There's a #storm currently blowing in the #NorthernBritain, which is right now contributing almost 70% of the nation's #ElectrictyDemand.
#renewables
It's very windy this evening but the good news is that it is providing nearly 60% of the country's #electricity demand right now. #FoosilFuels (all #Gas these days) is down to below 10%.
#China to head green #energy boom with 60% of new projects in next six years | #RenewableEnergy | The Guardian
With new #nuclear stagnating and #renewables soaring – the sober reality is that nuclear #power is just too costly and too late amid crisis
Many governments around the world are under enormous pressure to expand funding for nuclear power, usually accompanied by claims that nuclear must or will play a key role in achieving climate change targets. However, the fact is that nuclear technology is in decline, and for good reason. Nuclear energy’s share of global electricity production has decreased from 17.5% (1996) to 9.2% (2023), largely due to the high costs of, and delays to, building and operating nuclear reactors.
Governments must resist pressures from the nuclear industry to fund this declining technology. These resources should be used to fund renewables and #energy storage or management options – these can and will deliver climate change objectives more abundantly, reliably, quickly, and cost-effectively.
New nuclear promotional pressure can be seen in three areas: funding for the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), financing new large reactors, and paying for life extension of existing reactors as they reach the end of their design life. These pressures on governments can be seen in five of the major nuclear-generating countries: the USA, France, Canada, Japan, and the UK.
South Australia's renewable triumph is stunning proof that Dutton's nuclear plans are a folly | RenewEconomy
As every major utility in Australia makes clear, the era of always-on base-load power is well and truly passed in such grids. South Australia has not just shut down its last coal generators, and is closing down its remaining combined cycle gas plants, which perform a similar role. The gaps will be filled by facilities that are fast and flexible. There is simply no room in the grid for an always-on nuclear plant.
#China building twice as much wind and solar power as rest of world – report | China | The Guardian
#Environment #RenewableEnergy #Renewables #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy
Senior Alberta official — who pushed back on #renewables pause — out as CEO of electricity grid operator. In an announcement Friday, the #Alberta Electric System Operator said CEO Michael Law would 'leave the organization' after 15 years and a new leader would oversee the grid operator's progress 'in parallel with government policy' #electricity
No dissent is tolerated in Queen Danielle's Alberta
https://thenarwhal.ca/aeso-ceo-michael-law-departure/
Over the past year, #RenewableEnergy sources (primarily #Wind but also #SolarEnergy and some small contribution by #HydroelectricEnergy) has generated more #Electricity (38.4%) in the #UK than #FossilFuels (30.9%).
It may only be mid-spring but right now although little #electricity is being generated by #wind (2.5 GW or 7.8% of #UK demand) a very healthy 8.6 GW or 26.6% is being met by #SolarEnergy. #Gas is down at 5.7 GW or 17.6%.
Battery storage becomes biggest source of supply in evening peak in one of world's biggest grids | RenewEconomy
A landmark event occurred in the US on Tuesday night when battery storage become for the first time the largest source of supply in the California grid, which delivers electricity to the world’s fifth biggest economy and is one of the world’s biggest grids.
The milestone was noted by a bunch of energy analysts and data geeks on Twitter/X, including by Joe Deely, who noted that the output of battery storage in the evening peak went above 6 gigawatts (GW) for the first time.
That allowed battery storage to overtake gas, hydro, nuclear and renewables as the biggest source of supply for a period of about two hours in the evening peak.
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go back | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/why-germany-ditched-nuclear-before-coal-and-why-it-wont-go-back/
The past year has seen record renewable power production nationwide.
If you build it, will they come? Insect community responses to habitat establishment at solar energy facilities in Minnesota, USA - IOPscience https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0f72
We found increases over time for all habitat and biodiversity metrics: floral rank, flowering plant species richness, insect group diversity, native bee abundance, and total insect abundance, with the most noticeable temporal increases in native bee abundance. We also found positive effects of proximity to solar-pollinator habitat on bee visitation to nearby soybean (Glycine max) fields.
Right now, less that 5.5% of the #UK's #ElectricityDemand is being provided by #Gas and nearly 46% by #WindEnergy and 13.4% by #SolarEnergy.
https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
#GreenhouseGases #Energy #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #FossilFuels
Australia's biggest smelter to launch massive wind and solar tender, says nuclear too costly | RenewEconomy
Yeah it's really the future
#renewables
NEXTA on X: "Such air defense the world has not seen before In Mykolaiv region, a windmill shot down an enemy Shaked drone with its blade. Ukrainian sappers who arrived on the spot dismantled the stuck explosive part of the drone from the windmill blade. The explosive part was later… https://t.co/Nliak2McyZ" / X
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1766038687484178745
Another advantage of #renewables
Japan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Now Online
JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan, said the 112-MW Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind farm has entered commercial operation. The utility, along with Green Power Investment Corp. […]
https://www.powermag.com/japans-largest-offshore-wind-farm-now-online/
#renewables, #dd, #turbine, #8.0-167, #power, #news, #international, #offshore, #wind
Over the past ten days or so, #WindEnergy has provided a large fraction of the #UK's #Electricity demand, often above half of it. Even now, it is providing 47% and keeping #Gas down to single figure in percentage terms. There was a lull overnight but the new #storm, #Gerrit is currently the main source.
#WindTurbines generate more than half of #UK’s #electricity due to #StormPia | #WindPower | The Guardian
At the time of writing this post, 55.3% is being generated by #Wind and only 8.1% by #Gas. Demand is moderately low at 30.2 GW.