Germany has shut down its last nuclear power plants, ending its nuclear era.

Germany accelerated its nuclear phaseout after the 2011 Fukushima accident, with Chancellor Angela Merkel ordering older plants shut down.

The nuclear phaseout has sparked criticism that it will hinder Germany's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to increased coal reliance.

Germany aims to achieve its green goals despite phasing out nuclear power, driven by its anti-nuclear movement.

Germany's Green Party, part of the governing coalition, advocates a nuclear phaseout and transition to renewable energy.

Germany aims to generate 80% of its electricity from renewables by 2030.

The country aims to reach 355 GW of renewable capacity by 2030, comprising 215 GW of solar and 140 GW of wind.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has strained Germany's energy supplies, forcing reliance on coal and gas.

Parts of the German population, including Bavaria's prime minister, want to reconsider the nuclear power phase-out and restart reactors.

Others, including Foreign Minister Annalina Birbuck, argue that reversing Germany's nuclear phaseout would be costly and impractical.

Germany is reducing energy consumption and exploring alternatives like hydrogen to decrease fossil fuel reliance.

Germany aims for 40-75 TWh of clean hydrogen demand by 2030, investing €20 billion by 2027.

The government is committed to reducing emissions and achieving its climate goals despite a challenging energy transition.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has led Germany to halt Russian fossil fuel imports and increase its use of renewable energy.

Germany's green party drove the nuclear phase-out, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2045.

Wind and photovoltaics account for nearly half of Germany's installed energy capacity.

Germany's household electricity price is the second highest in Europe, with a 20% renewable energy surcharge.

Germany generated almost 46% of its electricity from solar and wind power in 2021.

Germany's energy security remains unaffected, with the country exporting 66.39 billion kWh of electricity in 2020 as part of the European grid.

The German government has rejected requests to return to nuclear energy, prioritizing a transition to renewables instead.

Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045, with renewables generating all electricity by 2035.

The country has shut down its last nuclear power plants, ending a six-decade program.

Germany is replacing nuclear energy with solar and wind power without risking outages.

Germany has temporarily postponed the closure of its last three nuclear power plants, using two as emergency reserves until spring 2023.

The country aims to ensure a reliable energy supply by extending nuclear plants' life and reducing power consumption through measures like lowering temperatures in public buildings.

Germany has restarted coal-fired power plants until March 2024 to save gas and prevent power shortages.

Germany's energy supply is at risk due to reduced gas supplies from the Russian-Ukrainian war, requiring a 20% cut in gas consumption to avoid shortages.

Germany is exploring alternative energy sources, including hydrogen, which will require 1,800 kilometers of new pipelines, with at least half to be imported.

TenneT needs 15 billion euros for grid upgrades, which may be funded through public or private capital markets.

Germany aims to use only renewables for electricity by 2035 and be carbon neutral by 2045.

The country currently relies on polluting coal and natural gas, with significant environmental implications.

52% of German firms, including 75% of energy-intensive industries, have reported a negative impact from the energy transition.

The energy transition has led to high energy prices, hindering Germany's economic recovery and companies' competitiveness.

Germany's refusal to import Russian energy has led to high electricity prices that will persist without Russian gas.

Germany's industrial electricity demand has fallen due to high prices, which are 160% higher than in 2019.

Germany's chemical and fertilizer production has hit a decade-low, employing 466,000 people and accounting for 5% of GDP.

The sector has been severely impacted, with sales down 11.5 percent and investment falling 24 percent.

BASF has cut 3,000 jobs due to declining sector performance, amid a trend where a quarter of German companies consider outsourcing production.

Germany allocated €100 billion for energy subsidies, but a proposal to freeze electricity prices until 2030 was rejected due to budget concerns.

Germany's energy transition is hindered by understaffing, with 40% of manufacturers lacking personnel and a shortage of technical talent in green energy.

The US Inflation Reduction Act may siphon off international investments, impacting the German economy.

Germany's renewable energy supply has grown from 6% to 46% in 20 years, yet it still relies on fossil fuel and renewable energy imports.

Nuclear advocates criticize the transition away from nuclear energy, arguing the funds could be better spent on renewables.

The transition away from nuclear energy has significantly impacted the German economy, affecting jobs, industry, and local communities.

Germany aims to produce 10 gigawatts of green hydrogen by 2030, with additional imports from countries like Norway and UAE.

