Rauli Partanen

Finland

Award-winning science writer & analyst on energy. Director at DeepGEO Finland. Co-Founder @Ekomodernistit, side hustle @think_atom. New book: https://t.co/QZBJl4Jx8F

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Articles

El Salvador: Looking to nuclear

1 month ago | ans.org | John Kutsch |Rauli Partanen

In 2023, El Salvador generated about 1.1 megawatt-hours of electricity for the whole country, which has a population of roughly 6.3 million—a fraction of what most developed countries use per capita. The country has maxed out its renewable penetration at over 80 percent for hydroelectric and geothermal generation combined. The leadership of the country knew that they did not want to expand power availability by increasing reliance on imported fossil fuels.
Why Europe needs to stop promoting the burning of biomass

Oct 20, 2023 | replanet.ngo | Rauli Partanen

Something is wrong with our climate policies when they encourage using biomass, even when this will drastically increase greenhouse gas emissions. This needs to change, argues Rauli Partanen, author of the free e-book Writing about energy: A companion for journalists and readers. By Rauli Partanen Biomass at Tofte, Norway.