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darth_nadoma OP t1_j45xe4h wrote

Like most European countries, Portugal is accelerating its shift to renewables

to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels whose prices have surged

Benefitting from abundant sunshine and strong Atlantic winds

Portugal seeks to have 80% of its electricity usage coming from renewable sources by 2026

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Surur t1_j45y4i5 wrote

> Portugal seeks to have 80% of its electricity usage coming from renewable sources by 2026 > That’s up from 60% now, which is already one of the highest ratios in Europe

This is amazing news, and numbers which were unimaginable 10 years ago.

I think Portugal is helped by their terrain however. Hydro forms 40% of their renewable share, and they also have extensive pumped hydro for storage.

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abrandis t1_j46tiiy wrote

Portugal is lucky because of it's geography (Sun and Wind) , Portugal average 220 sunny days , with the southern region (Algarve) almost 300 days, not sure that can be replicated all over Europe especially the northern regions

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project_apex t1_j46di0e wrote

>adding 36.5 gigawatts of annual capacity just as Europe faces an energy crisis

I sincerely doubt this installation has a rated capacity of 36.5 gigawatts. That would be the entire electricity production of the Netherlands I think.

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Surur t1_j46jtss wrote

Per year it appears.

> The solar plant provides an installed capacity of 8.4MW with over 17,000 bifacial solar panels capable of capturing solar irradiance on both sides, maximising energy production.

> The wind park has eight turbines and a total installed capacity of 11MW, including a more powerful machine installed as part of an over-equipment project.

> The hybrid project is capable of producing up to 39.5GWh per year, enough to provide over 30,000 people with renewable energy. The hybrid complex will also help prevent the emission of approximately 18,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

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project_apex t1_j46kccj wrote

Yeah, I figured they messed up Gigawatt and Gigawatthours.

I guess when you say 11MW or 11000kW it just doesn't sound as impressive. I'm pretty sure we now have single wind turbines here in the Netherlands that are rated at more than 11MW.

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FuturologyBot t1_j4608j2 wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/darth_nadoma:

Like most European countries, Portugal is accelerating its shift to renewables

to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels whose prices have surged

Benefitting from abundant sunshine and strong Atlantic winds

Portugal seeks to have 80% of its electricity usage coming from renewable sources by 2026

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/10ashvj/iberias_first_windsolar_power_plant_starts/j45xe4h/

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