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posted by martyb on Thursday August 25 2016, @01:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the sustainable-progress dept.

Costa Rica is much more than a lush, green tourist paradise; it's also a green energy pioneer. The small Central American nation has generated 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources for the past 113 days, and the run isn't over yet. The country, which draws clean energy from a variety of renewable sources, still has its sights on a full year without fossil fuels for electricity generation.

With a 113-day stretch of 100-percent renewable energy under its belt and several months left in the year, Costa Rica is edging closer to its target. Costa Rica could be on track to match the record set with its renewable energy production last year, which accounted for 99 percent of the country's electricity. That included 285 days powered completely by renewable sources, according to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute.

It's a small country with 5 million people and not a lot of heavy industry, but it's still impressive. There are many other countries with similar climate and terrain that could do likewise.

Previously:
Costa Rica Gets 100% of Its Power from Renewables for 1st Quarter of 2015
Costa Rica Achieved 99% Renewable Energy This Year


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  • (Score: 2) by Gravis on Thursday August 25 2016, @05:26PM

    by Gravis (4596) on Thursday August 25 2016, @05:26PM (#393106)

    while this is a good start, it's not enough, not yet at least. they need to switch to electric car and charge those from the grid using renewable electricity only and then it will be a great feat. alternatively, hydrogen fuel using only renewable power to extract the hydrogen would work too.

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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Thursday August 25 2016, @06:59PM

    by sjames (2882) on Thursday August 25 2016, @06:59PM (#393140) Journal

    They are slowly expanding the use of biofuels.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 25 2016, @10:29PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 25 2016, @10:29PM (#393216)

      is there an echo in here?