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(Created page with "The term "baseload" refers to electricity that has to be available 24/7. This is a challenge for intermittent energy sources like solar and wind. ==How much baseload power do we need?== Most optimistically, only about 10% of global energy has to be baseload. The other 90% consists of ''industry'', ''road vehicles'', ''heating'', etc. In principle, these could run entirely on energy from peak-supply times of day. For example in a mostly-solar scenario...") |
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==How much baseload power do we need?== | ==How much baseload power do we need?== | ||
Most optimistically, only about 10% of global energy has to be baseload. The other 90% consists of ''industry'', ''road vehicles'', ''[[heating]]'', etc. In principle, these could run entirely on energy from peak-supply times of day. For example in a mostly-[[solar]] scenario, [[factories]] could run entirely during daytime (and maybe even slow down production during cloudy days). [[Electric vehicles]] could also be charged during daytime. | Most optimistically, only about 10% of global [[energy demand]] has to be baseload. The other 90% consists of ''industry'', ''road vehicles'', ''[[heating]]'', etc. In principle, these could run entirely on energy from peak-supply times of day. For example in a mostly-[[solar]] scenario, [[factories]] could run entirely during daytime (and maybe even slow down production during cloudy days). [[Electric vehicles]] could also be charged during daytime. | ||
Things that truely need baseload power include: | Things that truely need baseload power include: | ||
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* [[Hydropower]] - a greener energy source overall, but only viable in ''some'' parts of the world. Most hydro power plants that can be built, already have been - [[new hydro|with some exceptions]]. | * [[Hydropower]] - a greener energy source overall, but only viable in ''some'' parts of the world. Most hydro power plants that can be built, already have been - [[new hydro|with some exceptions]]. | ||
* [[Nuclear]] - currently depends on uranium-235, which is quite scarce. There might ''just barely'' be enough if nuclear power is used ''only'' for baseloads. | * [[Nuclear]] - currently depends on uranium-235, which is quite scarce. There might ''just barely'' be enough if nuclear power is used ''only'' for baseloads. | ||
* With enough [[energy storage]], even [[solar]] and [[wind]] could be converted to baseload power. This is its own challenge. | |||
==Adjustability of power plants== | ==Adjustability of power plants== | ||