Update On Europe's Self-Inflicted Energy Crisis
September 04, 2022/ Francis Menton
The Europeans thought they had come up with the perfect strategy to “decarbonize” their energy systems and save the planet. Just build more and more wind turbines and solar panels, until you had plenty of electricity from those sources to power everything. Gradually close down the coal, natural gas and nuclear facilities along the way. And simultaneously suppress any and all domestic production of fossil fuels, because after all, soon we will not be needing those things any more.
As far as I can tell, nobody ever took even a moment to do the basic arithmetical calculations to figure out how much backup (from what?) or energy storage it would take to get through a year with a system powered principally by the wind and sun. Hey, we’re in a “climate emergency”! Such questions have been ruled out of bounds, not to mention morally reprehensible.
Let’s take a look at some of the latest developments.
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2022-9-4-update-on-europes-self-inflicted-energy-crisis
