EU blindsided by ‘spectacular’ solar rollout
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Large majority of EU countries will hit 2030 solar targets ahead of schedule, according to new data.
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Large majority of EU countries will hit 2030 solar targets ahead of schedule, according to new data.
I wonder what the turnaround time is for some of the more mountainous countries like Switzerland to build out pumped hydro.
Pumped hydro takes really specific geography and destroys an ecosystem to build. You really need a lake, as a river is going to have significant changes in flow from the operation. If you want a green solution pumped hydro isn't really in the mix.
You don't need a lake, just a hill or a hole. And the only places without a vast excess of pumped hydro resources have amazing solar and wind resource so don't need it.
A renewable system with PHES for storage is both viable pretty much everywhere, and significantly cheaper than thermal generation. They likely won't get built because it's not really competitive vs batteries for short duration storage, takes a lot of time/coordination, and storage requirements are about an order of magnitude less than the fossil fuel shills are claiming.
Switzerland already has pumped hydro, actually.