Tag: renewables
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Nearly 50% of electricity in the EU generated from renewable sources but electricity prices remain high
According to the latest statistics issued by Eurostat, up 47.5% of all electricity in the EU was generated from renewable energy sources with a 2.1% increase from the previous year. The renewable energy sources were composed of wind, with up to 38%, hydro-power with up to 26.4% and solar power with up to 23.4%. Austria…
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10% of Malta’s energy consumption was produced by PV in 2022
In 2022, there were around 32,452 PV solar panels, which produced 289.5 GWh of the 2,880.5 GWh of energy consumed in Malta in 2022; around 10%. With a total number of households in Malta of around 221,500, there are only 14% of households having PV panels if every household had one panel. In fact, only…
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Wind energy is not a viable energy source for Malta
Since publishing this article, I have received several points about Malta’s energy situation and I am sharing an expert opinion sent to me by an engineer who works in the energy sector with energy systems, including renewable energy sources. As expected, his viewpoint on wind energy in Malta is negative and it’s not just because…
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Dear Lord, deliver us from insanity
Minister for Energy, Miriam Dalli is addressing the very serious and existential crisis in our electricity and energy system by building offshore wind farms. This is insanity driven purely by the fascination with propaganda, narcissism, and outright incompetence. Malta is going through a very serious crisis with regard to its generation of energy and distribution…