Moneypoint in County Clare, Ireland, joins the ranks of other European nations exiting coal by shutting off power generation at its sole remaining coal plant. Industry observers say Ireland’s increased renewable energy generation in recent years, particularly in wind, has contributed to this milestone. Moneypoint now functions as a backup oil burner under emergency instruction, but it is no longer active in the wholesale electricity market.
  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I found this cool chart here.

    I was wondering if there’s any nuclear generation in ireland. There isn’t.

    The chart shows that approximately 2/3 of energy generated is from natural gas, which is a fossil fuel.

    Note that the transformation losses represent the inefficiency of converting from thermal to electrical. These don’t apply to wind and solar, 100% of the energy produced is available to the grid. So while 2/3 of energy produced might be from fossil fuel, only half the energy consumed is from fossil fuel.

    Regardless, it’s not my intention to throw shade on Ireland. There’s another chart on that page that shows their increases in renewable energy production. They’re doing great.

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