Portugal runs on renewables for four days

• 8 years ago (2016-05-20)

Europe 1068 Renewables 757

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This comes after Germany announced that renewable energy powered almost all of its electricity needs on Sunday May 15, with power prices turning negative at several times during the day.

“An increased build-out of interconnectors, a reformed electricity market and political will are all essential,” Joy said. “But with the right policies in place, wind could meet a quarter of Europe’s power needs in the next 15 years.”