What’s up with Lithuania and Latvia? Solar or wind energy? Or maybe Hydro (because I know that Lithuania and Latvia have at least one Hydro plant)
What a horrible colour scale. Light to dark, not purple to violet to light to dark. Come on guys, is it really that difficult.
I expected anything but Albania up there
Norways main export : bruh
Well. Not gonna lie, in Iceland (geothermal) and Norway (hydro) it just waits there to be used. What it shows is the opportunity every country has, not their effort.
Edit: Iceland uses hydro, not geothermal, for electricity production.
>”a single spin of the turbine could power a UK household for more than two days. In the US, it would be enough energy for the average home, since US households tend to use more energy.”
I’m guessing this is just about electricity, considering Norway is a huge oil exporter.
Sorry in advance, but I really don’t think this is very good, not useful.
10%-30% colour looks far too similar to no data. 60%-90% is one heck of a jump. Could do with a bit of information about Nuclear power too, not dirty in the CO2 sense.
It’s an interesting idea though.
Worth noting Norwegian production is “legacy” hydroelectric production that is pretty much at capacity already and no longer meeting peak demand.
The government is going hard on building up wind power, but it’s facing a lot of pushback, no one wants windmills ruining their scenic views, there are some legitimate concerns about danger to birds and there have been big scandals with illegal appropriation of land for projects. Damming more rivers are also not really an option, basically expanding production is proving to be slow and painful.
Why is Albania in second place? Surely at 100% both , alphabetic order would be your second obivious choice ?
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PUSH HARDER!! 😁🇵🇹
Title is likely wrong. It’s probably “Renewable **electricity** production”.
Some background on Albania. Albania’s push towards hydroenergy and energy independence under its communist regime, led by Enver Hoxha, was motivated by a desire for self-reliance in the midst of geopolitical isolation. During the Cold War, Albania found itself increasingly isolated, first breaking ties with Yugoslavia, then the Soviet Union, and finally China. Hoxha’s regime, aiming to make Albania self-sufficient and reduce dependence on foreign powers, heavily invested in hydroelectric projects given the country’s abundant water resources. The construction of hydroelectric plants, such as the one at the Drin River, was part of this broader strategy to harness domestic resources for energy production, securing an independent energy supply amidst the political isolation of the period. Today, this legacy continues as Albania produces almost all of its energy through hydroelectric power.
Another horrible map. The colour doesn’t make sense, the colour groups don’t make sense. Like the gap between some of them are 10% and some are 30%. 30% energy and 60% energy is such a huge difference.
SHQIPËRIA MENTIONED 🇦🇱🇦🇱
Friendly reminder that our priority is low-carbon energy, not renewable energy
Is nice to see Albania up there but I don’t think it will be %100 for long. The country is growing fast and the demand for energy is higher and higher every year. The plan is to construct more hydroelectric plants as well as solar and wind, but at one point they might start to look at other options. Nuclear power plant was being discussed for a while but it was kind of forgotten.
Why are those three always on top? Iceland, Norway, and Albania
That is probably not energy production but electricity. Big difference. And way lower percentages if you include heating and driving
Rare Albania W?
it’s really crazy to see my country (Cyprus) not using more renewable energy sources. we have like 300 days of sunshine each year!
I get that atom is not renuable, but it makes czechs and france look worse than they are
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Confusing color choices
Electricity production.
the 0.9 in norway is a single coal power plant in svalbard.
Include nuclear energy, then you might have me interested.
Also the numbers for Slovakia kinda don’t add up for me, based on a 2020 [source](https://www.energie-portal.sk/Dokument/kolko-elektriny-vyrabaju-slovenske-atomky-vodne-a-solarne-elektrarne-tu-su-cerstve-cisla-106931.aspx), Solar is 5,7% and Hydro is 35,3%, but maybe the parameters in the visualisation you are showing are different. (like energy consumed)
2021..
