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Stormy Waters Ahead for Offshore Wind

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The Common Mode Story of Intermittent Energy

Taiwan has excellent wind resources in the Taiwan straits and we are surrounded by the ocean, right? The problem with solar in Taiwan is we don't have the land. We're topping out like at 4% solar. It's like nobody wants to use rare, valuable farmland for solar panels. And so we're going to rely a lot on offshore wind if I'm going to get rid of nuclear by 2025. They're pretty much on track for phasing out thenuclear by 2025. But even when it gets there, you know, I just, I don't know at what percent grid penetration the inter-magency becomes a serious issue for the Taiwan grid because we are isolated.

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