THE ROAD UP AHEAD: Portugal runs for four days straight on renewable energy alone

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The age of inflexible and polluting technologies is drawing to an end.

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Source – theguardian.com

– “…James Watson, the CEO of SolarPower Europe said: “This is a significant achievement for a European country, but what seems extraordinary today will be commonplace in Europe in just a few years. The energy transition process is gathering momentum and records such as this will continue to be set and broken across Europe”:

(Energy Milestone: Renewables Power Portugal for Four Days Straight – By Arthur Nelsen)

Zero emission milestone reached as country is powered by just wind, solar and hydro-generated electricity for 107 hours

The Guardian reports:

Electricity consumption in the country was fully covered by solar, wind and hydro power in an extraordinary 107-hour run that lasted from 6.45am on Saturday 7 May until 5.45pm the following Wednesday, the analysis says.

News of the zero emissions landmark comes just days after Germany announced that clean energy had powered almost all its electricity needs…

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