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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64312400 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64312400 > Germany no longer depends on Russian imports for its energy supply, the
by KennyBlanken 3y ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64312400 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64312400
> Germany no longer depends on Russian imports for its energy supply, the country's finance minister has told the BBC. Christian Lindner said Germany had completely diversified its energy infrastructure since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
The need for coal is temporary. They're dropping their estimate for when they'll be coal-free from 2038 to 2030 because of the record pace of solar installation. They've been adding around 1GW a month of solar. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/08/21/germany-records-1-2-gw-of-new-solar-in-july/ https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/08/21/germany-records-1-2-g...