Europe's solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs
Europe's solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs
Storage needs are obvious for years if not decades. Yet there are none viable so far, at least at larger level. Germany is most obviously suffering from it.
it is not "suffering". it has surplus energy it may sometimes direct into the ground when nobody buys it. it's a shame, but not an actual problem.
It is a problem. First, energy prices are negative if there is a worldwide surplus - thinks summer with long sunny and perhaps windy days, hence you have to pay for somebody to take it. But the real problem is that they can't store for times when they need it, and when that time comes (specially during winter), they burn coal. A lot of it. Or gas. Basically they have to cover worst case scenario with production.