Green Energy

3157 readers

49 users here now

Everything about energy production and storage.

Related communities:

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

poVoq@slrpnk.net

SteveKLord@slrpnk.net

Solar is EU’s biggest power source for the first time ever | Ember (ember-energy.org)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Eyekaytee@aussie.zone to c/energy@slrpnk.net

8 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Szewek@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Ain't solar (compared to wind) so-and-so idea in most of the EU? I mean, unless you are in southern Italy, southern Spain, or Greece, you you'll need that gas to survive the winter.

[–] pipes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago

LiFePo4 are now about 50$/kwh, still going down. Plenty of sun in the winter too, just needs to install a little more pv. In fact the worst heat wave is not ideal for photovoltaics, they work better / are more efficient when they are aren't scorching hot (e.g. often in the summer mornings they produce more than at midday)

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 weeks ago

In the EU wind is stronger in winter. So you really want both.

[–] Szewek@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

Though the graph they show is more promising, with wind having a complementary pattern to solar. If reliable, it would be great.

You can still see a spike in gas around Feb 2025, when wind was weaker and there was still little irradiation.