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* 6773 kWh long-term storage - equivalent to 203 kg of [[hydrogen gas]] (but its container might be much heavier - several tons perhaps) | * 6773 kWh long-term storage - equivalent to 203 kg of [[hydrogen gas]] (but its container might be much heavier - several tons perhaps) | ||
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Solar tends to follow a day/night cycle, but sometimes there are cloudy days where the output is less. Therefore, assume that storing 24 hours of average energy demand is just about enough: | |||
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In the winter, average solar output tends to be about half what it is in the summer.<!--TODO: add the cite--> Of course this depends on what part of the world we're dealing with, but for the sake of a quick estimate, we're just looking at a general case. So assume that storing 6 months worth of ''half'' the average energy demand would be enough: | |||
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The idea would be to produce hydrogen gas (or ammonia or some other fuel) in the summer using excess electricity, then burn it in the winter or whenever it is needed. This should be reasonable considering that <code>energy_demand</code> includes some things that don't necessarily ''have to'' be electric (i.e. heating; cooking; industrial uses of heat; hydrogen or ammonia combustion vehicles). | |||
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