News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend. Parent comment

Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by AnonymousPlanet on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @04:44AM (#39286488)
It was still over 12% in 2019 and over 14% in 2015 after shutting down plants since 2011.

https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Branchen-Unternehmen/Energ...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by Symbiote on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @05:49AM (#39286950)
That's electricity, not energy.

Most road transport, building heating and many industrial processes use energy that isn't electricity.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by AnonymousPlanet on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @06:56AM (#39287450)
The post I was replying to said

> Nuclear energy has only contributed to 10% of electricity generation in Germany - not to the total energy supply.

That number isn't correct, which I pointed out. In both cases we were talking about electricity. I don't see the added value of your comment.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by Ringz on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @06:26PM (#39295723)
That number is correct.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend by Ringz on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @06:21PM (#39295666)
Unfortunately, only the gross electricity generation. You should look on the original numbers destatis is referencing https://ag-energiebilanzen.de/

2022: 9.9%

The primary energy consumption of electricity from nuclear power was even lower.

[ Parent | on HN ]