I hope it’s just reports bot
What’s up with Lithuania and Latvia? Solar or wind energy? Or maybe Hydro (because I know that Lithuania and Latvia have at least one Hydro plant)
What a horrible colour scale. Light to dark, not purple to violet to light to dark. Come on guys, is it really that difficult.
I expected anything but Albania up there
Norways main export : bruh
Well. Not gonna lie, in Iceland (geothermal) and Norway (hydro) it just waits there to be used. What it shows is the opportunity every country has, not their effort.
Edit: Iceland uses hydro, not geothermal, for electricity production.
Vaguely interesting fact: **a new modern wind turbine provides sufficient energy for one home for one day with just one rotation of its blades.** [2018 article.](https://www.wired.co.uk/article/biggest-wind-turbine-scotland-aberdeen-vattenfall-energy) There are even more powerful ones being built in the UK (and the US). [2021 article:](https://www.zmescience.com/science/wind-turbine-powerful-09122020/)
>”a single spin of the turbine could power a UK household for more than two days. In the US, it would be enough energy for the average home, since US households tend to use more energy.”
I’m guessing this is just about electricity, considering Norway is a huge oil exporter.
Sorry in advance, but I really don’t think this is very good, not useful.
10%-30% colour looks far too similar to no data. 60%-90% is one heck of a jump. Could do with a bit of information about Nuclear power too, not dirty in the CO2 sense.
It’s an interesting idea though.
Worth noting Norwegian production is “legacy” hydroelectric production that is pretty much at capacity already and no longer meeting peak demand.
The government is going hard on building up wind power, but it’s facing a lot of pushback, no one wants windmills ruining their scenic views, there are some legitimate concerns about danger to birds and there have been big scandals with illegal appropriation of land for projects. Damming more rivers are also not really an option, basically expanding production is proving to be slow and painful.
Why is Albania in second place? Surely at 100% both , alphabetic order would be your second obivious choice ?
GO PORTUGAL!!
PUSH HARDER!! 😁🇵🇹
Title is likely wrong. It’s probably “Renewable **electricity** production”.
Some background on Albania. Albania’s push towards hydroenergy and energy independence under its communist regime, led by Enver Hoxha, was motivated by a desire for self-reliance in the midst of geopolitical isolation. During the Cold War, Albania found itself increasingly isolated, first breaking ties with Yugoslavia, then the Soviet Union, and finally China. Hoxha’s regime, aiming to make Albania self-sufficient and reduce dependence on foreign powers, heavily invested in hydroelectric projects given the country’s abundant water resources. The construction of hydroelectric plants, such as the one at the Drin River, was part of this broader strategy to harness domestic resources for energy production, securing an independent energy supply amidst the political isolation of the period. Today, this legacy continues as Albania produces almost all of its energy through hydroelectric power.
[https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS?locations=AL](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS?locations=AL)
Albanian glory
Albania 🇦🇱🥳
RED AND BLACK I DRESS❗️❗️❗️
Another horrible map. The colour doesn’t make sense, the colour groups don’t make sense. Like the gap between some of them are 10% and some are 30%. 30% energy and 60% energy is such a huge difference.
SHQIPËRIA MENTIONED 🇦🇱🇦🇱
Friendly reminder that our priority is low-carbon energy, not renewable energy
Is nice to see Albania up there but I don’t think it will be %100 for long. The country is growing fast and the demand for energy is higher and higher every year. The plan is to construct more hydroelectric plants as well as solar and wind, but at one point they might start to look at other options. Nuclear power plant was being discussed for a while but it was kind of forgotten.
Why are those three always on top? Iceland, Norway, and Albania
That is probably not energy production but electricity. Big difference. And way lower percentages if you include heating and driving
Rare Albania W?
it’s really crazy to see my country (Cyprus) not using more renewable energy sources. we have like 300 days of sunshine each year!
I get that atom is not renuable, but it makes czechs and france look worse than they are