Posted on 04/18/2024 7:31:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Seven countries now generate 100 per cent of their electricity from renewable energy - two are in Europe.
Last year was the best year on record for new wind energy installation.
The world installed 116 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, according to the latest Global Wind Report from industry trade association the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). That is a 50 per cent increase from 2022 making it the best year on record for new wind projects.
China led for both offshore and onshore wind installation followed by the US, Brazil and Germany. Thanks to strong growth in the Netherlands, Europe also had a record year in 2023 with 3.8 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity.
The report notes that, while wind power growth is highly concentrated in a few big countries, some other regions and nations saw record growth. Africa and the Middle East installed nearly 1 gigawatt of wind power capacity in 2023, almost triple that of the previous year.
Commission clears €1bn Greek aid for renewables Building new wind and solar projects is getting harder but this German village could have the answer Its authors say the world is “moving in the right direction in combatting climate change”. Authors warn, however, that annual growth must be at least 320 gigawatts by 2030 to meet the COP28 pledge of tripling renewable energy by the end of the decade.
“It’s great to see wind industry growth picking up, and we are proud of reaching a new annual record,” said GWEC CEO Ben Backwell. “However much more needs to be done to unlock growth.”
Which countries are powered entirely by renewables? Seven countries now generate all of their energy from renewable sources, according to figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
More than 99.7 per cent of electricity in Albania, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Iceland, Nepal, Paraguay and the Democratic Republic of Congo comes from geothermal, hydro, solar or wind power.
Solar panels work in the town of Milagro, Navarra Province, northern Spain. Solar panels work in the town of Milagro, Navarra Province, northern Spain.AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File Norway came close with 98.38 per cent of its energy from wind, water or solar, according to the data compiled by Stanford University Professor Mark Jacobson.
Another 40 countries got at least half of their electricity from renewables in 2021 and 2022 including 11 in Europe. Others, like Germany or Portugal, are capable of running on 100 per cent wind, water and solar for short amounts of time.
Solar could overtake other renewables Though many of these countries currently use a large amount of hydropower or wind energy, experts predict solar could take over as a major source in the near future. Technology has improved and costs are rapidly dropping.
Meet the companies creating a ‘city of the future’ inside Berlin’s Tegel Airport How does subscription solar work? This Spanish company instals panels with no upfront investment Solar dominated the expansion of renewable energy capacity in 2023, accounting for 73 per cent of all growth, followed by wind power at 24 per cent. It now makes up 37 per cent of the world’s total renewable energy capacity.
A 2023 study from the University of Exeter and University College London predicts that solar will reach an “irreversible tipping point”, becoming the world’s primary source of energy by 2050.
I smell bovine excrement. They may have the capacity, but there is no way they can cover the variable demand.
BULLCRAP
So that means those countries have almost zero carbon emissions, right?
Right?
Buehler?
Considering that electricity production for Albania, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Iceland, Nepal, Paraguay and the Democratic Republic of Congo amounted to about a few large D Cell batteries before the Green Energy came into the picture, this isn’t such a big deal. Try producing 99% of the total power consumed by Cut and Shoot Texas with Green Sources, then we’ll talk…..
Iceland is sitting on a goldmine of geothermal (natural nuclear) energy.
Radioactive decay of uranium and thorium means they will never run out of electricity.
They have little farmland and that’s problematic.
What’s for breakfast? Fish and pickled shark.
What’s for lunch? Fish and pickled shark.
What’s for dinner? Fish and pickled shark.
misinfo/disinfo/malinfo - too much to critique.
however, just consider wind droughts for starters.
Exactly. Nameplate rating can theoretically meet demand, but with a 27% average wind capacity factor, you don’t come close to meeting energy demand. AND, when the inevitable wind droughts happen and night falls (or clouds or eclipses happen), no power. And what about frequency regulation with intermittent, unstable, non-dispatchable energy sources?
This article is pure BS.
“More than 99.7 per cent of electricity in Albania, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Iceland, Nepal, Paraguay and the Democratic Republic of Congo comes from geothermal, hydro, solar or wind power.”
yeah, lets lump in geothermal for Iceland and hydro with solar and wind to make things sound really great ...
assuming any of that is actually true, any country powered by wind and solar simply proves that 3rd world shithole countries have little use for reliable electricity ...
They counted geothermal and hydro, which are legitimate and reliable energy sources, and tried to fool the reader into thinking that this “renewable miracle” was due to wholly unreliable windmills and solar panels.
There’s no way wind and solar are ever going to meet the 24/7/365 base load demand requirements of an industrialized society’s grid....ain’t physically gonna happen, but in the meantime, maybe they can find some unicorns that will shit out skittles for the kiddies....
How much of that is provided by hydro?
Many environmentists want to eleminate dams!!
Iceland-Lots and lots of geothermal.
Nonsense. Fossil fuels are not derived from fossils but from petroleum, formed in Earth’s mantle is is constantly being formed. This is not about energy or “renewable energy” which has yet to be defined. It’s about money and control.
That’s quite a list.
I believe this happened just 2-3 days ago in Texas, on a perfectly clear and normal spring day.
The wind stopped blowing and suddenly the renewables share dropped on the grid dropped close to zero, sparking a mini crisis in the ERCOT grid
Time to fire up the gas generators
Is there any room for people ? LOL
yes, but have you tried the pickled shark? It’s delicious!
In the US, wind power is dependent on government subsides.
I suspect that in other countries, wind and solar power are government projects with painted rosie projections.
My feasibility study in 1981 concluded that US wind power is dependent on government subsidies to be profitable and holds true today.
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