The solution to Green Energy's Volatility Problem is finally here! With the advent of reliable and cheap energy storage, combined with the plummeting cost of solar power, a viable schematic now presents itself.
The Volatility Problem is based upon the fact that the Sun only shines for 12 hours a day, and so solar panels have no way of powering the electricity grid for half of a standard diurnal cycle.
Cheap energy storage solves that problem. To begin with, a small building is filled to the brim with Sodium-Ion Batteries. The building's roof is then lined with static solar panels. In between the two, a solar charge controller juggles the power balance, so that continuous power is supplied to the electrical grid regardless of the time of day or night.
And that is the system in its totality. It is modular, and can be scaled to whatever magnitude is required. It is also extremely cheap, with solar panels costing $0.50 per watt, and Sodium Batteries costing $0.05 per watt hour.
With this advancement, all hurdles have been brought down, and the only thing left standing between civilization and a Green Energy future is the collective will of mankind.
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