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The Impact of Large-scale Solar Development on Farmland Values: Evidence from New York State | large parcels within 2 miles of substations sold for 15-18% more than comparables located further away (papers.ssrn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Because the battery tech you're thinking about isn't the most efficient in all cases. Using hydrocarbons as a battery can be more efficient depending on circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which circumstances?

Using electricity to create fuels purely for storage is a dead concept AFAIK. eFuels in the medium term will likely only be used where batteries cannot in their current form, e.g. aircraft or shipping. The energy and money cost needed to synthesise on-site with current tech is too high.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aircraft and shipping would be two very important circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

But that is not "using hydrocarbons as a battery" as your comment mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

That's a fairly extraordinary claim, do you have any sources on hydrocarbon creation being more efficient for round trip electrical storage than batteries?