Barry Kirk wrote: Well excess power could go into storage for later use.
Same problem as solar and wind…
Except that the total cost of the electricity is quite a bit lower.
Would it make sense to have a couple of large central stations that would grab the excess off the grid and use electrolysis to create hydrogen?
Or go further and create Methane?
Natural gas is already dirt cheap, and likely to stay that way, but creating liquid fuels for specialized uses etc. is an interesting possibility. But if you want to go that route, check out butanol. Much nicer characteristics than methanol and ethanol. It’s a 4-carbon alcohol.
