Germany Just Ran Fine On 85% New Energy
Graph of the Day: Germany’s record 85% renewables over weekend
Giles Parkinson, 4 May 2017 (ReNew Economy)
“…[Germany reached a record 85% New Energy generation on April 30] with wind and solar providing significant lifts in output and along with biomass and hydro almost completely sidelining hard coal plants…[A] combination of breezy and sunny weather in the north and warm weather in the south saw Germany’s May 1 holiday weekend powered almost exclusively by renewable resources…[Nuclear power, scheduled] to be completely phased out by 2022, were also severely reduced…[Days like April 30 are expected to be the norm] by 2030, as the federal government’s Energiewende (energy transition) initiative continues…” click here for more
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