be scaled up enough to [[decarbonize energy]] production?

			'''Yes''', with limitations:

	==Limitations==		==Limitations==

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	==Limitations==		==Limitations==
	[[Wind power]] is highly intermittent, so much so that [[energy storage per watt of wind vs solar\|batteries wouldn't be enough]]. {{p2\|Surplus\|i.e. during any moments when the generated electricity exceeds the local immediate demand}} wind power would mostly be [[energy storage\|stored]] by producing '''[[hydrogen gas]]''', which would later be used for '''thermal''' energy mostly:		[[Wind power]] is highly intermittent, so much so that [[energy storage per watt of wind vs solar\|batteries wouldn't be enough]].
	{{p2\|<sup>[see why]</sup>\|Non-~~thermal~~ uses of hydrogen gas are less scalable; i.e. hydrogen [[fuel cell vehicles]] would need ~~[[hydrogen gas#platinum-group metals\|~~far too many platinum-group metals]] (~~compared to~~ hydrogen ''production'').}}		{{p2\|Surplus\|i.e. during any moments when the generated electricity exceeds the local immediate demand}}
	* ~~burned~~ for [[heating]] homes		wind power would mostly be [[energy storage\|stored]] by producing '''[[hydrogen gas]]''', which would later be used for '''thermal''' energy (combustion) mostly:
	* ~~burned~~ for cooking food (gas stoves)		{{p2\|<sup>[see why]</sup>\|Non-combustion uses of hydrogen gas energy are less scalable; i.e. hydrogen [[fuel cell vehicles]] would need far too many platinum-group metals (PGMs). It's true that hydrogen ''production'' also needs PGMs, but [[Hydrogen gas#Platinum-group metals\|nowhere near as much of them]].}}
	* used in [[vehicles\|~~hydrogen combustion~~ vehicles]]		* used for [[heating]] homes
	* used in place of [[coal]] & [[natural gas\|gas]] in most industries		* used for cooking food (gas stoves)
			* used in [[hydrogen combustion vehicles\|vehicles]]
			* used in place of [[coal]] & [[natural gas\|gas]] combustion in most manufacturing industries

	'''[[scale up solar power\|Solar]] and/or [[scale up nuclear power\|nuclear]] would still be needed''' for electricity whenever the wind isn't blowing.		'''[[scale up solar power\|Solar]] and/or [[scale up nuclear power\|nuclear]] would still be needed''' for electricity whenever the wind isn't blowing.

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Can [[wind power]] be scaled up enough to [[decarbonize energy]] production? '''Yes''', with limitations:

==Limitations==
[[Wind power]] is highly intermittent, so much so that [[energy storage per watt of wind vs solar|batteries wouldn't be enough]]. {{p2|Surplus|i.e. during any moments when the generated electricity exceeds the local immediate demand}} wind power would mostly be [[energy storage|stored]] by producing '''[[hydrogen gas]]''', which would later be used for '''thermal''' energy mostly:
{{p2|<sup>[see why]</sup>|Non-thermal uses of hydrogen gas are less scalable; i.e. hydrogen [[fuel cell vehicles]] would need [[hydrogen gas#platinum-group metals|far too many platinum-group metals]] (compared to hydrogen ''production'').}}
* burned for [[heating]] homes
* burned for cooking food (gas stoves)
* used in [[vehicles|hydrogen combustion vehicles]]
* used in place of [[coal]] & [[natural gas|gas]] in most industries

'''[[scale up solar power|Solar]] and/or [[scale up nuclear power|nuclear]] would still be needed''' for electricity whenever the wind isn't blowing.