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Germany’s power mix
Author: Clean Energy Wire; National Wind Watch
The following graphs show: 1) Installed net power generation capacity in Germany 2002–2016; 2) Gross power production in Germany 1990–2015 by source; and 3) German power import/export 1990–2015. Note that since 2011, the capacity of nonrenewable sources has not decreased. The slight decrease in nuclear was made up for by an increase in coal. Electricity production from coal and natural gas has hardly decreased, even with the substantial increase of production from renewables. Since 2002, when the share of electricity . . .
More »Capacity factors and coffee shops: a beginner’s guide to understanding the challenges facing wind farms
Author: Russell, Geoff
Renewable-only advocates claim that we can build a reliable, clean electricity system using mostly unreliable sources; like wind and solar power. And of course we can; the theory is simple, just build enough of them. Coffee shops operate rather like our current electricity system; there are a few permanent staff who are analogous to what are called baseload power stations. Additional staff are hired to cover the busy period(s) and correspond typically to gas fired generators. The renewable alternative is . . .
More »Ontario’s Electricity Dilemma – Achieving Low Emissions at Reasonable Electricity Rates
Author: Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
Original Goals for Electricity System Transformation Reduce CO₂ emissions from power plants: Phase out coal plants and build new efficient CCGT gas plants. Restart 4 nuclear units at Bruce A and 2 units at Pickering A. Add wind, solar, bio-energy and small hydro generation. Refurbish nuclear units as they reach end of design life. Create new green energy sector jobs: FIT program to accelerate deployment of renewables. Create 50,000 jobs in new green sector. Keep transformation costs within 1% per . . .
More »Intermittency of UK Wind Power Generation 2013 and 2014
Author: Partington, Derek
Executive Summary: This summary covers the principal findings of an analysis of electricity generation from all the UK wind turbines farms which are metered by National Grid, covering the period from January 2013 to December 2014. The analysis shows: Monitored wind turbine output (as measured by the National Grid) increased from 5,894MW to 8,403MW over the period. The average capacity factor of all monitored wind turbines, onshore and offshore, across the whole of the UK, was 29.4% in 2013 and . . .
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