Wind
and
PV
are
reaching
new
heights
of
penetration
in
the
European
energy
system.
Renewables
accounted
for
71.3%
of
the
45GW
of
new
generation
capacity
added
in
the
EU
last
year
—
by
far
its
largest-ever
share.
Of
that,
21GW
was
PV,
more
than
twice
as
much
as
natural
gas
(9.7GW)
or
wind
(9.6GW).
Just
331MW
of
new
nuclear
capacity
was
added,
while
6.3GW
was
taken
off
line.
But
renewables
advocates
acknowledge
that
there
is
a
limit
to
how
much
variable
generation
the
system
can
handle,
at
least
until
major
breakthroughs
are…