Green hydrogen accounts for 0.03% of global production, while grey hydrogen is five times cheaper but emits more carbon dioxide.

Germany seeks international hydrogen sources, including Norway and UAE, but imports may be inefficient due to energy losses.

Hydrogen energy suits industries like steel, chemicals, and glass, but not cars or heating.

Germany aims to generate 80% of its electricity from renewables by 2030, and shift fully by 2045.

TenneT needs 15 billion euros for grid upgrades, with the German government backing alternative funding solutions.

Northern Germany lacks transmission capacity, hindering renewable energy integration.

The government will support alternative funding for licensed renewable energy plants.

Grid stability issues arise from lack of capacity, requiring grid bolstering for the renewable energy transition.

Germany allocated over 260 billion euros to address the energy crisis and potential investment losses due to the US Inflation Reduction Act.

Germany aims to reach 80% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% by 2045.

TenneT plans to invest 100 billion euros in infrastructure over the next decade to support renewable energy transmission.

The Dutch government is considering selling TenneT to Germany or privatizing it to ensure reliable transmission of renewable energy.

Germany needs investments in grid infrastructure and pipelines to transport and store renewable energy.

The existing gas infrastructure can support the transition to net zero efficiently, carrying more energy than power lines and connecting to storage infrastructure.

Amprion plans to spend 22 billion euros by 2027 on grid expansion, including 3,400 km of land cables and 1,000 km of submarine cables.

Prysmian has signed a $5.4 billion deal with Amprion to support the transmission of North Sea renewable energy to western and southern regions.

Germany's grid regulator proposes a plan to distribute grid fees nationwide to reduce costs for high renewables regions.

The country must drastically increase wind energy by 2030, with seaports playing a key role in meeting infrastructure challenges.

Germany lacks funds to grow its offshore wind sector, prompting Minister Robert Habeck to propose a special support fund.

The European Commission's action plan for the electricity grid requires up to 800 billion euros of investment by 2030 to support the transition to renewable energy.

Germany's energy crisis may hinder its industry due to a shortage of technical talent in green energy and digital technology.

Germany allocated over 260 billion euros to address the energy crisis amid concerns the US Inflation Reduction Act may divert international investment.

Germany's outdated grid infrastructure hinders renewable energy transmission due to Northern Power South's lack of capacity.

The sale or privatization of TenneT aims to ensure reliable transmission of renewable energy and accelerate Germany's green transition.

Germany replaced nuclear power with coal.

Germany targets zero-carbon emissions by 2035.

The country plans to convert gas-fired power plants to hydrogen by 2035-2040.

Germany allocates $7.55 billion for a gas-to-hydrogen power plant.

Hydrogen will help achieve net zero.

Hydrogen will transform Thuringia's energy-intensive industries.

Germany will import hydrogen as liquid ammonia.

Thuringia has various green hydrogen projects.

Germany needs a grid-bound hydrogen infrastructure.

Germany aims for 10GW of local green hydrogen by 2030.

Green hydrogen accounts for 0.03% of global production.

Germany plans to import hydrogen from UAE, Norway, and other countries.

The country estimates 90-110 TWh hydrogen demand by 2030.

5 GW electrolyzer production capacity is needed by 2030.

5 GW more capacity is planned by 2035-2040.

Germany leads in hydrogen technology.

Green hydrogen is key to Germany's strategy.

Germany seeks green hydrogen for energy.

Russia supplies half of the country's natural gas.

Germany will use hydrogen energy to reduce dependence on Russian gas.

Hydrogen can replace natural gas in industrial processes due to its high energy content.

Germany aims to produce 10 gigawatts of domestic green hydrogen by 2030.

Hydrogen energy suits sectors that cannot be directly electrified, such as steel and chemical industries.

A 10,000 km hydrogen pipeline is planned for 2032.

€20 billion will be spent on hydrogen development by 2027.

Hydrogen-ready turbines will be subsidized.

Germany aims for 40-75 TWh of clean hydrogen by 2030.

€16 billion is estimated for hydrogen plants.

Germany targets 15-20 GW of offshore wind by 2030.

The country aims for 65% renewable energy by 2030.

Green hydrogen is key to Germany's zero-carbon energy.

Germany aims to increase its offshore wind power to 15-20 GW by 2030.

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Germany has shut its final three nuclear plants, marking the end of the country's end of nuclear era that has spanned more than 60 years.

