"A whole power plant in Lithuania is currently being dismantled and sent in parts to Ukraine," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
@noelreports
Whereas solar and batteries could provide more power faster and for less money were they not still stuck in the old paradigm.
@GreenFire @noelreports An outdated and damaged power grid might be an obstacle for distributed power production. Panels would produce power, but the grid could only accept a limited amount of that power. Some countries are facing similar problems right now with transition to renewables, where outdated grid is the main blocker for quick adoption.
@elgregor @noelreports
The obstacle you're throwing up in order to help delay climate action has been surmounted via advances in battery technology and manufacturing.
@GreenFire @noelreports Batteries are a valid solution, but without suitable grid, they only help power the place that uses them.
The obstacle of outdated grid can be overcome by simply modernizing it. The problem is of course time, money and political will, as always. In case of Ukraine, ongoing war and grid damage is also a problem.
@GreenFire @noelreports Old grids were typically designed for few big power sources, not many small ones. This is why a big power plant is easier to integrate, especially if you put it where a previous power plant used to be before it was bombed.
@GreenFire @noelreports Anyway, you seem to think I'm making things up. Here are some links:
https://www.ft.com/content/a3be0c1a-15df-4970-810a-8b958608ca0f
https://www.forbes.com/sites/simithambi/2024/01/26/will-power-grids-keep-pace-with-renewable-growth/
@elgregor @noelreports
The lack of a competent grid would be a problem that the fossil fueled power plant would also have which batteries are better able to compensate for if they are quite "over-sized".
Ukraine's current heart rending situation provides the perfect real world example of why connected (when possible) distributed energy production and storage is the most resilient. It gets more and more resilient until everyone has their own solar/storage system or at least batteries.