Fig. 5: Maps of electricity system reliabilities under the most reliable solar-wind mix without excess generation or energy storage. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Maps of electricity system reliabilities under the most reliable solar-wind mix without excess generation or energy storage.

From: Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power worldwide

Fig. 5: Maps of electricity system reliabilities under the most reliable solar-wind mix without excess generation or energy storage.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Maps show the reliability (i.e., hourly averaged resource adequacy) at country/region scale (a; Supplementary Data 4), the subcontinent scale (b; 19 multinational regions, and listed in the SI), and at continental scale (c; 6 continents: Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, and Oceania). We also evaluated the reliability of the power supply system assuming several intercontinental connections (shown as the arrows: Asia–Oceania, Europe–Asia, Europe–Africa, North America–Europe, and North America–South America). The added reliabilities for each continental power system under various connections are labeled.

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