Greece breaks a new record by running the country entirely on renewable energy for five hours.
"The road for the deployment of renewables in Greece during the last decade has been bumpy with many hurdles and periods of stagnation. An electricity system with increasing shares of renewables is technically feasible if it is supported by energy storage technologies and adequate grids."
"It is also economically preferable by far compared to electricity produced by lignite or gas, even if one includes the cost of storage," Mr Mantzaris said.He added:"The bottlenecks for further development of renewables are grid capacity, lack of adequate energy storage capacity and lack of an appropriate spatial plan for the proper siting of renewables.
"Since none of these problems are insurmountable, it all boils down to political will and the resolve of the Greek government to resist intense pressure for the development of new fossil gas infrastructure, instead of scaling up the shift to renewables."According to electricity data from Ember, an independent think tank, Greece generated 39.4% of its electricity from renewables last year, including 19.8% from wind, 9.9% from hydro and 8.9% from solar.In 2012, 51.
Elisabeth Cremona, an analyst at Ember, said:"The milestone reached by Greece proves that a renewables-dominated electricity grid is within sight. "This also clearly demonstrates that the electricity system can be powered by renewables without compromising reliability. But there remains more to do to ensure that renewables overtake fossil fuels in Greece's power sector across the whole year."
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