Nuclear power has long been contentious in Germany.

The move has come as Germany's eyes achieve its green goal. Steffi Lemke, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection and a Green Party member, "The position of the German government is clear: nuclear power is not green. Nor is it sustainable".

Closure of three nuclear plant's history:

Germany shut three plants-- Emsland, Isar 2, and Neckarwestheim, representing the culmination of a plan set in motion more than 20 years ago.

During the 1970s, a strong anti-nuclear movement emerged in Germany. The movement gave birth to the green party, which is now part of governing coalition.

However, it was in the 2000s the German government pledged to phase out nuclear power and start shutting down plants.

But in 2009, a new government came to power and it seemed brief as if nuclear would get a reprieve as a bridging technology to help the country move to renewable energy.

Then Fukushima happened. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused three reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to melt down.

Three days later then-Chancellor Angela Merkel who was previously pro-nuclear, announced Germany would accelerate a nuclear phase-out, with older plants shuttered immediately.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine provided another plot twist.

Germany isn’t the only country committed to walking away from nuclear — Italy gave up the technology in 1990, and Lithuania recently struck a deal to dismantle its Soviet-era reactors, which have sat idle for over a decade. But in many advanced economies, nuclear is experiencing a resurgence.

On Sunday, Finland will start regular power production at Europe’s newest and biggest reactor. The 1,600-megawatt Olkiluoto-3 unit that faced years of delays had been planned to enter commercial production on Monday. France is planning to build at least six new reactors by 2050 as well as experiment with smaller, modular ones. The UK has similar ambitions. And even in Japan, after a decade of paralysis following the nuclear accident in Fukushima, the public is warming up to the use of nuclear power. The Japanese government wants to restart reactors that have sat idle since the disaster and to extend the lifespan of existing units.

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Content: Three nuclear-fired power plants will be taken off the grid in Germany on Friday as part of the country's plan to end atomic power.

"The nuclear phaseout makes our country safer and helps to avoid radioactive waste," said Federal Environment and Nuclear Safety Minister Steffi Lemke.

"It is now essential to ... advance the search for a final repository for high-level radioactive waste as well as permanent solutions for low- and medium-level radioactive waste," the environment ministry said.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speeded up the phaseout following the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan.

Friday's shutdown affects power plants in Brokdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Grohnde in Lower Saxony and Gundremmingen C in Bavaria.

Germany's remaining three nuclear plants — Emsland in Lower Saxony, Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim 2 in Baden-Württemberg — will be closed by the end of 2022 "at the latest," the environment ministry said.

"Since 2011, Germany has been drawing a line under a highly problematic technology in an orderly, reliable process," Lemke said.

Nuclear accounts for about 10 percent of Germany's electricity production. The shutdown has sparked criticism as Germany will have to dramatically ramp up renewable energy and has also increased its reliance on highly polluting coal-fired power.

"Security of supply in Germany continues to be guaranteed," said Robert Habeck, federal climate and economy minister. He added that reliable and "sustainably generated electricity" is a "central requirement for aligning our economy and industry toward climate neutrality."

That stance puts Berlin at loggerheads with France, where nuclear is the largest element of its energy mix (and also helps supply Germany).

EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said in September that existing nuclear plants, which provide low-carbon electricity essential to the green transition, can be kept running "for two, five, 10 years," adding: "Why deprive ourselves of this production capacity?"

France is planning to scale down the share of nuclear in its electricity mix from 75 percent to 50 percent by 2035, but President Emmanuel Macron said in November that France "will restart the construction of nuclear reactors" while "continuing to develop renewable energies."

Macron also said France will invest €1 billion into research and development, notably into small modular reactors.

Belgium recently decided to shut down all its nuclear power plants by 2025, but plans to invest €100 million in new generation nuclear reactors and research.

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Content: Three nuclear-fired power plants will be taken off the grid in Germany on Friday as part of the country's plan to end atomic power.

"The nuclear phaseout makes our country safer and helps to avoid radioactive waste," said Federal Environment and Nuclear Safety Minister Steffi Lemke.

"It is now essential to ... advance the search for a final repository for high-level radioactive waste as well as permanent solutions for low- and medium-level radioactive waste," the environment ministry said.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speeded up the phaseout following the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan.

