The 'duck curve' is solar energy's greatest challenge

So, we need to improve electricity storage, got it.

lol only vox could do a video on solar energy and not ever say the word 'battery'

"They found that the sun produces the most energy at midday."
Wait, really? Who would've thunk it. That's unbelievable.

In England, we have a type of electricity pricing called “economy 7” where electricity overnight is at half price.
This led to a large rise in storage heaters (radiators that heat up clay bricks during the night and release the heat during the day).
People also use timer plugs to run washing machine and dishwashers overnight to take advantage of this.
Rather than waste solar, surely it would make sense to offer a similar incentive near midday?! People will modify their electricity demands when there’s the potential to save money!

Should mention how the price of batteries used for storage fell by over 30% in just the past year.

Didn’t they solve this in Spain? A kind of solar power plant that heats up salt to extreme degrees then uses that heat to generate electricity long into the night. But the hydro pump back idea works too, using excess electricity to pump water back up hydropower dams then sending it back down at night. Some dams already do that

Hopefully we'll quack the problem someday.

nice video but it puts the needs of coal plant and contractors above anything else.
Many hydro power plants use the excess of renewable energy to pump water back into the damn and reuse it at night.

Big tower. Use extra power to pump water to the top. Keep the water there. Release water at night, spinning a turbine thus creating power. Ooooooooooooooooo

germans answer "pump speicher kraftwerk"
using midday overpower pumping water uphill.
when more electricity is needed, this water used to create new electricity

So silly Video! There are solutions. Why not mention them?

He should have mentioned that we can store excess energy from midday and use it when demands are higher via hydroelectric power plants. You pump water to the reservoir when you have excess power and release it when you have high demand.thid helps smooth the curve out

One day I will go solar and dump my utility company. they have a monopoly.

“The sun produces the most energy at midday” wow.

Ok, time to build the accumulator array. - Factorio player

"They found that the sun produces the most energy at midday"
Looks like we've got so real Einsteins working in this project

maybe they can produce their solar energy a few time zones away?

just cut the electricity rate from 10am-4pm and have people do their laundry and recharge their electric cars etc. during this period to use up the excess capacity

Praise the sun

Sounds like coal companies are being salty over electric plants.