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==Limitations== | ==Limitations== | ||
[[Wind power]] is highly intermittent, so much so that [[energy storage per watt of wind vs solar|batteries wouldn't be enough]]. {{p2|Surplus|i.e. during any moments when the generated electricity exceeds the local immediate demand}} wind power would mostly be [[energy storage|stored]] by producing '''[[hydrogen gas]]''', which would later be used for '''thermal''' energy mostly: | [[Wind power]] is highly intermittent, so much so that [[energy storage per watt of wind vs solar|batteries wouldn't be enough]]. | ||
{{p2|<sup>[see why]</sup>|Non- | {{p2|Surplus|i.e. during any moments when the generated electricity exceeds the local immediate demand}} | ||
* | wind power would mostly be [[energy storage|stored]] by producing '''[[hydrogen gas]]''', which would later be used for '''thermal''' energy (combustion) mostly: | ||
* | {{p2|<sup>[see why]</sup>|Non-combustion uses of hydrogen gas energy are less scalable; i.e. hydrogen [[fuel cell vehicles]] would need far too many platinum-group metals (PGMs). It's true that hydrogen ''production'' also needs PGMs, but [[Hydrogen gas#Platinum-group metals|nowhere near as much of them]].}} | ||
* used in [[vehicles| | * used for [[heating]] homes | ||
* used in place of [[coal]] & [[natural gas|gas]] in most industries | * used for cooking food (gas stoves) | ||
* used in [[hydrogen combustion vehicles|vehicles]] | |||
* used in place of [[coal]] & [[natural gas|gas]] combustion in most manufacturing industries | |||
'''[[scale up solar power|Solar]] and/or [[scale up nuclear power|nuclear]] would still be needed''' for electricity whenever the wind isn't blowing. | '''[[scale up solar power|Solar]] and/or [[scale up nuclear power|nuclear]] would still be needed''' for electricity whenever the wind isn't blowing. | ||