So i was thinking about the problem of storing electrical energy as the solar panels don't work at night. Usually the solar energy is not stored at very large scale to power the grid as there is no practical solution which would work everywhere. Solar energy is stored in large batteries or stored in water by pumping the water on some elevation there by creating a potential energy.
I think the solution is to have a worldwide connected grid system. Like the Internet, we all on planet can be connected to each other by grid. Sharing solar energy with countries which are on the dark side of the earth. Instead of investing in nuclear or battery technology, i think we should invest in power cables and high power transmission systems. This way we don't need battery which are hard to recycle and require a lot of energy to create which causes a lot of pollution. I think it should be the focus of future instead of battery storage technology. Is this possible ? let me know what do you think.
PS : I know this might sound stupid. But let me know why it won't work. Or why no one is talking about this.
I think the solution is to have a worldwide connected grid system. Like the Internet, we all on planet can be connected to each other by grid. Sharing solar energy with countries which are on the dark side of the earth. Instead of investing in nuclear or battery technology, i think we should invest in power cables and high power transmission systems. This way we don't need battery which are hard to recycle and require a lot of energy to create which causes a lot of pollution. I think it should be the focus of future instead of battery storage technology. Is this possible ? let me know what do you think.
PS : I know this might sound stupid. But let me know why it won't work. Or why no one is talking about this.