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- Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept blackouts if bills cut Sat, 2 May 26, 2:02amGreg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills
- One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on Tue, 28 Apr 26, 11:47pmThough solar was initially incorrectly blamed for crisis, renewables have helped insulate Spain from gas price rises caused by war in Middle East
- Yet Another Reason Why Wind And Solar Electricity Generation Will Never Work To Run An Economy Fri, 27 Mar 26, 8:00amOur power grids are built around alternating current, that is current that varies in a regular sine wave pattern over time . . . . Voltage also varies in the same way. This electricity is generated utilising some fundamental...
- Sacré bleu! Macron blames renewables for Spain’s blackouts, France drops renewables targets, expands nuclear Fri, 13 Feb 26, 6:51amBy Jo Nova The world is backing away from renewables Wow. What a turnaround. President Macron, a man of The Blob, has come right out and blamed the Spanish Blackouts on renewables. No system, he says, can be so dependent...
- Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power Sun, 1 Jun 25, 9:52pmSpain’s recent blackout and AI datacentres’ energy needs are leading politicians to reach for the restart button
- Denmark rethinking 40-year nuclear power ban amid Europe-wide shift Thu, 15 May 25, 3:36amGovernment to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactors
- Why did Spain and Portugal go dark? – podcast Thu, 1 May 25, 2:00pmAuthorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that left the majority of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity on Monday...
- Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy Thu, 1 May 25, 3:26amSpain’s environment minister, Sara Aagesen, promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outage
- ‘Shipwrecked in the 21st century’: how people made it through Europe’s worst blackout in living memory Wed, 30 Apr 25, 4:20amDaring rescues were attempted, quick commutes turned into hours-long odysseys, cars were directed by baguettes – but the show went on in the world’s best restaurant
- What caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal and did renewable energy play a part? Tue, 29 Apr 25, 11:56pmThe countries boast high levels of wind and solar on their grids, leading to speculation about the robustness of the technology
- Congrats to Spain! Nation goes 100% renewable as of April 16th 2025! – But…Then Mass Blackouts Hit Spain, Portugal Tue, 29 Apr 25, 3:00amSpain and Portugal, both of which generate a majority of their electricity with renewables, were simultaneously hit by widespread power outages on Monday, with no explanation immediately forthcoming about the cause...
- Tell us: have you been affected by the power outages in Spain and Portugal? Mon, 28 Apr 25, 11:12pmWe want to hear how people have been affect by the major power outages across Spain and Portugal
- ‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off Thu, 19 Dec 24, 2:14amBalcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear
- ‘We’re an evolving laboratory’: the island on a quest to be self-sufficient in energy Wed, 11 Dec 24, 8:00pmHarnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mix
- Spain’s apocalyptic floods show undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us | Jonathan Watts Sun, 3 Nov 24, 2:44amThe devastating flooding should spur this month’s Cop29 climate conference to press for immediate action, not look away