Renewables supplied 71% of Portugal’s electricity in 2024, including 10% from solar, as production hit a record 36.7 TWh, according to grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN).
Hydro is more or less constant and wind is random. How does one cover a huge amount of solar energy when it’s out? You can’t increase hydro and you can’t force wind to blow.
Wind tends to happen when there is a lack of sun, and hydro in a country as dry as Portugal is better kept in reserve when there is enough sun, so yes you can turn it on when there is a temporary lack of sun.
Hydro is more or less constant and wind is random. How does one cover a huge amount of solar energy when it’s out? You can’t increase hydro and you can’t force wind to blow.
Wind tends to happen when there is a lack of sun, and hydro in a country as dry as Portugal is better kept in reserve when there is enough sun, so yes you can turn it on when there is a temporary lack of sun.