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"The extraordinary heat waves that swept across Europe in June and early July
brought with it the highest solar power production on record, which turned out
to be useful because thermal generators, and France’s nuclear fleet in
particular, struggled to stay on line as temperatures hit 40°C and more.
A report by climate and energy think tank Ember says June was the highest solar
electricity production month on record in the EU, with a total of 45 terawatt
hours (TWh), a 22 per cent increase from June 2024 (37 TWh).
In Germany, for instance, solar delivered up to 50 GW of power during the peak
heatwave days, delivering around one third of total demand needs on those days,
and was supported by 14 GW of battery storage and 10 GW of pumped storage,
which helped to store some solar to use when the sun went down.
This was just as well as thermal generators struggled in the heat, and demand
surged, over the day and into the evening peaks by around 6 per cent in
Germany, and 14 per cent in France."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
