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Albania has been run on 100% renewable energy (hydric) for 50+ years now..... the only thermo-central power plant built, has been uncompleted and in-functiona

Albania has been run on 100% renewable energy (hydric) for 50+ years now..... the only thermo-central power plant built, has been uncompleted and in-functional for decades due to the high cost of fuel. Usually smaller countries that have the resources can pull it off. (hydric in the case of Albania, as it is 70% mountainous and has a lot of rivers crossing it). The downside is that is very much rainfall dependent. There are years where it could actually export energy, and there are years that it has to import it to meet demand. https://i.redd.it/ul78e5rqdvt21.png https://i.redd.it/ul78e5rqdvt21.png For more in Europe: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/bg6hnz/electricity_production_from_nonrenewable/ https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/bg6hnz/electricity_...

rdmirza 7y ago
That's fascinating. Though it's not quite 100% renewable energy unless the energy being imported is also renewable.
- ardit33 7y ago
  True, but If it is balanced with the exports, then it is still zero overall. (eg. if your renewable exports are substituting dirty energy somewhere else). I don't know what the current ratio is, but I do know that Rainfall directly affects the GDP of the country by almost +/- 1%.
  - rdmirza 7y ago
    Yes, and no. Yes: the net impact on the environment is likely to be equivalent if imports and exports balance. No: a major criticism of renewable energy is that it is less reliable. Achieving 100% is much more impressive without a handicap. I'm still impressed though.
    - xbmcuser 7y ago
      With their mountains and rivers they could probably use hydro as backup for solar and wind generation and achieve 100% but with ability to buy electricity because of the connected grid unlikely to happen
grecy 7y ago
Ecuador too
punnerud 7y ago
Norway have produced on average more energy than we consume the last 70years, but we can not call ourself green anymore because the CO2/energy certificates are bought by Facebook, Apple and other large energy consumers in Europe that want their green stamp. The problem is that Norwegians still feel they are green because we produce so much green energy, and don’t understand (?) the link with money. Because of that Facebook and Apple (++) get these certificates super cheap.
- konschubert 7y ago
  Yep, the certificate trade is a trick to sell green energy twice.

rdmirza 7y ago

That's fascinating. Though it's not quite 100% renewable energy unless the energy being imported is also renewable.

ardit33 7y ago
True, but If it is balanced with the exports, then it is still zero overall. (eg. if your renewable exports are substituting dirty energy somewhere else). I don't know what the current ratio is, but I do know that Rainfall directly affects the GDP of the country by almost +/- 1%.
- rdmirza 7y ago
  Yes, and no. Yes: the net impact on the environment is likely to be equivalent if imports and exports balance. No: a major criticism of renewable energy is that it is less reliable. Achieving 100% is much more impressive without a handicap. I'm still impressed though.
  - xbmcuser 7y ago
    With their mountains and rivers they could probably use hydro as backup for solar and wind generation and achieve 100% but with ability to buy electricity because of the connected grid unlikely to happen

grecy 7y ago

Ecuador too

punnerud 7y ago

Norway have produced on average more energy than we consume the last 70years, but we can not call ourself green anymore because the CO2/energy certificates are bought by Facebook, Apple and other large energy consumers in Europe that want their green stamp. The problem is that Norwegians still feel they are green because we produce so much green energy, and don’t understand (?) the link with money. Because of that Facebook and Apple (++) get these certificates super cheap.

konschubert 7y ago
Yep, the certificate trade is a trick to sell green energy twice.