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What are they replacing nuclear power with? From what I understand, Germany is one of the few countries ramping up manufacturing, which is a huge consumer of po
by ajju 16y ago
What are they replacing nuclear power with? From what I understand, Germany is one of the few countries ramping up manufacturing, which is a huge consumer of power. It's interesting that they are essentially cutting supply as demand increases.
- Riesling 16y agoThe official plan is to have it replaced completely with renewable energy technologies by 2020.
- ugh 16y agoFossil fuels and energy imports (short term) and renewable energy (long term). In 2010, 16 percent of all electric power in Germany came from renewable sources (6.4 percent wind, 4.2 percent bio mass, 3.2 percent water, 1 percent photovoltaics, 0.8 percent waste). Coal is at 43 percent, nuclear energy is at 23 percent, oil and natural gas are at 15 percent. (Source: http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Energie/Statistik-und-Prognosen/Energiedaten/energietraeger.html http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Energie/Statistik-und-Pro...) The current government thinks that ramping up renewable energy to replace nuclear energy until 2030 is realistic.