Friday's shutdown affects power plants in Brokdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Grohnde in Lower Saxony and Gundremmingen C in Bavaria.

Germany's remaining three nuclear plants — Emsland in Lower Saxony, Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim 2 in Baden-Württemberg — will be closed by the end of 2022 "at the latest," the environment ministry said.

"Since 2011, Germany has been drawing a line under a highly problematic technology in an orderly, reliable process," Lemke said.

Nuclear accounts for about 10 percent of Germany's electricity production. The shutdown has sparked criticism as Germany will have to dramatically ramp up renewable energy and has also increased its reliance on highly polluting coal-fired power.

"Security of supply in Germany continues to be guaranteed," said Robert Habeck, federal climate and economy minister. He added that reliable and "sustainably generated electricity" is a "central requirement for aligning our economy and industry toward climate neutrality."

That stance puts Berlin at loggerheads with France, where nuclear is the largest element of its energy mix (and also helps supply Germany).

EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said in September that existing nuclear plants, which provide low-carbon electricity essential to the green transition, can be kept running "for two, five, 10 years," adding: "Why deprive ourselves of this production capacity?"

France is planning to scale down the share of nuclear in its electricity mix from 75 percent to 50 percent by 2035, but President Emmanuel Macron said in November that France "will restart the construction of nuclear reactors" while "continuing to develop renewable energies."

Macron also said France will invest €1 billion into research and development, notably into small modular reactors.

Belgium recently decided to shut down all its nuclear power plants by 2025, but plans to invest €100 million in new generation nuclear reactors and research.

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Germany aims to achieve its green goals despite phasing out nuclear power, driven by its anti-nuclear movement.

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Germany has shut its final three nuclear plants, marking the end of the country's end of nuclear era that has spanned more than 60 years.

Nuclear power has long been contentious in Germany.

The move has come as Germany's eyes achieve its green goal. Steffi Lemke, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection and a Green Party member, "The position of the German government is clear: nuclear power is not green. Nor is it sustainable".

Closure of three nuclear plant's history:

Germany shut three plants-- Emsland, Isar 2, and Neckarwestheim, representing the culmination of a plan set in motion more than 20 years ago.

During the 1970s, a strong anti-nuclear movement emerged in Germany. The movement gave birth to the green party, which is now part of governing coalition.

However, it was in the 2000s the German government pledged to phase out nuclear power and start shutting down plants.

But in 2009, a new government came to power and it seemed brief as if nuclear would get a reprieve as a bridging technology to help the country move to renewable energy.

Then Fukushima happened. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused three reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to melt down.

Three days later then-Chancellor Angela Merkel who was previously pro-nuclear, announced Germany would accelerate a nuclear phase-out, with older plants shuttered immediately.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine provided another plot twist.

Germany isn’t the only country committed to walking away from nuclear — Italy gave up the technology in 1990, and Lithuania recently struck a deal to dismantle its Soviet-era reactors, which have sat idle for over a decade. But in many advanced economies, nuclear is experiencing a resurgence.

On Sunday, Finland will start regular power production at Europe’s newest and biggest reactor. The 1,600-megawatt Olkiluoto-3 unit that faced years of delays had been planned to enter commercial production on Monday. France is planning to build at least six new reactors by 2050 as well as experiment with smaller, modular ones. The UK has similar ambitions. And even in Japan, after a decade of paralysis following the nuclear accident in Fukushima, the public is warming up to the use of nuclear power. The Japanese government wants to restart reactors that have sat idle since the disaster and to extend the lifespan of existing units.

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Germany has shut its final three nuclear plants, marking the end of the country's end of nuclear era that has spanned more than 60 years.

Nuclear power has long been contentious in Germany.

The move has come as Germany's eyes achieve its green goal. Steffi Lemke, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection and a Green Party member, "The position of the German government is clear: nuclear power is not green. Nor is it sustainable".

Closure of three nuclear plant's history:

Germany shut three plants-- Emsland, Isar 2, and Neckarwestheim, representing the culmination of a plan set in motion more than 20 years ago.

During the 1970s, a strong anti-nuclear movement emerged in Germany. The movement gave birth to the green party, which is now part of governing coalition.

However, it was in the 2000s the German government pledged to phase out nuclear power and start shutting down plants.

But in 2009, a new government came to power and it seemed brief as if nuclear would get a reprieve as a bridging technology to help the country move to renewable energy.

