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Where I am in Europe, solar panels produce around 15% in December of what they do in June. I'm not even that far north. We don't have that much wind (even on th
by fy20 6y ago
Where I am in Europe, solar panels produce around 15% in December of what they do in June. I'm not even that far north. We don't have that much wind (even on the coast), and the country is very flat so hydro isn't an option.
To use 100% green power we would need a combination of long term energy storage, and HVDC transmission across Europe.
- stdbrouw 6y agoNobody expects wind to cover the majority of our electricity needs, but don't discount it either. There are some positive signs re: winter production, too: https://www.belgianoffshoreplatform.be/en/news/winter-2019-2020-offshore-wind-energy-in-the-belgian-north-sea-breaks-record/ https://www.belgianoffshoreplatform.be/en/news/winter-2019-2...
- sveme 6y agoWhich is being built (e.g. the one between Germany and Norway is currently being finalized. Obviously, we need to connect vastly larger areas.