> This was a regular sping night in a nation of 80 million people in the middle of Europe. Which means that for a lot of the rest of Europe it was also a quite night.
Nothing happened. In ten years we have 80% renewable. Again, nothing will happen.
> the answer is "sometime in unknown future we will surely build enough, and enough grid storage to boot".
Look at a nuclear power plant. If one starts building today, the reactor could be ready in 5, 10 or twenty years. In Finnland the EPR was 13 years late.
Renewable can be deployed much faster and more reliable.
> Almost three-quarters of hydropower, water, coal and nuclear infrastructure projects were over budget by 49% on average,
The new Finnish reactor was 3.6 times more expensive than planned. That's a much larger price increase.
> When there's political will,
of a dictatorship
> there are results. Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant in China: 6.1 GW nameplate capacity. Built over 14 years at 1 reactor per 6 years. Operational. Estimated cost 16 bln USD.
Try to do the same in Western Europe...
Btw, China deploys two large coal power plant blocks every week. -> to quote you: "When there's political will, there are results."
See the share of nuclear in China:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China#/m...
Tiny.
> I shudder to think about the future where we depend on whether or not the wind will blow at night.
I don't.
> There are also laws of physics and reality.
Another slogan. What does it have to do with energy politics and technology?