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Let’s hope more EU countries follow the path
by Kazzok 9y ago
Let’s hope more EU countries follow the path
- skocznymroczny 9y agoUnfortunately the problem with renewables is that they work well only in countries with a specific climate. For example in Poland, none of the renewables are really worth it as much as it is in other countries. We don't have enough sunny days to make solar great, we don't have enough strong winds to make wind farms great and we don't have enough rivers to make hydro plants great :(
- ginko 9y agoSeems like there's plenty of wind activity in the baltic. Couldn't you create off-shore wind farms like Denmark does?
- tom_mellior 9y ago> We don't have enough sunny days to make solar great That's what people say about Germany too, but they keep breaking surprising solar records. Looking at the maps at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Germany#/media/File:SolarGIS-Solar-map-Germany-en.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Germany#/media/... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Poland#/media/File:SolarGIS-Solar-map-Poland-en.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Poland#/media/F... it looks like the potential is not that different, though Southern Germany does have some areas with more peak sun. But those are not the only areas where they have solar installations in Germany. EDIT: Let me qualify this a bit, the colors are somewhat misleading in direct comparison. Looking at the numbers, most of Poland seems to be roughly comparable to the northern half of Germany in terms of solar potential. And that potential is used in Germany, even in the north. > we don't have enough strong winds I'm really just guessing here, but my impression was that having access to the sea basically guarantees offshore wind power potential. Also, all of Eastern Europe is basically a single flat pancake, you should get strong wind straight from Russia, I think. That was the case when I was living in Eastern Austria, at least (where there is a bunch of wind power).
- gaius 9y agoall of Eastern Europe is basically a single flat pancake The steppe, it’s called. But don’t forget the Urals.
- neoberg 9y ago> Also, all of Eastern Europe is basically a single flat pancake... Only after the north of the Danube.
- Tade0 9y agoThere has been a lot of misinformation about this unfortunately(which ultimately enabled the current legislation). GP appears to have fallen prey to this as well. The facts are as follows: - We have an adequate amount of sunny days as shown by this system: http://www.tinyurl.com/Chotomow-dom http://www.tinyurl.com/Chotomow-dom (annual yield above 1MWh per peak kW). - The conditions for wind power are favorable https://www.gmina-izbica.pl/images/articles/wiatr-predkosci.jpg https://www.gmina-izbica.pl/images/articles/wiatr-predkosci.... (shown on the map: 10-minute average wind speed at 10 meters above ground level).
- tobylane 9y agoGood thing there's a multi-country grid. It could be windy in one country, tidal in another, sunny in another, water stocks high for hydro elsewhere.
- pjc50 9y agoI think it's more a combination of very real cost problems and unstable Polish politics of the moment. The wind is there, but the government has started reneging on its agreements. https://www.ft.com/content/a26dda50-af3b-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130 https://www.ft.com/content/a26dda50-af3b-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e...
- tomcooks 9y agoIsn't that the point of being in an Union, each one participating with what they do best and within their possibilities? You begin to take some refugees without complaining and sunny southern european countries give you some of their solar power - deal? /s
- jopsen 9y agoSea access should do... But really, why would you only invest in renewable energy at home. We should be building a solid grid and just hook up sun farms and wind turbines where we get the best return on investment. Relying my hydro from Norway to cover days with little wind should work fine. Note: you won't want to have wind turbines close by regardless, put them at sea :)