▲ 128 ▼ Rooftop solar 'cannibalising' power prices as Australian generators pay to stay online - ABC News (www.abc.net.au) submitted 2 years ago by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/climate@slrpnk.net 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments Wholesale power prices are increasingly turning negative at times of high solar output Observers say rooftop solar is "cannibalising" electricity prices and hitting large-scale solar hard There are calls for storage and greater daytime demand to help soak up solar production
[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Hydrogen is hard and dangerous to store. Not only does it leak easily, it can also explode. You don't want hydrogen tanks in your neighborhood. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago They already have cars storing and running on H2, so I don't think it's the problem it once was. See the Toyota Mirai. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wooki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It can also be converted to liquid ammonia (nh3 h2) to solve the storage and long term/distance problems. https://www.csiro.au/en/about/corporate-governance/ensuring-our-impact/impact-case-studies/environment-energy-resources/hydrogen#:~:text=CSIRO%20developed%20a%20H2,logistics%20chains%20for%20this%20purpose. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Store it as a solid, no worries permalink fedilink source parent [–] gnygnygny@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago https://www.electrive.com/2021/02/02/fraunhofer-develops-hydrogen-storage-paste/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago They already have cars storing and running on H2, so I don't think it's the problem it once was. See the Toyota Mirai. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It can also be converted to liquid ammonia (nh3 h2) to solve the storage and long term/distance problems. https://www.csiro.au/en/about/corporate-governance/ensuring-our-impact/impact-case-studies/environment-energy-resources/hydrogen#:~:text=CSIRO%20developed%20a%20H2,logistics%20chains%20for%20this%20purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Store it as a solid, no worries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gnygnygny@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago https://www.electrive.com/2021/02/02/fraunhofer-develops-hydrogen-storage-paste/ permalink fedilink source parent