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Renewables compensate for fossil, nuclear shortfalls in heat wave

With record temperatures across Europe this summer, power plants have needed the intervention of renewables to compensate for serious shutdowns and curtailments over the summer months, Colin Walsh writes.

cooling tower at Germany’s 2.6GW Gundremmingen nuclear plant in Bavaria
cooling tower at Germany’s 2.6GW Gundremmingen nuclear plant in Bavaria
  • Colin Walsh
Published 17 August 2018, 10:29Updated 17 August 2018, 10:36
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