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Going from an entirely fossil grid to on average having 78% renewables last week It wasn't entirely fossil - they used to have fossil free nuclear power. That

by tpmx 3y ago

Going from an entirely fossil grid to on average having 78% renewables last week It wasn't entirely fossil - they used to have fossil free nuclear power. That 78% is an extreme case during a warm, sunny and windy week. Almost half of the electricity generation on an annual basis still comes from fossil fuels. This is after two decades of effort to turn that around: https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE&interval=year https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?... The graph is a bit misleading since it shows the renewable share, not the fossil-free share. Had it shown that the progress would looked even slower.

fundatus 3y ago
> they used to have fossil free nuclear power. fossil-free, but not emission-free and also not independent from other countries. I am not against nuclear at all, but I am convinced that the future belongs to renewables for a multitude of reasons. Germany should have kept their reactors running longer (where reasonable and possible) but here we are. The fourth largest economy in the world transitioning from 8% renewables 20 years ago to more than 50% now while maintaining it's position as having one of the most stable grids in the world is IMHO a pretty decent achievement.