Over-reliance on wind and sun…
Citing montelnews, Blackout News here reports on the recent wind power slump experienced in Germany – due to stagnant weather conditions.
This winter’s energy supply for Germany looks bleak as experts warn of windless, sunless days ahead. Image: P. Gosselin
Wind power generation, dropped to its lowest level since 2014 and oil power generation increased to its highest level in four weeks, reaching 700 MW.
The wind lull highlights the vulnerabilities posed by relying too much on wind and solar energy, especially in the wintertime when Germany sees very little sunshine while occasionally getting periods of little wind in times of high energy demand.
Electricity prices soared to 800 EUR/MWh.
The lack of wind power last week led to a tighter energy market in Europe, particularly in central and northern regions and caused a surge in electricity prices, especially in short-term markets. Prices reached a two-year high, exceeding 800 EUR/MWh!
As a result, there’s growing concern about the potential for similar price spikes in winter if wind conditions remain weak. Germany’s economy has been battered for years by its dubious energy policies adopted by its previous governments over the past 25 years.
Fear of supply bottlenecks
Experts warn that wind power production is expected to be very low in the coming months, thus posing a threat of energy supply bottlenecks. As temperatures fall, energy demand, especially in France, is expected to rise significantly.
France can help only so much
France’s nuclear capacity can’t fully compensate for low wind power due to dependence on weather conditions. Germany has reduced its conventional power generation capacity by shutting down coal and nuclear plants and relies heavily on weather dependent power generation.
The implication for the coming winter is that Germany’s energy market faces a difficult period due to the combination of low supply and potentially high demand.
There’s a risk of energy shortages and rising prices in the coming months.
Stupid Germans … buying into the wayward ‘climate change’ and ‘green’ narratives, both of which have no basis in truth …. it’s all political, and people always suffer in the end, don’t they.
“The implication for the coming winter is that Germany’s energy market faces a difficult period due to the combination of low supply and potentially high demand.”
Or, as some may say, “The implication for the coming winter is that more Germans will die from the cold, more factories will close down, and more people will lose jobs and their money for food and rent.”
Not just France saving them, but also Sweden.
As November wind slumps every year in human memory, it appears to me that “green brains” lack such memory. As “green brains” are over represented in the political class, society has a problem. Let’s see what a Mr T. is doing to correct this.
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