Then Fukushima happened. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused three reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to melt down.

Three days later then-Chancellor Angela Merkel who was previously pro-nuclear, announced Germany would accelerate a nuclear phase-out, with older plants shuttered immediately.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine provided another plot twist.

Germany isn’t the only country committed to walking away from nuclear — Italy gave up the technology in 1990, and Lithuania recently struck a deal to dismantle its Soviet-era reactors, which have sat idle for over a decade. But in many advanced economies, nuclear is experiencing a resurgence.

On Sunday, Finland will start regular power production at Europe’s newest and biggest reactor. The 1,600-megawatt Olkiluoto-3 unit that faced years of delays had been planned to enter commercial production on Monday. France is planning to build at least six new reactors by 2050 as well as experiment with smaller, modular ones. The UK has similar ambitions. And even in Japan, after a decade of paralysis following the nuclear accident in Fukushima, the public is warming up to the use of nuclear power. The Japanese government wants to restart reactors that have sat idle since the disaster and to extend the lifespan of existing units.

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With the end of the year, the phase-out of nuclear energy in Germany is entering a new phase.
On December 31, three nuclear power plants will be disconnected from the grid, including the Brockdorf nuclear power plant, located in the north of the country.
Its construction, begun in the 1980s, already caused a lot of protests.
The management of the company regrets its closure.
“In recent days, the mood has been very sad, ” says Guido Nott, chairman of PreussenElektra.
We have been running this station for 35 years.
We monitored her condition, maintained at the highest technical level and always ensured the safety of her work.
Meanwhile, among opponents of the use of nuclear energy, the closure of the nuclear power plant does not cause any sadness:
“I feel a calm but constant joy that this facility is now closed, ” says Karsten Hinrichsen, an activist.
Some have asked if victory has been won.
I say no, because it took too much time.
The ban on the operation of nuclear power plants in Germany was adopted after the accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant Fukushima in 2011.
During the vote in the Bundestag, this initiative was supported by 513 out of 600 deputies.
The oldest reactors were shut down immediately, and the shutdown of the remaining nine was decided to proceed in stages.
Following three nuclear power plants located in Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, which will stop generating electricity this year, the remaining three will be shut down by the end of next year.
At the same time, the work related to the NPP shutdown will continue for several more years, since the dismantling of the stations is a very complex and lengthy procedure.
Meanwhile, the country plans to increasingly switch to renewable energy sources.
It is estimated that by 2030, 80% of electricity will be generated by wind turbines, solar panels or biogas plants.

The country aims to reach 355 GW of renewable capacity by 2030, comprising 215 GW of solar and 140 GW of wind.

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Four questions for Germany’s big hydrogen power plan

The German government is proposing to invest billions of euros to support the roll-out of a wave of hydrogen-fired power plants. This is part of a move to phase-out coal plants and to deploy large volumes of wind and solar generation.

Details of the hydrogen plan – the Kraftwerksstrategie or KWS – became available on 5 February through a press release from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action 1 , which confirmed government agreement on the scheme. The plan is now subject to the approval of the European Commission and negotiations with the German parliament.

The planned hydrogen subsidies would have a transformative impact on both the German and European electricity markets. But discussions on the plans during 2023 were the privilege only of those inside ministries. Given the importance of these plans, the lack of public debate or transparency so far, especially at European level, is concerning.

In this context, and to inform the debate that will now start, we pose four questions: Why hydrogen? What are the ramifications for the European market? Where in Germany? By when should coal be phased out?

An unprecedented transformation of the German electricity system

Germany wants 80 percent of domestic electricity generation to be renewable by 2030, up from 44 percent in 2022 2 . Specifically, this involves reaching an installed generation capacity of 215 gigawatts solar, 110 GW onshore wind and 30 GW offshore wind by 2030, more than doubling existing capacities in the next six year 3 .

Germany’s governing coalition must also decide whether to bring forward the legally-specified coal phase-out date from 2038 to 2030. Bringing it forward would imply replacement of an additional 17 GW of lignite and coal plants by 2030 4 , on top of 13 GW of plants already scheduled for shut down.

All this means restructuring the electricity system at unprecedented speed. To accompany variable renewables, the deployment of clean-generation capacity that can smooth fluctuations in renewable output – both intra-day and across seasons – is necessary. However, exactly how much new capacity is required, and from which technology, is not clear.

