Have to drive the last gas turbine manufacturers out of business (less than a handful), guarantees we burn the ships and cannot turn back.
adrianN•6m ago
That seems fairly obvious, but afaik the problem is not bridging four hours, it’s bridging a cloudy week without wind in winter. For that gas currently seems cheaper
pixl97•4m ago
>For that gas currently seems cheape
Well, other than destroying the planet, but hey, let's just hide those costs.
dec0dedab0de•2m ago
Still significantly better than running everything on fossil fuels burned by the power company.
adrianN•1m ago
Hydrogen is a gas too and you can make it without emitting carbon. If you want you can also make methane from atmospheric carbon and water.
happymellon•1m ago
The UK relies far too much on gas turbines, rather than renewables and as a consequence we have energy costs far higher than other European neighbours.
Gas is not cheap, it basically doubles your costs.
toomuchtodo•41m ago