tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825957372675897778.post8268360868498458284..comments2024-03-20T03:08:56.314-07:00Comments on Energy Thoughts and Surprises: Solar electricity is like ice creamNicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09162244617407392907noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825957372675897778.post-50205049281942411792015-01-10T15:15:26.532-08:002015-01-10T15:15:26.532-08:00There is interseasonal storage of GAS, just leave ...There is interseasonal storage of GAS, just leave it in the ground for longer!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515290869980227369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825957372675897778.post-69161672675902262602014-11-13T02:29:19.256-08:002014-11-13T02:29:19.256-08:00Germany has huge amounts of storage capacity in th...Germany has huge amounts of storage capacity in their grid - 5 times as much as we do. See http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/531802/rwe-gasspeicher/company/the-storage-business/. This says they have 20 billion m3. We have 3.8 m3 in depleted oil fields (from DUKES https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes)Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162244617407392907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825957372675897778.post-72089061945694940832014-11-13T00:41:32.689-08:002014-11-13T00:41:32.689-08:00Good blog, I think saving heating energy in winter...Good blog, I think saving heating energy in winter gives us energy cheaper at the right time. But I also noticed ITM power do energy to gas conversion and have a plant in Germany. The director talks about hydrogen or methane storage in the gas grid and says at 51min in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81l_Ja96CB4&feature=youtu.be&t=39m25s that there is interseasonal storage capacity in theAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598469501899559510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825957372675897778.post-81868076119516743682014-11-12T07:37:24.458-08:002014-11-12T07:37:24.458-08:00Though if average temperatures rise by even half a...Though if average temperatures rise by even half a degree, in UK, peak temperatures leading to extensive use of air conditioning are likely to become much more common.<br /><br />However my own view is that we should be looking at greatly increasing the amount of wind generation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com