What goes better together than long distance High voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power transmission and continental/global solar and wind power?
Nano tech capacitive energy storage in the long distance HVDC lines. In order to bridge gaps in solar and wind power availability long distance connection does the job, the sun is shining and wind blowing somewhere around the glove all the time.
And the longer the lines the more reliable the power and the less the capacity of wind and solar power needed to supply global power demand. Longer lines that actually store power with HVDC cable capacitance, enhanced with nanotech insulation, would also have immense storage capacity. Underground and underwater long distance HVDC unites all three technologies.