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Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago by IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found.

Power generation from burning coal, oil and gas fell 17% in the first six months of 2024 compared with the same period the year before, according to climate thinktank Ember. It found the continued shift away from polluting fuels has led to a one-third drop in the sector’s emissions since the first half of 2022.

Chris Rosslowe, an analyst at Ember, said the rise of wind and solar was narrowing the role of fossil fuels. “We are witnessing a historic shift in the power sector, and it is happening rapidly.”

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[–] 0x0@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Power generation from burning coal, oil and gas fell 17% in the first six months of 2024 compared with the same period the year before

I find it odd that those numbers dropped considering Germany closed their reactors in favor or gas and coal in 2023.

[–] Johanno 3 points 3 months ago

While we switched basically to gas generators for each nuclear power plant that went offline our increased power demand was met by renewables.

Since the war in Ukraine Germany has switched gears and replaced a lot of gas power plants with renewables.

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