‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months - eviltoast

“with wind the single-biggest contributor… Power production costs have declined “by almost half” … And the clean energy sector has created 50,000 new jobs… Ask me what was the impact on the electricity sector in Uruguay after this tragic war in Europe — zero.”

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Not too much biomass fortunately. But even with some googling I can’t seem to find how anyone plans to produce enough biomass to keep this going

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      1 year ago

      53% of power currently being generated by wind, the rest hydro. So there you go. They seem to be doing it, so there’s your answer.

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        1 year ago

        Yes they have multiple forms of energy generation, that does not answer the question as to wether their biofuel is sustainable. Yes it’s carbon neutral (ish) but can they produce the biomass as fast as they consume it?