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Britain commits to power cars with its overwhelmingly fossil fuel based electrical grid and/or its even more fossil fuel heavy electricity imports by 2040. (ki
by bcoates 9y ago
Britain commits to power cars with its overwhelmingly fossil fuel based electrical grid and/or its even more fossil fuel heavy electricity imports by 2040.
(kidding, they'll just keep using petroleum.)
edit: apparently I can't read graphs, it's mostly natural gas not mostly coal. The "renewables" slice seems to be a bit heavy on not-exactly-green "biofuel" though...
- timthorn 9y ago> mostly coal Coal hasn't been in the majority for some years, and indeed there have been days this year where no coal powered generation powered the grid. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/infographic-promoting-sustainable-energy-future https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/infographi...
- matthewmacleod 9y agoOverwhelmingly? The UK’s fuel mix has improved. Coal is now <20% and rapidly declining; it will soon be phased out. Overall fossil fuel mix is ~50%, with 30% renewable and 15% nuclear. Could be better, but the renewable sector will keep growing - so it’s a good trend.
- aembleton 9y agoHere's a live map of electricity generation across most of Europe and North America [1]. As I type this, the UK is powered in the following way: - 37% Gas - 24% Nuclear - 14% Wind - 6% imported from France (which will mostly be nuclear) - 4% Solar - 3% imported from the Netherlands - 3% Hydro - 2% Coal 1. https://www.electricitymap.org/?wind=false&solar=false&page=country&countryCode=GB https://www.electricitymap.org/?wind=false&solar=false&page=...