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Re:UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+ by don_esteban on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @12:19PM (#47936533)
China is making great strides in renewables and investing in nuclear (and in electrification of transport). It can be energy independent in not too distant future.

India has geography for solar, and the human/industrial capability for nuclear.

Southern Europe can go solar as well.

Northern Europe has it tougher (except Norway, with its abundant hydro). Nuclear could work. Or long range DC cables from South Europe or North Africa (if ever Europe helps them to put their act together - not easy or fast, but definitely in their best interest).

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Re:UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+ by ccozan on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @12:50PM (#47937051)
This is already happening [1]. I think even an UK connection is in works.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain-Morocco_interconnection

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Re:UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+ by cjblomqvist on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @03:25PM (#47939337)
Northern Europe, at least Scandinavia, is already at 90%+ non carbon electricity generation. (88-100%)

Central and Eastern Europe have it tougher.

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Re:UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+ by don_esteban on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @03:16AM (#47945102)
Central/Eastern Europe is rather into nuclear (Austria on renewables) and not too heavy on fossil, exceptions being Poland/Czechs/Germany with too much coal.

The Balkans are quite fossil-heavy, but solar should be quite feasible there.

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