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Re:'Like the Moon': Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train by hutzlibu on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @03:05AM (#33606559)
El Hierro on the other hand, a smaller neighbour island, is 100% on renewable energy.

So something is happening, even though the change rate is frustrating.

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Re:'Like the Moon': Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train by mtmail on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @08:30AM (#33608900)
I find numbers indicating 60% over a full year, but there have been stretches in winter where 100% was covered by renewable energy (wind power). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hierro#Energy (German wikipedia has newer numbers). A good step in the right direction nevertheless compared to "previously spent on about 40,000 barrels of crude oil imported annually"
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