Is a 100% Renewable Energy Economy Possible in the Light of Wind Silence Occurrences?

Abstract

This article is focused on analysing the present state of renewable electricity production and consumption coverage in Germany, concentrating on the intermittence of wind and solar energy production and considering the significance of the wind silence phenomenon. The development and promotion of renewable energy is a major goal set out by politicians of which one example is the German plan “Energiewende”.

Keywords

• renewable energy
• wind
• solar
• intermittence
• 100% res
• wind silence