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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 16:01:34 +0000
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On 09/12/2024 13:51, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2024-12-09 14:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 09/12/2024 13:10, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2024-12-07 15:29, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> Windmills and solar panels are useless for the same reason. - there 
>>>> is no storage able to meet the intermittency problem.
>>>
>>> I don't know why you are talking of that in this Linux group, but for 
>>> your information, we have an island that goes with renewable energy 
>>> for months, not touching the fueled generators.
>>>
>>> <https://www.endesa.com/es/proyectos/todos-los-proyectos/transicion- 
>>> energetica/renovables/el-hierro-renovable>
>>> <https://www.endesa.com/es/la-cara-e/energias-renovables/gorona- 
>>> viento-renovable>
>>>
>> But it still touches the fuelled generators.
>>
>> And its a very small island, and it uses pumped storage because it has 
>> hills,
>>
>> Try that in Holland...
>>
>> And it isn't as green as you think. Dig deeper into the actual statistics
>>
>> "The longest it’s powered up the whole island is 25 consecutive days, 
>> before the back-up diesel engine had to step in"
>>
>> That is not 'for months'.
> 
> Just google deeper and you will find the months.
> 
No, I wont

> Yes, certainly there are occasions when it doesn't work, it is early 
> days. You just can not say that conclusively "it is impossible to do".
> 
You yourself have shown that it is impossible to do.

Your example proves my case.

No one has done it yet, nor its it likely they ever will, unless its a 
tiny island with lots of hydro power.

It is impossible to do for most ordinary countries

And the cost of that attempt was insane.

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