Portugal just ran on 100 percent renewables for 6 days in a row
grist.org
For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels.
  • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    You’ve still got plenty of potential for solar, though.

      • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        That’s where energy storage comes in. Either more traditional elevated water storage, or new battery storage. Batteries is a massive growth sector at the moment, and governments are making it easier for batteries to get approval - to developers and land owners, it’s becoming more appealing than solar.