@DrSimEvans @CarbonBrief is that based on slightly out of date solar capacity figures? ie real figure likely to be a bit higher still?!
For the 1st time ever, UK solar has generated more electricity than coal over a full week. http://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-solar-generation-tops-coal-for-first-time …pic.twitter.com/XuaMR516P6
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@Zapaman@CarbonBrief you would have to ask@ShefSolarF - I don’t know how/from where they get capacity total. - Show replies
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@bucksci@timgbenton I think MacKay was great, but, for me, that’s a narrow view. More impt, PV already here & displacing other fuels.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bucksci@timgbenton in the linked article from April, we do run through all those sorts of issues (I think?). Too many for a tweet.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bucksci@timgbenton that’s model-world thinking. If we ever have enough nukes for winter, it won’t be for a long time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bucksci@timgbenton MacKay might well be “right", but we’re unlikely to solve prob acc to perfect foresight or find “best” outcomeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bucksci@timgbenton that’s the point. Choosing the “mix we want” is a) counter govt policy & b) a fantasy that’ll prob never become realityThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bucksci@timgbenton we have to work with the messy world of politics, unexpected change, public opinion etc etc.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bucksci@timgbenton UK ≠ China (and even China has to compromise)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Act4Renewables yes, and for longer periods. But wind long-established in UK, whereas solar widely considered niche/non-existent/useless.
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