#RenewableEnergy passes 30% of #world’s #Electricity supply | Renewable energy | The Guardian
The pressure must remain to keep it going up.
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The pressure must remain to keep it going up.
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%.
It's a nice #SunnyDay outside and it really feels like spring. The #bees are busy making use of the #flowers, while the flowers are busy making use of the bees.
The #UK #ElectricyDemand is currently 32 GW and of that, 25.2% is coming from #SolarEnergy, 17.1% is coming from #WindEnergy, 16.8% is coming from #NuclearEnergy and 9.9% is coming from #Biomass and only 7% is coming from #Gas. There is also a fair amount coming from continental Europe through the various interconnections.
https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
#Environment #Electricity #FossilFuels #GreenhouseGases Renewables #RenewableEnergy
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
Sorry, but I never thought they were a "silver bullet" no matter how much happy talk was put behind it, and that's because I was in Illinois when the Clinton IL nuke plant went online and there were always cost over-runs of gargantuan proportions. Always looks good on paper but shitty IRL.
♲ Mackaj - 2024-02-25 20:51:34 GMT
What a disappointment Small Nuclear Reactors have turned out to be. They're not that small, or cheap or being produced and deployed at the rate and speed they were supposed to be.Not a technology we can rely on to help us react to climate change in a meaningful way.
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.
For decades a small Island in the gulf of Thailand lobbied the local government to join the National Electric Grid but the cost outweighed the benefits.So th...#Envirenment #KohJik #Thailandenergyresources #Thailandsolarenergy #asianews #businessandeconomy #cleanenergy #fossilfuel #greenenergy #kohjikenergygrid #renewableenergy #sustainableenergy #thailandlatestnews #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews
Thai island turns solar: Koh Jik wins sustainable energy award
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Who wins the race for electric cars?
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.
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https://e360.yale.edu/features/worlds-largest-beaver-dam
#renewableenergy, #renewable, #futurology
At COP28, African countries are seeking to be equal players in talks often dominated by richer, western nations.#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Environment #RenewableEnergy #Africa #MiddleEast #UnitedArabEmirates
What is Africa’s goal at COP28 as the climate summit begins?
President Nyusi is expected to officially present the energy strategy to the international community during COP28.#ClimateCrisis #Environment #RenewableEnergy #Africa #Mozambique
Mozambique to present new $80bn energy transition plan at COP28
Underwater Kites Buoying The Prospect Of More Tidal Power Generation
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It’s an ill wind, as the saying begins, #StormCiaran has been generating lots of #RenewableEnergy. Even though it has calmed down a lot, 37% of #electricity demand is currently being met by #WindEnergy.
In the #UK currently, the #electricity demand is 30.5 GW. It is being met by 13.9% by #NuclearEnergy, 26.3% by #WindEnergy, 24.1% by #SolarEnergy and only 6.7% by #Gas. Energy is being imported from France (9.8%) and the Netherlands (3.5%) via interconnections. A small amount (1.5%) is being exported to Ireland.
https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
Single-bladed floating wind turbine. From a Dutch company called Touchwind.
"It's designed around a massive single-piece rotor, sitting on the end of a pole that's draped over a big barrel, with a large floating buoy hanging beneath it."
"This one huge double blade, says Touchwind, should cost around 30% as much to make as the triple-bladed arrangements on traditional turbines. It doesn't require any expensive active blade-pitch control systems, and where most standard turbines need to shut down in wind speeds above 25 or so m/sec (90 km/h / 56 mph), this one is rated for speeds as high as 70 m/sec (252 km/h / 157 mph). Less downtime equals more productive hours and more energy."
The reason for the lack of active blade-pitch control systems is the wind itself and the dangling buoy server to control the angle of the blade, so it always has the right exposure to the wind.
Single-bladed floating wind turbine promises half the cost, more power
Currently, less than 10% of the #UK #Electricity demand is being met by #gas, nearly 54% is being supplied by #WindEnergy and 10% by #SolarEnergy.
Anti-subsidy investigation is highest-profile case against China since EU probe into Chinese solar panels a decade ago.#Economy #RenewableEnergy #Technology #Europe
EU launches probes into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles