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Portugal Operated For 4 Days ONLY With Green Energies.

Portugal Operated For 4 Days ONLY With Green Energies.

In May 2016, Portugal ran for 4 days without use no fossil fuels.

He used only solar, wind and hydropower.

Portugal has broken a record in Europe by being completely autonomous thanks to renewable energies alone for 4 whole days.

During these 4 days (from May 7 to 11, 2016) or for more than 100 hours, the country did not need fossil fuels (coal, gas, power stations) to function.

Portugal Operated For 4 Days ONLY With Green Energies.

Yet in 2013, Portugal only operated with 13% hydro and 3% solar.

In 2016, 48% of the energy consumed by the country came from renewable sources.

How did Portugal achieve this?

This is the result of an active energy transition policy carried out for several years.

Portugal has invested in a large wind farm to minimize the imports of hydrocarbons on which it was completely dependent a few years ago.

And for the rest of Europe?

Portugal Operated For 4 Days ONLY With Green Energies.

"What seems to us a feat today should become the norm. Because, in the European Union, the consumption of renewable energies is clearly on the rise," recalls James Watson, CEO of SolaPower.

Sweden is a good student with 52.6% of its total consumption dedicated to clean energies.

It is followed by Finland and Latvia with 39%, Austria and Germany (33%) and Denmark (29%).

Germany, meanwhile, has set itself the goal of going all-renewable by 2050.

And France?

France is unfortunately still lagging behind. It is committed to using 23% renewable energy by 2020.

Unlike its European neighbours, its renewable energy consumption only reached 14% in 2013 . Could do better!

When will our political leaders have the same energy ambition as in Portugal?!