In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month
In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month

In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month

In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month
In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month
Good. Next we have to get rid of cars where they are not necessary, because they block the transition to climate-friendly person transport.
Now do December/January, those are the hard months for solar.
One step at a time. But wind will likely always do better than solar in winter.
It's not so bad if you take wind & hydro into account. Germany managed over 56% renewables in January (and over 70% in June!) Those are really great numbers.
Great stuff, just needs some mass-produced cheap industrial batteries to buffer inter-day variation and some backup to ensure winter.
We’re working on it, climate change is accelerating…
Mid-winter, there is usually quite some wind. See the graph in the link.
There are challenging moments, though. But storage for weeks, not months, might be robust enough.
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