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For those interested, here is the primary energy use of Germany. There is still a long way to get rid of coal. https://jancovici.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05

For those interested, here is the primary energy use of Germany. There is still a long way to get rid of coal. https://jancovici.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chiffres_energie_graph120.jpg https://jancovici.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chiffres_en...

martin_a 5y ago
That is totally outdated, here are more current numbers: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economic-Sectors-Enterprises/Energy/Production/Tables/gross-electricity-production.html https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economic-Sectors-Enterpris...
- m_eiman 5y ago
  Looks like there's a lot of opportunity to install geothermal heating systems.
  - martin_a 5y ago
    Using geothermal energy is surely a niche thing in Germany, yet. I've heard about two or three people who used it for their homes, but nothing large at all. Here's a German article from two months ago on that: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/geothermie-in-deutschland-roadmap-zeigt-entwicklungspotenzial-100.html https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/geothermie-in-deutschland-roa... 440.000 installations so far, mostly surface-near (around 100 m depth).
    - m_eiman 5y ago
      It's very common in Sweden to heat single family houses this way (300k installations). It costs about 15k EUR to install, and according to ads can lower you heating costs by "up to 80%".
- WithinReason 5y ago
  You're right, coal has really jumped in 2021
- lkbm 5y ago
  Ugh, wind dropped ~11% in 2021? I heard new capacity has paused for some reason. Is this just that + old capacity being retired? Or just some temporary downtime for maintenance? Or is it just that 2020 was super-windy and 2021 was calm? Seems like a big change.