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Solar Power and Batteries Have Been Keeping Europe's Grid Stable

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AleRunner writes: "Solar has been doing the 'heavy lifting' to help Europe meet its energy needs amid a string of blistering heatwaves," Euronews tells us. Meanwhile, as Europe's energy demands rise with the heat, jellyfish have been causing shutdowns and reduced power output at multiple reactors at French nuclear plants, as we already discussed. Euronews reports: A new analysis from energy think-tank Ember found that solar output in European co…
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This summer was marked by successive heat waves and a drought that "set the European electricity grid under pressure, raising demand for electricity and causing prices to rise," says Ember in a report published on 13 August. If the grids have remained "stable" during this period, it is partly due to increased photovoltaic production, the think tank points out.

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