{"id":77815,"date":"2023-06-05T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/06\/05\/solar-power-surpasses-coal-plant-power-generation-in-europe-but-theres-a-catch\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T01:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T01:00:10","slug":"solar-power-surpasses-coal-plant-power-generation-in-europe-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/06\/05\/solar-power-surpasses-coal-plant-power-generation-in-europe-but-theres-a-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar power surpasses coal plant power generation in Europe, but there\u2019s a catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Solar power exceeds coal in Europe, but not without problems: <\/strong>Solar panels in Europe generated more power in May than all of the bloc\u2019s coal plants for the first time, yet the step forward exposed shortcomings within the bloc, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-06-03\/solar-beats-coal-in-europe-for-first-time-but-there-s-a-glitch?srnd=green\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported on Saturday. An inconsistency between supply and demand during some of the month\u2019s sunniest days led to power prices turning negative as grid operators were unable to keep up with the renewables power surge. The downside of the solar boom is that technologies that store energy in batteries or through creating green hydrogen aren\u2019t advanced enough to help keep lights on at nighttime or help keep homes warm in winter. \u201cThis summer will be something we\u2019ll have to look at like it\u2019s a postcard from the future. The biggest message will be: we\u2019re not ready,\u201d an analyst told BloombergNEF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India <\/strong>is considering <strong>slashing import tax <\/strong>on <strong>solar panels<\/strong> to 20% from 40% to make up for a drop in domestic output as demand for renewable energy picks up. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/india-may-cut-solar-panel-import-tax-make-up-domestic-shortfall-2023-05-30\/\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>EU<\/strong> is set to take <strong>Italy<\/strong> to court over its failure to treat urban<strong> wastewater <\/strong>properly. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/eu-sues-italy-over-failure-treat-urban-waste-water-properly-2023-06-01\/\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>US lithium giant Albemarle<\/strong> is planning to bring another domestic <strong>lithium mine<\/strong> online by <strong>2027<\/strong>. The plant is located in <strong>Kings Mountain, North Carolina<\/strong>. Lithium is an essential component for EV battery manufacturing (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/06\/03\/the-rise-of-albemarle-the-worlds-largest-lithium-producer.html\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar power exceeds coal in Europe, but not without problems: Solar panels in Europe generated more power in May than all of the bloc\u2019s coal plants for the first time, yet the step forward exposed shortcomings within the bloc, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. 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