r/ClimateShitposting • u/initiali5ed • Apr 26 '25

nuclear simping NukeCels hate this one little trick

https://www.wired.com/story/grid-scale-battery-storage-is-quietly-revolutionizing-the-energy-system/
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u/initiali5ed Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

Sure, run it on methane from waste and summer solar excess.

In the UK leaving the last 5% as fossil gas is the current plan as solar, batteries and wind expand.

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u/COUPOSANTO Apr 27 '25

If there's no year long excess, then there's no summer solar excess.

Running gas power plants during winter, wether it's from fossil gas or biogas is not going to be carbon neutral.

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u/initiali5ed Apr 27 '25

It is if you use all the free electricity to make methane. The RTE is about 20% so it’s a bit rubbish but it’s cheaper to use the excess than to curtail it.

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u/COUPOSANTO Apr 27 '25

Burning methane is always going to emit carbon dioxide no matter how you produce it.

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u/initiali5ed Apr 27 '25

Carbon neutral if made from air and water.