Re:Germany to switch off last remaining nuclear power plants
by JanSt on Thursday April 13, 2023 @10:02AM
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It matters because within a year 20 years of solar power build-up were nullified in terms of low emission capacity
Re:Germany to switch off last remaining nuclear power plants
by PurpleRamen on Thursday April 13, 2023 @10:14AM
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I'm not sure what you mean. Solar power has significant shorter emission amortization than 20 years. I think ATM we are at 2-3 years? And solar plants can usually run far longer than 20 years. And still, how does solar relate to nuclear, when solar is not the only solution for replacing nuclear?
Re:Germany to switch off last remaining nuclear power plants
by JanSt on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:00AM
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This is not about amortization but about low-emission capacity
Re:Germany to switch off last remaining nuclear power plants
by PurpleRamen on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:07AM
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Then please explain a bit more than just throwing around some words.
How does that matter? Solar is not the only source of renewable energy for Germany. 2021, Germany got 42% of its energy from renewable sources, 2022 it already grew to 46%, and 2023 it grows even more. And those numbers are only so "low" because of political reasons and stupid people.
For over a decade the conservative and corrupted sabotaged the progress of renewable energies in Germany. This changed, partly because the government shifted, but to a strong part also because of Russia becoming a problem that not even the corrupted could ignore anymore. The progress since last summer in Germany is incredible, and it won't stop.