Portugal made a record: 4 consecutive days of using only renewable energy

Although this achievement lasts not long, but enough to show how renewable energy has made great progress.

Not long after Germany succeeded in producing a " surplus " of renewable energy , it was in turn another European country that achieved more impressive performance, namely Portugal.

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According to Portuguese energy network data in May 2016, all electricity consumed during the period from 6: 45 am (UTC time) on May 7 until 5:45 pm (UTC time) on November 11 / 5 are all taken from renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources include wind power, solar power and hydropower .

This achievement of Portugal was only achieved shortly after Germany and Denmark established records of renewable electricity production. Specifically, Denmark produced 42% of its wind energy by itself in 2015. Most recently in early May, Germany also produced 87% of its electricity from the renewable electricity complex. .

Judging by this achievement of European countries, James Watson, executive director of SolarPower Europe Energy Association, told The Guardian: "This is a remarkable achievement for a European country, however, these breakthrough records will soon appear more in Europe in the next few years. "

Portugal took a long time to fulfill its commitment to cut fossil fuel consumption and gradually shifted to more sustainable renewable energy sources. However, what has been done by this European country is truly admirable.

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It would be missing without mentioning that, just three years ago, Portugal was a country dependent on half of the energy source for fossil fuels and about a third of nuclear energy . So far, the country has been able to gradually replace the entire electricity network with renewable energy.

NGOs called Zero commented on Portugal's renewable electricity prospects with a strong message: " These data show that Portugal is ambitious to create in the transformation of the power network. amount to 100% renewable electricity, which contributes greatly to reducing greenhouse gas emissions causing global warming and climate change ".

Successfully brought more than 107 hours of electricity entirely by renewable energy from Portugal not only thanks to favorable weather conditions, but also an impressive success in the management and operation of the electricity network. Small European country.
In the future, not only Portugal, Germany or Denmark will be at the forefront of clean energy trends. Because important milestones of this energy will be the driving force for other countries to find the golden key for the future of their own people.