Good reporting from Deutsche Welle here on the water constraints that are cutting output at nuclear and hydro plants around Europe. Starts with a summary of the situation in Romania and Hungary that has already been described on this page.
Interview with an expert from Ember, the go-to experts on Europe’s energy transition. Clearly, more solar and batteries would go a long way to mitigating this crunch.
Key takeaways:
“Only solar power performs relatively well in these conditions.”
“The Interconnectedness of Europe is one of its key strengths when it comes to energy.”
“It’s not just nuclear and hydropower that have trouble in this kind of heat.”