50% of South African renewable projects not producing electricity

[wingnut771]

The renewables will become a scam?

The scam is trying to produce dispatchable power for a whole country 24/7 with renewables, in our case a constant 20-35GW come rain or snow.

 

[Pegging]

The scam is trying to produce dispatchable power for a whole country 24/7 with renewables, in our case a constant 20-35GW come rain or snow.

I imagine we will nuclear, hydro and gas or diesel as backup as well.
A few smaller countries are doing fine.

https://turbofuture.com/industrial/Countries-That-Generate-100-Renewable-Energy-For-Their-Electricity-Needs#:~:text=Iceland%20obtains%20100%25%20of%20the,quarter%20of%20the%20country%27s%20electricity.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

What do you do when there is 3 days of bad weather?

On the few days a year that happens, I use Eskom to keep the batteries topped up. At 19 kWh I don't need them during the night.

The only stuff up is if there's a 3 day outage that coincides with the 3 days of bad weather, which hasn't happened yet. And I don't see the point in spending money to plan for an event that has a 1% chance of happening. If it happens then I'll deal with it like everyone else...

 

[Harmonic]

You braai!

You braai and moan about the DA. Come on man, you're dropping the ball now

 

[newby_investor]

Lekker BEE and AA!

So I know I'm going to regret asking this, but how exactly is BEE relevant here?

 

[RonSwanson]

So I know I'm going to regret asking this, but how exactly is BEE relevant here?

Would government grant even accept a renewable bid from a non-BEE company?

 

[Petec]

Would government grant even accept a renewable bid from a non-BEE company?

Does the Pope wipe his own arse?

 

[s0lar]

Does the Pope wipe his own arse?

Does a duck with one leg swim in circles?

 

[RonSwanson]

CoCT just issued their recommended inverter list. Many decent brands taken off. No reason

Did they revise the NRS standard?

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Does a duck with one leg swim in circles?

No

 

[buchanan8]

My solar panels actually do create electricity.

I mean at the national level. Wind and solar farms. Just won't work in this country. And as I understand it they rely on government subsidies in countries that have tried to make them work at scale.
I understand people getting solar panels at home for sure.

 

[richjdavies]

I mean at the national level. Wind and solar farms. Just won't work in this country. And as I understand it they rely on government subsidies in countries that have tried to make them work at scale.
I understand people getting solar panels at home for sure.

Then you understand wrong sir.
What you say was true in the 2000s, half true in the 2010s but in the 2020s is flatly not true.

Many countries running with 50%+ renewables (wind and solar). It is the cheapest energy by far nowadays with no subsidies.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Then you understand wrong sir.
What you say was true in the and 2000s it has not been true since about 2019.

Many countries running with 50%+ renewables (wind and solar). It is the cheapest energy by far nowadays with no subsidies.

Please name countries with 50% wind and solar

 

[richjdavies]

Please name countries with 50% wind and solar

Let me Google for you!

Live EU Electricity Generation Map

Track power production across the EU 27 with Energy Monitor's electricity generation map, updated with live electricity data every hour.

www.energymonitor.ai

Yesterday.
Italy
Germany
Austria
Latvia
Portugal
Uk too not on map

 

[s0lar]

Too much dirty money in dirty coal chaps. Renewables will never get off the ground in SA. Even with SAs climate resources.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Let me Google for you!

Live EU Electricity Generation Map

Track power production across the EU 27 with Energy Monitor's electricity generation map, updated with live electricity data every hour.

www.energymonitor.ai

Yesterday.
Italy
Germany
Austria

Wind and solar says no

 

[newby_investor]

Would government grant even accept a renewable bid from a non-BEE company?

From the looks of things, they're barely getting any bids even from BEE companies.

I see many problems here. Government dragging their feet on approval of non-coal, non-nuclear. Global situations causing prices to rise. General incompetence from dept. of energy.

BEE is a problem, don't get me wrong, but not directly to blame here.
But then we've had that argument before.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Let me Google for you!

Live EU Electricity Generation Map

Track power production across the EU 27 with Energy Monitor's electricity generation map, updated with live electricity data every hour.

www.energymonitor.ai

Yesterday.
Italy
Germany
Austria
Latvia
Portugal
Uk too not on map

Have a look at those solar figures, it is less than 10% and they are having a heatwave

 

[richjdavies]

Please name countries with 50% wind and solar

How about you name me all the places where it costs more to build and run enewables than it does building a new fossil fuel plant?

 

[Bundu]

Mapped: Solar and Wind Power by Country

Wind and solar make up 10% of the world’s electricity. Combined, they are the fourth-largest source of electricity after coal, gas, and hydro.

www.visualcapitalist.com