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Old 07-31-2012, 11:49 PM   #87 (permalink)
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Renewable energy can meet the demand of a grid. It takes a proper mix of sources, and some energy storage. Germany actually got ~27% of their energy from renewable in recent months. Solar and wind are the main sources, but wave and tidal and small hydro and biomass are also quite viable. Storage include pumped hydro and very soon grid-level batteries, and molten salt for solar heat, and biogas, too.
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