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Environment & Energy

John ONeill

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14. Dunkelflaute

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 09:19 AM

Jul 13

... what it really shows is that there's still plenty of gas capacity to cover the entire load, when wind and solar go on holiday together. The resulting surge in emissions is partly mitigated by huge exports of nuclear-generated power from France, especially to Germany and Italy (which both banned nuclear.) Sweden, with 30% nuclear and 40% hydro, plays a similar role for the Baltic countries.

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Please, in my backyard... [View all] NNadir Jul 12 OP

Even a blind nut can find a squirrel occasionally. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 12 #1

Luckily... Think. Again. Jul 12 #2

Solar and wind are useless short lived garbage dependent on fossil fuels, NNadir Jul 12 #3

Unfortunately... Think. Again. Jul 12 #4

We don't HAVE to have solar and wind because obviously, during episodes of Dunkleflaute we clearly don't have them. NNadir Jul 12 #5

As I clearly wrote... Think. Again. Jul 12 #6

Post removed Post removed Jul 12 #7

Oh dear, I don't mean to embarrass you... Think. Again. Jul 12 #8

I'm hardly embarrassed. In general, people offering nonsense fail to perceive that it is nonsense. There's a... NNadir Jul 12 #9

i don't know why I bother OKIsItJustMe Jul 12 #10

US emissions John ONeill Jul 13 #13

U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2024 OKIsItJustMe Jul 13 #19

Global electricity generation by source, 2014-2027 OKIsItJustMe Jul 13 #11

Spotlight: Dunkelflaute events as potential stress tests OKIsItJustMe Jul 13 #12

Dunkelflaute John ONeill Jul 13 #14

Yep, and H2 could have covered those events without the emissions from gas. Think. Again. Jul 13 #15

Total net electricity generation in Germany in week 45 2024 OKIsItJustMe Jul 13 #16

Total net electricity generation in Germany in week 50 2024 OKIsItJustMe Jul 13 #17

A case study: Dunkelflaute events in Northern Europe on 5-7 November and 11-12 December 2024 OKIsItJustMe Jul 13 #18