[Catalist] Can renewable energy provide ‘baseload’ electrical power?

[Michael McGarry]

Greetings Science Colleagues,

Motivated by this story: "Widespread power blackout hits Adelaide” http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/widespread-power-blackout-hits-adelaide/story-e6frg6n6-1227590229395 <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/widespread-power-blackout-hits-adelaide/story-e6frg6n6-1227590229395> and by the reputation of SA in a high % of renewable energy use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_South_Australia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_South_Australia> and by the fact that South Australia purchases 160 megawatts of electrical power from Victoria; I ask this pertinent Question on energy use: Can renewable energy provide ‘baseload’ power?

Andrew Bolt [The Blog Warrior for ultra Conservatives] URL: http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/wind_dont_blow_south_australia_dont_glow/ <http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/wind_dont_blow_south_australia_dont_glow/> thinks that renewable energy cannot provide ‘baseload’ power in SA.

Is Andrew Bolt correct?

Best Wishes,

Mike McGarry

PS: We could research the answer to the Question: Can renewable energy provide ‘baseload’ electrical power? at theseURL’s:

URL 1: http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp0809/09rp09 <http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp0809/09rp09>

URL 2: http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/energy-and-environment/renewable-energy-and-electricity/ <http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/energy-and-environment/renewable-energy-and-electricity/>


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