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Can a solar-wind system meet future energy demands?

Accelerating energy transition towards renewables is central to net-zero emissions. However, building a global power system dominated by solar and wind energy presents immense challenges. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity demands.

How do solar and wind power systems work?

Solar and wind facilities use the energy stored in batteries to reduce power fluctuations and increase reliability to deliver on-demand power. Battery storage systems bank excess energy when demand is low and release it when demand is high, to ensure a steady supply of energy to millions of homes and businesses.

Is energy storage flexible?

There are many sources of flexibility and grid services: energy storage is a particularly versatile one. Various types of energy storage technologies exist, addressing flexibility needs across different time scales. What are the benefits of storage? Storage shifts energy in time.

Why do we need dedicated energy storage?

The fact that “the wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t always shine” is often used to suggest the need for dedicated energy storage to handle fluctuations in wind and solar production. Dedicated energy storage ignores the realities of both grid operation and the performance of a large, spatially diverse renewable energy source.