Schlagwort: Iberian Blackout

Apr. 14

Wind energy did not cause the Iberian blackout

Wind- and Solarenergy

Both Portugal and Spain are leaders in wind energy. In Spain wind energy generates 25% of all electricity consumed, renewables combined account for 55%. In Portugal wind makes up 29% and renewables account for 75% of power demand. This makes both countries less dependent on imported fossil fuels.

Okt. 14

Iberian Blackout: ENTSO-E report puts spotlight on grid resilience and voltage control – not on renewables

Wind- and Solarenergy

Crucially, it shows that renewables were not to be blamed for the outage. Contrary to initial speculations, the report further says that neither inertia nor inter-area oscillations were root causes.