The best thing is a combination of solar, wind and hydro.
Hydro is king on the days when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine. While most heat-based power plants (particularly nuclear and coal) needs long time to heat up, hydro can be scaled up from 0% power production to 100% power production in a very short time. Further, some hydro plants can be run in reverse, moving water from a lower basin to a higher basin on days with "too much" wind and sun.
We cannot conclude that one is better than the other.
In terms of production cost per unit of energy, hydropower is better. Hydropower is also more stable in supply than solar of you we consider that the sun is not always available.
However solar power is easily accessible and it is portable making it usable in homes and mobile devices. It also have less environmental impact compared to hydropower.
In all, we can only conclude that one is better for a given application.
I totally agree with you. Buh I believe it is high time we explored the solar option and harnessed its power
Yeah. That is a better option. It's just that the initial cost is very high.
The best thing is a combination of solar, wind and hydro.
Hydro is king on the days when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine. While most heat-based power plants (particularly nuclear and coal) needs long time to heat up, hydro can be scaled up from 0% power production to 100% power production in a very short time. Further, some hydro plants can be run in reverse, moving water from a lower basin to a higher basin on days with "too much" wind and sun.
We cannot conclude that one is better than the other.
In terms of production cost per unit of energy, hydropower is better. Hydropower is also more stable in supply than solar of you we consider that the sun is not always available.
However solar power is easily accessible and it is portable making it usable in homes and mobile devices. It also have less environmental impact compared to hydropower.
In all, we can only conclude that one is better for a given application.
Ok. Thank you for pointing that out. You are right. I was thinking more about the use of solar in homes
Ok. Thank you for pointing that out. You are right. I was thinking more about the use of solar in homes
My pleasure. Thanks for sharing your thought as well.