Wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in Q1 2019

Re:Wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in Q1 ... by jabl on Friday May 17, 2019 @08:58AM (#19939068)

As the capacity factor of wind is something like 30-40%, it's not "then and only then" those fossil plants will be running, it's most of the time. To reach 2C targets that's not nearly good enough.

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Re:Wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in Q1 ... by ben_w on Friday May 17, 2019 @09:14AM (#19939245)

Wind produced 37% of the country’s energy so far this year. That’s 37% not produced by coal. That it isn’t a complete solution should not be classified as a dealbreaker especially given it’s still growing and power supplies are multi-sourced anyway.

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Re:Wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in Q1 ... by jabl on Friday May 17, 2019 @09:41AM (#19939489)

Sure, it's A LOT better than doing nothing. Just saying that merely more of the same isn't necessarily a pathway towards deep decarbonization.

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