What does Germany aim to do? Principles and compromises

The main thrust of the power plant strategy is to provide subsidies for hydrogen-fired power plants. The German government sees these plants as replacements for coal-fired plants that will shut down, and as complements to variable renewable generation, most likely by helping to balance longer-term fluctuations in renewable output. This is consistent with the German government’s grander ambitions for hydrogen. Plans are being drawn up for a hydrogen pipeline network that will cover 10,000 km by 2032 5 , and up to €20 billion will be spent developing the hydrogen industry between 2024 and 2027 6 .

The government originally wanted to support three types of plant: 1) hydrogen sprinters, 2) hydrogen hybrid, and 3) hydrogen-ready. Sprinters are purpose-built turbines that would run on hydrogen from day one. Hybrids involve the co-location of hydrogen capabilities alongside solar PV or onshore wind, which could even out the electricity sent to the power grid 7 . Hydrogen-ready plants would be plants with gas-fired turbines, and a requirement to provide a detailed roadmap showing how they will switch to hydrogen no later than 2040.

In August 2023, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action said it had completed negotiations with the European Commission over provision of state aid to these three types of plant 8 . Plans were drawn up to subsidise 4.4 GW of sprinters, 4.4 GW of hybrid plants, and up to 15 GW of hydrogen-ready plants. A first tender was intended for December 2023.

However, like so much of Germany’s planned climate expenditure, this agreement was thrown into question by a November 2023 constitutional court ruling that COVID-19 debt allowances could not be rolled over into Germany’s Climate and Transformation Fund (Klima- und Transformationsfonds, KTF), on the basis that the rollover would breach government spending rules 9 . The KTF would have been the source of the originally-planned subsidies for three types of hydrogen plant.

Therefore, a compromise was worked out, culminating in the government’s 5 February announcement 10 . The government now plans to subsidise a lower volume of 10 GW hydrogen-ready turbines and has scrapped plans for the 8.8 GW combined sprinters and hybrids. A tender process will offer state support for the construction and operation of four natural gas-fired power plants. Bidders should draw up plans for transitioning to hydrogen between 2035 and 2040. The estimated cost is €16 billion 11 .

This would create a demand for hydrogen of 20 TWh annually once all plants are converted, assuming 1,000 running hours per year 12 . Demand of 20 TWh is significant but not disproportionate in the context of wider plans. Total German hydrogen demand today is 55 TWh, of which almost none is supplied as clean hydrogen produced using renewable electricity 13 . The German national hydrogen strategy sets a target for between 40 TWh and 75 TWh total clean hydrogen demand in 2030 (BMWK, 2023).

Until plants are converted to hydrogen, they will consume natural gas, again estimated at a 20 TWh annual consumption. This compares to typical annual German gas demand of 800 TWh, which will be substantially lower by 2030.

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About the authors

Ben McWilliams is working for Bruegel as an Affiliate fellow in the field of Energy and Climate Policy. His work involves data-driven analysis to critique and inform European public policy, specifically in the area of the energy sector and its decarbonisation.

Georg Zachmann is a Senior Fellow at Bruegel, where he has worked since 2009 on energy and climate policy. His work focuses on regional and distributional impacts of decarbonisation, the analysis and design of carbon, gas and electricity markets, and EU energy and climate policies.

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The decision to phase out nuclear power came from then-Chancellor Angela Merkel after the disaster of 2011, when the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in Japan, which killed at least 15.9 thousand people.
Initially, it was planned to stop nuclear reactors on December 31, 2022, but due to rising energy prices, the German government delayed this until mid-April 2023.
The nuance is that in the near future, Germany will have to rely on coal and gas, which have a negative impact on the environment.
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Parts of the German population, including Bavaria's prime minister, want to reconsider the nuclear power phase-out and restart reactors.

