Solar/wind-power for Europe?

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As we all know, Europe needs solar power and wind etc.

This morning I heard the news that Israel Palenstine are fighting more than usual.

If they end up killing each other off and leveling the buildings in the progress, some people (not me of course) say we could put windmills and solar all over the place.

Is that a good idea?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Cost of storage is the main global issue with both technologies. As nether are available all the time everywhere.
Transmission is a problem for all technologies as a large majority of electricity (67.8%) is actually lost via said transmission. So ideally you want your power generation to be as local as possable.

Solor/wind are also regionally spesfic where available. Southern regions get more sun, and flat open areas like planes or oceans get more wind. This only adds to the transmission problem, particular for Europe.

So the ideal solution particularly for sunbelt locations, is to solve the storage problem and simply to put solar panels on every roof, to keep them close to the place of use as possable.

This however won't be so helpful for Europe much of which is too far north and cloudy. Althou it will work great for much of the southern USA. meaning the only problem is financing.

FunkyMonkee · Accepted Answer

They've been testing it for years and found that it doesn't work the way they'd like it to.
Tesla invented a gizmo that could pull power right out of the air and would be able to power the entire planet for free!! But, as there's no money in it, nobody wants it! Hmmm, a device that could end the supposed climate change hoax that all the stupid people have fallen for and they don't want it! They must not want to end that global warming shit all that badly, I'd say!! We have cars and other engines that can run on water and we have mag-lev tech but, nobody seems to be interested in any of that! How badly do they WANT to stop climate change if they aren't willing to go all the way? That, and other things, prove to me that it's ALL a GREAT BIG LIE!!

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

My countries covered in the things and half the time they're switched off because it's too windy. Then they're death traps for birds and bats.

chrissykerdock · Accepted Answer

solar wind power is a scam don't believe it... let the rich do it 1st.

ItsALongWayToTheTop · Answer

At a college I went to the students assembled a windmill and built the shed that housed the battery bank as well as the inverter. The labor was free and the materials were about 50,000. On a windy day at produces 10 cents per hour of electricity. So if everyday was windy for 12 hours that would be $1.20 per day. If that rate it would take over 100 years just to pay for the materials. So the windmill would be worn out long before it paid for itself. But if you live off grid like you said, you don't have much of a choice.

AmeerX · Answer

EU purchased more than 80 Gigawatt of solar panels. It's population is just 450 million.

Now look at Pakistan which has 240 Million people with 45 thousand Megawatt. It is clear that EU people are inefficient in use of energy

exitseven · Answer

It is a good idea but everyone will just fight over the energy that is produced. They are already fighting over oil.

Jennz6 · Answer

Sure clean up the air

jahaims · Answer

They need nuclear not solar/wind.

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