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> The lion share of renewables in Portugal is hydroelectric. This is not true. Portugal produces more wind power than it does hydroelectric: https://datahub.r
by pedrocr 3y ago
> The lion share of renewables in Portugal is hydroelectric.
This is not true. Portugal produces more wind power than it does hydroelectric:
https://datahub.ren.pt/pt/eletricidade/balanco-mensal/ https://datahub.ren.pt/pt/eletricidade/balanco-mensal/
10 TWh versus less than 8 for hydro. Solar is also already past 3 TWh and has barely started in a country with excellent conditions for it. We also already have quite a bit of storage. Hydro already contributes over 3 TWh of storage.
- DoingIsLearning 3y agoFair, things have changed, I stand corrected. Wind power farms have grown a lot more than I had assumed. My point still stands storage infrastructure for intermittent renewables (Wind, PV) is still the key problem to solve for Gas/Coal to finally stay in the ground.
- dontlaugh 3y agoEven if it wasn't true, why would it matter? Hydroelectric power has no direct carbon emissions either.
- DoingIsLearning 3y agoIt matters because hydroeletric is a non-intermittent renewable source. The available hydro does not allow to cover all base load. It needs to be supplemented and the other renewable sources available are by their nature intermittent. So the problem of energy storage needs to be solved fast in order for gas/coal to be finally sunset.