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Content: Chernobyl and the war: how the events in Ukraine prompted Germany to abandon nuclear energy
Greenpeace activist at a protest against nuclear power in Berlin, Germany.
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The end of the atomic age.
This weekend, Germany, as promised, shut down its last nuclear power plants.
On Sunday night, the Germans decommissioned three stations: Izar 2 in Bavaria, Necarwesteim-2 in Baden-Württemberg and Emsland in Lower Saxony.
Nuclear power plants, which have recently produced about 5% of the country ’ s electricity, have been shut down as part of the so-called “energy transition. ”
Its goal is to completely switch to green energy by 2035, that is, to produce electricity from renewable sources.
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The decision to finally abandon the peaceful atom was given to the German authorities not easy.
A week ago, in political Berlin, there were calls to postpone the closure of the reactors for at least a few months, so as not to jeopardize the security of energy supply in the country.
Moreover, the temporary continuation of the work of the nuclear power plant of Chancellor Olaf Scholz was requested by both the opposition Christian Democrats and the liberals included in the ruling coalition.
Most Germans did not support the closure of the nuclear power plant.
According to sociologists, about 60% of the country ’ s residents called the government ’ s decision to abandon the peaceful atom wrong.
The reason is obvious: people are afraid of further increases in electricity prices, which have literally exploded.
Farewell to the atom: the Ukrainian factor
In fact, the decision to close all German nuclear power plants was made in 2011 by the government of Angela Merkel after the accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant Fukushima.
But the discussion about the abandonment of nuclear power began much earlier — in 1986, after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
The accident sparked widespread protests against the use of the peaceful atom, and after Chernobyl, the now ruling Social Democratic Party announced that it would support the closure of all German nuclear power plants and enshrined this position in its political program.
Events in Ukraine also affected the timing of the closure of the nuclear power plant.
Germany planned to shut down all its nuclear power plants by the end of 2022.
However, after a full-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, the operation of the reactors was decided to extend for several more months.
Germany, which took the course of abandoning all Russian energy resources, was afraid of problems with energy supply.
Bavarian exception: will one of the richest lands in Germany be allowed to restart nuclear power plants
In the final rejection of the peaceful atom, it seems, not all German politicians believe.
At least regional.
The prime minister of Bavaria - one of the richest German states - Markus Seder has already said that he will ask the federal government to reconsider its decision.
And this is a few hours after the closing of the last nuclear power plant!
Seder wants the Bavarians to make an exception – allowed them to continue to operate the nuclear power plant “Izar-2 ”, located on the territory of the earth.
Like, now, in times of energy crisis, to abandon nuclear energy is not only risky, but also stupid.
That can be done a little later.
"Bavaria demands that the federal government take responsibility for the continued operation of nuclear power.
Until the crisis is over and the country has switched to renewable energy, we must use all forms of energy before the end of the decade.
Anyone who, like the ruling coalition, hopes that the next winter will be as mild as the previous one, acts extremely naive and careless for an industrial country like Germany, ” said Seder.
And he promised that in the case of a positive decision from Berlin, Bavaria is ready to take responsibility for the operation of the nuclear power plant.
The Bavarian prime minister thought about other lands.
It requires the government to develop and submit a plan for the reactivation of disconnected nuclear power plants.
If necessary, nuclear power plants will be able to resume their work quickly.
Official Berlin has already responded to the calls of the Bavarian Prime Minister – the Minister for Environmental Protection advised Zeder not to engage in political populism.
Non-peaceful atom: Germany wants sanctions against Russian nuclear energy
On the day of the closure of their own nuclear power plants, the Germans also mentioned the nuclear energy of the aggressor country of Russia.
Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Economy of Germany Robert Gabeck proposed to impose sanctions against the nuclear industry of the Russian Federation.
At the EU level.
For example, to include penalties in the next, already eleventh, sanctions package, the development and coordination of which the Europeans will begin in the near future.
“We have seen that Russia purposefully uses dependence in the energy sector for pressure.
Therefore, the federal government called on the European Commission to impose sanctions on the civilian nuclear sector.
Nuclear technology is an extremely sensitive area, and Russia can no longer be perceived as a reliable partner here, ” Gabek said.
What sanctions are we talking about – the politician did not specify.
However, in early April, after a visit to Ukraine, he proposed to impose sanctions against states that buy uranium from Russia for their nuclear power plants.
Not immediately, but after the transition.
“It is important to start and not be afraid of decisive actions in this area, ” Gabek explained.
The EU ’ s dependence on Russia ’ s nuclear sector is really serious.
About 20% of the uranium for their nuclear power plants EU countries receive from Russia.
Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic are completely dependent on these supplies, that is, 100%.
On the sale of uranium in the European Union, Russia earns 450 million euros a year.
