EU installs record 56 GW of solar in 2023, growth to slow down in 2024

iraq_lobster, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

France alone needs about 1497 Gwc (or 1.5 Twc) of solar capacity to cover its needs smh

qdJzXuisAndVQb2, 6 months ago

Fuck, that is some sobering perspective.

iraq_lobster, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

yea, there is nothing record about the number mentionned above. But journalists need clicks to get food on the table :/

edit:

The EU installed a record 56 GW of solar capacity in 2023, well above the 40 GW added in 2022, SolarPower Europe said on Tuesday as it released its 2023-2027 market outlook. This year is the third in a row in which the European solar market has experienced at least 40% growth. The expectations are for a slower expansion of 11% in 2024, when annual installations are seen to reach 62 GW

rudimentary (biaised and prone to error) back of a napkin math:

Europe to install 129 GW of new wind farms over the period 2023-2027, and the EU-27 to install 98 GW of that. ( windeurope.org/…/wind-energy-in-europe-2022-stati… )

so 98Gw in 4 years, thats about 25 Gw of mills per year.

The average turbine – with a capacity of 2.5-3 MW – can produce more than 6 million kWh in a year (ewea.org/…/wind-power-capacity-watts-and-kilowatt…)

a 3Mw= 0.003Gw mill produces 6Gwh per year, 25Gw would produce 50 Twh per year)

50 Gw of solar per year produces 73 Twh per year

Final energy consumption in the EU in 2021 was 39 351 PJ (Petajoules) (ec.europa.eu/…/Energy_statistics_-_an_overview)

39351Pj = 10930 Twh (per year, for the whole EU)

EU annual energy consumption: 10930 Twh per year

(50 * X + 73 * X) = 123 * X ; X= 10930/123 = 88 years

so at this pace, the EU will take 88 years to be fully relying on renewables. so not very soon :/