Euronews (April 18)
2026/ 04/ 20 by jd in Global News
“The war on Iran has unexpectedly ignited a renewables race, as Europe grapples with the reality of its fossil fuel reliance.” Amid ongoing climate change, however, renewables may not provide quite the “silver bullet” we seek. Climate change might be “too hot for solar and too much wind for turbines.” For example, the efficiency of photovoltaic cells drops for every degree above 25°C and when gusts are too strong “wind turbines are often turned off (a process known as curtailment) leading to gas plants being paid to switch back on.”
Tags: Gas plants
