renewable resource

The site fuels 17 power plants and helps keep the lights on during the hours that can’t yet be met by solar, wind and other renewable resources, the company said.

The complementarity between wind and solar farms was enhanced by the high-resolution modeling due to improved representation of renewable resource variability.

The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewable resources last year, up from 36% the year before, the agencies say in their European State of the Climate report for last year.

Plus, they can store energy produced by renewable resources like solar and wind.

In its next plan, the Council must update its approach to ensure adequate, reliable power supplies and peaking capacity as more of our energy comes from intermittent renewable resources and extreme weather intensifies.