Forget batteries for now. How about replacing half of the US that is using coal in the middle of the day?
> - A society based on only solar
Said no one
> - Solar only works under ideal conditions, which is to say, in daylight, without clouds, smoke, ash, snow, etc.
Ok, use them for those ideal conditions then, not coal or nat. gas.
> - At some point, people run out of land to put panels on. Geography and legal/political boundaries around the world vary. Sometimes there just won't be enough land.
You must be joking. Take a look at all the land in the US. Especially in places that are >50% coal in the day, like Wyoming, Montana, and most of the Midwest.
Forget batteries for now. How about replacing half of the US that is using coal in the middle of the day?
> - A society based on only solar
Said no one
> - Solar only works under ideal conditions, which is to say, in daylight, without clouds, smoke, ash, snow, etc.
Ok, use them for those ideal conditions then, not coal or nat. gas.
> - At some point, people run out of land to put panels on. Geography and legal/political boundaries around the world vary. Sometimes there just won't be enough land.
You must be joking. Take a look at all the land in the US. Especially in places that are >50% coal in the day, like Wyoming, Montana, and most of the Midwest.