Re:Germany is closing half of its reactors before the end of...
by tomp on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:24PM
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How much of that wind power is actually produced within the UK vs. on in the surrounding sea?
Point being, most EU countries don't have as much sea to use for wind, so have much lower wind power generation potential.
Re:Germany is closing half of its reactors before the end of...
by estaseuropano on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:54PM
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In simplified terms, most EU countries have either ample sun (Mediterranean area), wind and ocean (north, west ) or wind and space (Poland & neighbors). Most also have a coast, mountains or both so some hydro potential. Even Luxembourg managed to find thermal power for heating.
With wind turbines improving steadily and available in different sizes there is also no big barrier to having them interspersed. Germany or the Netherlands are in large parts densely populated but still manage to put up wind turbines everywhere.
As for wind, in the UK (it's the country where I know where to find the real-time data easily), wind is only producing about 1/3 of its capacity--about 7GW of 24GW capacity. https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/live Overall renewables are generating about 1/4 of total generation.