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Re:Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources... by pydry on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:39AM (#30500986)
Kind of insane that they get 100x more flak for having 25% coal and declining than Poland next door gets for having 75%.

Germany is doing better at decarbonization than most countries, in fact, but still attracts a disproportionate amount of flak for "not doing enough".

My cynical side says that this is precisely because they're slowly proving that nuclear isnt a necessary component of decarbonization. They are setting an example that threatens the industry's survival.

Re:Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:42AM (#30501042)
Germany's per capita GDP is 3x that of Poland's and has been for quite a while. This is why commentators expect better performance from them than they do from Poland.
Re:Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources... by BitwiseFool on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:43AM (#30501060)
> " they're proving nuclear isn't a necessary component of decarbonization"

That remains to be seen. We would need to see what their progress is 5, 10, and then 15 years from now. I think the 2035 target would take a miracle to actually accomplish without Nuclear Power.

Re:Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources... by Tade0 on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:17AM (#30501545)
Here's one such miracle:

https://www.luxresearchinc.com/blog/li-ion-manufacturing-in-...

> Lux expects the global annual Li-ion manufacturing capacity to more than triple by 2024.

That 2TWh or 45 minutes of storage for the whole world added annually.

With this manufacturing capacity it will be possible to have 2h of storage before 2030, which greatly increases the amount of renewable energy which could be utilized.

I'd say if not 100%, then 80% is realistic. Wind and solar combined make up around 30% already, so it's a question of doubling that number and adding appropriate storage.

Re:Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources... by VaxWithSex on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:20AM (#30501586)
You don't store long term in lithium but in hydrogen.
Re:Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources... by VaxWithSex on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:57AM (#30501285)
The miracle is cheap renewables.