An important development that went unnoticed last year was the massive and accelerating growth of solar power in Southern Europe.
Large part of it is due to regulatory changes that reduce the time and costs needed to get permits for solar power installations
These changes are paying off this year massively.
Greece,Spain and Portugal already had a higher share of Solar Power in electricity production in Jan-April 2023 than they had during whole of 2022,even though Jan-April are months with low solar output.
In Spain for example solar was 12% of generation last year and this year so far has reached 13.9%,with April having a share as high as July last year(21%).
Solar could reach likely 18% of electricity generation in Spain this year,cancelling out decreases in hydro and cutting into natural gas output.
Greece is already at 17.5% solar so far this year compared to 15% last year
Italy ,Bulgaria and Turkey are also increasing solar instalations
This is despite the growth of heat pumps,air conditioning and electric vehicles in this region
As heat and transportation are steadily going electric,Southern Europe will cut it’s energy import and steadily increase its energy exports in the coming years
It’s so great and lovely that finally the good old sun power production wins! Best technology ever!
That’s not in Europe at all
Excellent !
Europe needs to install energy storage ASAP.
I’m all for moving to 100% renewable energy. Fuck coal, gas and nuclear waste.
>The facility, which uses more than 3.2 million solar panels, will
generate 3 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually,
3 million kWh is way too low. A 1350 MW solar plant will generate app. 1500-2000 million kWh per year (or, rather 1500-2000 GWh), depending on location.
Turkiye*
Europe’s?? Do you mean it is destinated to sell power to Europe?
Why Asia Minor is called Europe?
Nice. I like to put into perspective.
Turkey’s Kalyon Karapınar Solar Power Plant cost $1.3 billion and took from 2017 to 2023 to build, but it also includes a solar panel factory and R&D Center. So 6 years. Output 1300 MW.
The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is also about 1300 MW. It cost about $6 billion (2007 USD) to build, that is $8.7 billion today. Construction from 1974 until 1985, that was 9 years to build.
The solar power plant is just 1/8 the cost and was build almost twice faster.
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An important development that went unnoticed last year was the massive and accelerating growth of solar power in Southern Europe.
Large part of it is due to regulatory changes that reduce the time and costs needed to get permits for solar power installations
These changes are paying off this year massively.
Greece,Spain and Portugal already had a higher share of Solar Power in electricity production in Jan-April 2023 than they had during whole of 2022,even though Jan-April are months with low solar output.
In Spain for example solar was 12% of generation last year and this year so far has reached 13.9%,with April having a share as high as July last year(21%).
Solar could reach likely 18% of electricity generation in Spain this year,cancelling out decreases in hydro and cutting into natural gas output.
Greece is already at 17.5% solar so far this year compared to 15% last year
Italy ,Bulgaria and Turkey are also increasing solar instalations
This is despite the growth of heat pumps,air conditioning and electric vehicles in this region
As heat and transportation are steadily going electric,Southern Europe will cut it’s energy import and steadily increase its energy exports in the coming years
It’s so great and lovely that finally the good old sun power production wins! Best technology ever!
That’s not in Europe at all
Excellent !
Europe needs to install energy storage ASAP.
I’m all for moving to 100% renewable energy. Fuck coal, gas and nuclear waste.
>The facility, which uses more than 3.2 million solar panels, will
generate 3 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually,
3 million kWh is way too low. A 1350 MW solar plant will generate app. 1500-2000 million kWh per year (or, rather 1500-2000 GWh), depending on location.
Turkiye*
Europe’s?? Do you mean it is destinated to sell power to Europe?
Why Asia Minor is called Europe?
Nice. I like to put into perspective.
Turkey’s Kalyon Karapınar Solar Power Plant cost $1.3 billion and took from 2017 to 2023 to build, but it also includes a solar panel factory and R&D Center. So 6 years. Output 1300 MW.
The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is also about 1300 MW. It cost about $6 billion (2007 USD) to build, that is $8.7 billion today. Construction from 1974 until 1985, that was 9 years to build.
The solar power plant is just 1/8 the cost and was build almost twice faster.