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

[P. de Lacey]

Here's a useful web site dealing with sustainable energy (without the 
hot air!)
http://www.withouthotair.com/
  You can download the book as a pdf, free, and it's well worth a read. 
It deals mainly with the UK's situation, but the principles can be 
applied to Australia as well.

Regards,
Peter de Lacey


On 03/11/15 15:39, Michael McGarry wrote:
> 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 and
> by the reputation of SA in a high % of renewable energy use
> 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/ 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
>
> URL 2:
> http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/energy-and-environment/renewable-energy-and-electricity/
>
>
>
>
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