Still trying to spin this . Your desperation shows no...

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    Still trying to spin this . Your desperation shows no bounds.

    Funny how you haven't provided any links to that, isn't it ?

    Still waiting for evidence of the first mover argument btw ? What's the update on that ?

    Trouble with your figures is that they are not completely accurate nor relevant.

    It's not just about the capacity factor. It's about the cost of generation. Who cares about the efficiency of solar or wind if it is super cheap to produce ?

    Economies of scale are showing that solar and wind is cheaper than fossil so we can easily afford to build more of it. Combined with large storage means we can totally replace fossil. More and more, solar is being integrated on rooftops. No more is taking up land space. No moving parts. No maintenence. Reliable as the sun itself.

    Offshore wind is getting very cheap and it's capacity numbers are making your fairy story look a bit silly.

    "The Danish offshore wind farm Horns Rev 2 has a nameplate capacity of 209.3 MW.As of January 2017 it has produced 6416 GWh since its commissioning 7.3 years ago, i.e. an average annual production of 875 GWh/year and a capacity factor of: 875 , 000 MW·h ( 365 days ) × ( 24 hours/day ) × ( 209.3 MW ) = 0.477 = 47.7 % {\displaystyle {\frac {875,000\ {\mbox{MW·h}}}{(365\ {\mbox{days}})\times (24\ {\mbox{hours/day}})\times (209.3\ {\mbox{MW}})}}=0.477=47.7\%} [4]Sites with lower capacity factors may be deemed feasible for wind farms, for example the onshore 1 GW Fosen Vind which as of 2017 is under construction in Norway has a projected capacity factor of 39%.Certain onshore wind farms can reach capacity factors of over 60%, for example the 44 MW Eolo plant in Nicaragua had a net generation of 232.132 GWh in 2015, equivalent to a capacity factor of 60.2%,[5] while United States annual capacity factors from 2013 through 2016 range from 32.2% to 34.7%.[6]Since the capacity factor of a wind turbine measures actual production relative to possible production, it is unrelated to Betz's coefficient of 16/27 ≈ {\displaystyle \approx } 59.3%, which limits production vs. energy available in the wind. "

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor


 
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