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Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power worldwide

Analyzing 39 years of hourly weather data across 42 countries, we show that, to a first approximation,the variability of solar and wind resources in a country largely determine how much "overbuilding,"long-duration storage, long-distance transmission, and/or firm generation back-up will be necessary.

Paper Brief

Author(s)
Dan Tong
David J Farnham
Lei Duan
Qiang Zhang
Nathan S Lewis
Ken Caldeira
Steven J Davis
Journal Name
Nature Communications
Publication Date
October 22, 2021