Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 9 months agoThe EU's share of electricity from fossil fuels has fallen from 41.1% to 27.6% in the last two years, suggesting the EU's goal of eliminating fossil fuel electricity by 2035 is reachable.ember-climate.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down12
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkThe EU's share of electricity from fossil fuels has fallen from 41.1% to 27.6% in the last two years, suggesting the EU's goal of eliminating fossil fuel electricity by 2035 is reachable.ember-climate.orgLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI always thought it would be good to leave some traditional power plants just in case
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-29 months agoGermany’s is subsiding its natgas plants to shift to burning hydrogen, along with subsiding new hydrogen only plants. Since hydrogen burns clean and you can make it with renewables and store it for later, they will have exactly that.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·9 months agoThat’s pretty smart. Combine that with nuclear and you will be solid
I always thought it would be good to leave some traditional power plants just in case
Germany’s is subsiding its natgas plants to shift to burning hydrogen, along with subsiding new hydrogen only plants.
Since hydrogen burns clean and you can make it with renewables and store it for later, they will have exactly that.
That’s pretty smart. Combine that with nuclear and you will be solid