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RE: Optimizing the Use of Solar, Wind and Hydroelectric Power
I think the first paragraph is a little misleading since Germany shutdown its coal fired electrical plants and that the existing CO2 levels will continually rise solely due to damage that has already been done.
Their efforts have had a significant impact on other countries following suit and advancing solar technology. So, they have done tremendous work to kick off the solar revolution.
Overall the article is quite informative, have an upvote.
Thank you for the feedback! The information in the first paragraph was based mostly on my interpretation of the MIT Technology Review article that I referenced in the first section.
I don't mean to downplay their efforts at all - they have done tremendous work to further the impact of solar technology as you point out.
I mostly wanted to present the idea of using small scale hydroelectric power generation as a possibility to help the storage of renewable power and some background on why this is needed. Batteries and other methods of storage, or long distance distribution of power, can be very wasteful and cause additional environmental issues.
Thank you for the information and presentation of the idea. Hydro is the most production perfect form of renewable energy. If only is were more available.