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> yet to make the electric grid work they have to burn natural gas when renewables aren't available. Also, keep in mind most renewables are biomass ( aka burni

• PaulHoule 4y ago
  According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy biomass is 5% of "clean energy" which includes a 28% share of nuclear. Hydro is 43% and clearly dominates.
  • qiskit 4y ago
    Interesting. I thought "clean energy" generally didn't include nuclear. Also, is hydro really "clean energy"? In the US at least, biomass is the largest source of "clean energy". I'm betting it's even more for germany as they don't have the rivers we do to generate hydro power. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/ https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/
    • PaulHoule 4y ago
      No, if you look at the pie chart in the Wikipedia article solar and wind are bigger than biomass.
• wumpus 4y ago
  Europe allows biomass to count as renewable, but they're going to phase it out. The US didn't make as bad of a mistake. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/climate/eu-burning-wood-electricity.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/climate/eu-burning-wood-e... https://archive.ph/Xm4fb https://archive.ph/Xm4fb
  • _ph_ 4y ago
    Depends a bit on the nature of the bio mass. If we are talking about the non-edible parts of groceries or the manure produced by raising animals for meat, that is quite renewable. However, I don't think explicit farming for energy production is a good idea.