Germany's energy consumption reveals a troubling dependency on fossil fuels, with around 75% still derived from these sources. Despite advancements in renewable energy, which now accounts for over 50% of the country's electricity, significant challenges persist in sectors such as transportation and industry. Transitioning these sectors to renewable sources requires extensive technological changes and investments.
The recent decision to phase out nuclear energy has sparked widespread debate, especially as energy prices continue to rise. Yan Roso highlights that building new nuclear facilities would take a considerable amount of time, delaying any potential benefits to the energy grid. Critics argue that a more sensible approach would have been to reduce fossil fuel dependency before nuclear decommissioning.
Germany's government faces crucial choices as it plans future energy policies. The lack of firm electrification targets complicates progress toward phasing out fossil fuels completely. As the country steps into election season, the discussions surrounding its energy strategy, including the role of nuclear power, will shape the path forward for achieving a sustainable and economically viable energy future.
Germany is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition as it approaches upcoming elections. With the ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, the country is grappling with increasing energy bills and a heavy reliance on fossil fuels. While renewable energy has significantly increased its share, overcoming the dependency on imported fossil fuels remains a challenge. This conversation with Yan Roso, vice president of an energy policy think tank, emphasizes the complexities of Germany's energy landscape and the potential role of nuclear energy.That man knows absolutely nothing about Germanys electrical power needs. He repeatedly dodged the question of whether Germany should restart the 3 gW of power the decommissioned nuclear plants could provide. In addition he failed to analyze what power the 300 meter tall wind turbines could provide in the North Sea, where the average wind speed is above 10 meters per second.
This man is incredibly dishonest. He was clearly asked about RESTARTING existing nuclear plants but instead he responded about how long it takes to build new ones. That is not the question he was asked - and she failed to bring him back to the original question.
Strange things do happen in Germany. The one that provided cheap energy is called “Enemy”.-RU The one that destroyed the flow of cheap energy is called “Friend”.-U$ The one that buy Germans products the most is called “threat”. -CN The one that keeps helping her “Friend” to continue destroying her own country is called “Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen”.
We dont have time to use existing working technology. We must wait for new large capacity battery technology to develop. Old anti nuclear enegy sentiments die hard in Germany.
Its quite unsettling for me as a safety engineer to see hydrogen being proposed as a solution to industry decarbonization. I mean, everything we do in nuclear power plants is to prevent hydrogen production and/or accumulation, since it is highly flammable and explosive. So how does stacking up a lot of this stuff is a good idea? I know its already used in s regular basis by some industries, but those very industries have a relatively high frequency of accidents with labor casualties.
Short term, yes, its cheaper to invest more in renewables but nuclear more than makes up for its upfront cost with longevity, efficiency, and the facts its the only on-demand clean energy 24/7/365 outside certain geothermal sources, which is very limited in its reach, and hydroelectric, but that is susceptible to droughts. Also, love the idea, its too late for nuclear, but how about instead we invest in renewable technology and energy storage that we dont have, doesnt exist yet on the scale we need, and has no timeframe on reaching those points. These are reasonable, but nuclear power we know is just impossible.
Burning lignite coal isn’t really very good alternative to Russian gas! 😂 furthermore! The sun doesn’t shine in Germany! Solar saturation in that country is like turning on a flashlight until it runs out of battery!
This guy... 20% renewables and the whole country is going down the drain.... His solution: lets increase it more to achieve 100% Oh and when he says big efforts, he means that people will suffer. Him not included. Clown 🤡
Thats what you get when you yield to the Greens, who, although having a good, noble cause, have absolutely ZERO clue how ANYTHING works or should work, including the economy, energy, energy transition, and, in all honesty, everything else. Sadly, environmental activists are some of the dumbest, yet loudest, people in the western society.
