Comment by mlyle
2 days ago
> and that condensation means it doesn't get any extra novel benefit from expensive-but-consistent nuclear over cheap-but-predictably-intermittent renewables
This assumes you can do just the condensation during the day— E.g. you are amortizing the electrolyzers capital cost over just times when there is surplus power instead of something closer to 24/7.
Batteries to have solar 24/7 will be dirt cheap soon. The question is: is it cheaper to build nuclear and run the electrolyzers at the same rate the whole year or use solar and run them much less during the winter. Where much less is a function of latitude