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The plan is to double onshore wind, build more offshore wind, and triple solar. That can certainly offset a lot of nonrenewable production and seems entirely po
by throwawaygh 5y ago
The plan is to double onshore wind, build more offshore wind, and triple solar. That can certainly offset a lot of nonrenewable production and seems entirely possible in the given time-frame.
But what gets offset? Before last week, I would've assumed coal/lignite/oil. The real development is a shift in priorities -- namely, from decreasing GHG to weaning off of Russian natgas.
What I don't quite understand is how all of this additional renewable energy production is supposed to offset natgas... electrifying the entire country's HVAC infrastructure seems like almost a bigger hurdle than increasing renewable production?
- VaxWithSex 5y agoUse the overshoot energy to produce hydrogen en mass. store it in the German gas grid. Use the "hydrogen-ready" gas plants (only they are considered "green" btw).