tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post619095960263533890..comments2023-11-02T06:36:05.561-07:00Comments on Ghawar Guzzler: Wind Power Potential Greater Than Initially ConceivedBloggin' Brewskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06117891792945288480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post-59760469484324125722009-07-21T12:25:38.414-07:002009-07-21T12:25:38.414-07:00Thanks for the article. Minnesota is currently te...Thanks for the article. Minnesota is currently testing <a href="http://www.mndaily.com/2009/03/31/minnesota-tests-nation%E2%80%99s-first-wind-battery-storage" rel="nofollow">wind-to-battery storage</a>. <br /><br />They'll eventually nail this down. Just like the Guardian's article said: several decades ago, cost (or grid) parity was the concern with renewables, but now, wind is roughly even with coal, and solar is expected to be there next decade.Bloggin' Brewskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117891792945288480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post-16635031186531273262009-07-20T18:12:15.063-07:002009-07-20T18:12:15.063-07:00This is good news, but we need to see a breakthrou...This is good news, but we need to see a breakthrough in utility scale energy storage to manage the intermittency of wind, otherwise 20% is probably the maximum contribution wind can make to the power grid.<br /><br />I found a link to a good article about energy storage on R^2s blog:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/15/store-excess-electricity<br /><br />Flow batteries sound like the most promising approach.Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251205351977033460noreply@blogger.com