Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Weekly update, 5 May 2020
As European load stabilizes week over week, price volatility persists due to high renewable penetration, even in less interconnected markets like Spain. The price of renewables is also driving an interesting change in the UK, which has not burned coal for nearly a month now - the longest period without coal power in the UK since the late 1800s. Will coal ever be needed in the UK again, or has it been pushed out by the economics of renewables? Learn more about the Wärtsilä Energy Transition Lab: wartsila.com/energy/transition-lab
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