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Report: Global switch to 100 per cent renewable electricity both feasible and cheaper than current system

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 08 November 2017 •
Report: Global switch to 100 per cent renewable electricity both feasible and cheaper than current system

German-Finnish study suggests renewables paired with storage systems could power entire globe by 2050

Renewables combined with energy storage technologies could generate enough secure power to cover the world's entire electricity demand by 2050 while proving cheaper than the current fossil-fuel dominated...

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