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what is the situation in germany?
by sebastianavina 13y ago
what is the situation in germany?
- uvdiv 13y agoThey're shutting down nuclear power, building an incoherent mixture of coal, solar, and wind, causing both skyrocketing electricity prices and increasing CO2. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/european-commission-set-to-fight-german-energy-subsidies-a-902269.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/european-commissi... http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21569039-europes-energy-policy-delivers-worst-all-possible-worlds-unwelcome-renaissance http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21569039-europes-ener...
- akiselev 13y agohttp://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/germany-takes-the-lead-in-hvdc http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/germany-takes-the... Basically, the nature of solar and wind power compared to the classical utility power is severely at odds if you try to shift to solar/wind too fast. It's more complicated than just comparing direct vs alternating current but it can be simplified to that.