Well, I doubt it a bit how much pumped hydro capacity is there in Portugal, but you'd need an obscene capacity if you wanted to go full renewable partially based on solar panels. Found this by quick search:
"However, the dependency on electricity imports from Spain will increase significantly, especially in drier years. " https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352152X24037800
Basically you'd be using Spain as energy source when you don't have enough energy at hand.
Other things run through night such as heat pumps, water heaters, EV charging etc. And those other sources are usually fossil fuel based which emit a lot of pollution and CO2. And it doesn't work that well in other countries when you reach a threshold.
Right, and if somebody wants a bigger one, just buy dutch tape. Colors? No problem, just buy crayons. /s
There are those things called nights, clouds and shorter winter days 🤷♂️
Where is even coming from when there is no sun?
Not so high without an adequate storage.
Sorry, forgot to add X.
At least hyperloop, solar panel roof tiles and city car tunnels want a word with you.
He also said that SpaceX would land astronauts on Mars in 2024. That's that I guess.
Sure, but the majority of your energy is not renewable, plus you are emitting a lot of CO2. Heat pump for heating and electrical appliances would quickly rise your consumption to something like 30+kWh/day and then you'd have under three days of car battery. Also relying on car battery is tricky as in such case you can't use your car and your car's battery might be fairly empty when you need it.
Yep, combine it with really resistant glasses to achieve even better trap.
Hydro is more or less constant and wind is random. How does one cover a huge amount of solar energy when it's out? You can't increase hydro and you can't force wind to blow.