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German Foreign Minister Annalina Birbuck has refused to extend the operation of Germany ’ s three remaining nuclear power plants beyond the end of this year.
Berbock told German weekly Bild am Sonntag: “I ’ m not convinced that nuclear power plants will solve our gas problem. ”
She added that people who are talking about nuclear energy do not care about running things, but want to go back to the use of nuclear energy, saying: "We have paid many billions over the past decade because of this reluctance to get out of nuclear energy.
Undermining that now would be insane, and it would cost us even more. ”
Due to the energy crisis that has intensified as a result of the Russian war on Ukraine, a debate has been going on for months over whether Germany ’ s three remaining nuclear power plants should be longer than planned.
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Content: Germany ’ s last three nuclear power plants may be delayed
In light of the potential energy crisis in Europe in the winter, officials revealed that Germany intends to delay the decommissioning of the last three nuclear plants in the country, although it will only temporarily prolong the life of the plants, but it marks the first time that Germany has deviated from the energy policy introduced in the millennium and has so far been enshrined by almost all parties.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted senior officials as saying that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has not yet formally adopted the proposal to delay the discharge, and if it is decided to do so, there are technical and legal issues, including passing through parliament.
The cabinet is currently discussing some details, and while it will have to wait for the results of the energy demand assessment in the coming weeks to come to a conclusion, officials have revealed that everything is almost a foregone conclusion.
The last three nuclear plants in Germany were due to be decommissioned on December 31, and the government reportedly believes that a temporary delay would require two conditions: Germany is likely to suffer from a natural gas shortage and there are no safety concerns about keeping nuclear reactors in operation.
The shift in German policy underscores the shock of Russia ’ s invasion of Ukraine to European political circles, especially Germany, which has been closely tied to Russia ’ s economy and has long relied on Russian gas supplies.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he began to increase military spending, send weapons to Ukraine, break years of pacifism, supply arms to conflict zones, the latest energy policy shift, and involve the almost sacred issue of “nuclear abolition ” in German politics.
The German economy ministry, which dominates energy policy, declined to comment on the report, saying only that it all depends on the outcome of an assessment of Germany ’ s energy needs.
The remaining three nuclear power plants account for about 6% of Germany's electricity generation, and if they continue to supply power, they will not have to use natural gas or coal-fired power to fill the gap, allowing some areas to continue to have natural gas.
In some parts of Germany, huge coal-fired power plants have resumed operations in response to a potential power outage from a Russian supply cut in June, disrupting Germany ’ s progress so far in reducing carbon and fighting air pollution.
The German government has drawn up two executive orders on how to reduce natural gas and energy consumption over the next two years.
Energy authorities estimate that Germany will need to reduce its use of natural gas by 20% in order to avoid a shortage of natural gas this winter and next.
It is unclear when the German authorities may extend the discharge period, with some officials offering a few months, but the ruling Liberal Democrats believe it should be extended to 2024.
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Content: ● Talk from the beginning
In October 1973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Saudi Arabia, imposed a embargo on countries supporting Israel with oil as a weapon. The embargo lasted until March 1974, when the global price of oil rose by nearly 300%, from $3 per barrel to nearly $12.
Recognizing the importance of stable energy supply and price, many countries have begun to develop nuclear power.
In that era, the development of nuclear energy in Germany and France went hand in hand. Both countries imported nuclear power technology from the United States, and both established independent nuclear power industries.
In 1979, the Three Mile Island accident in the United States did not change the Social Democratic Party's support for nuclear energy in Germany at the time, and then the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Russia caused a major impact on Germany's nuclear energy policy. In August 1986, the Social Democratic Party passed a bill to abandon nuclear power within 10 years, Germany terminated the development plan for new reactors, and power companies dared not plan to build a nuclear power plant. Merchants.
Overall, the passage of the Act did not affect the operation of the nuclear power plants in transit in Germany, with a capacity of 20,339 and 20,583,000 megawatts in 23 years from 1986 to 2009, and a further 22.9 million megawatts in 1989.
In other words, the ruling party in Germany recognized the importance of nuclear power to the country ’ s economic development and did not implement the nuclear abolition bill hastily passed in August 1986 under the anti-nuclear passion of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Russia.
Obviously, the non-nuclear file, can only say, can not be done.
Non-nuclear weapons are a bargaining chip for political power
In October 1998, the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party organized a joint government and began to discuss a non-nuclear timetable with power companies. The Green Party, a small party with ideological leadership and national recognition of only 6.7%, changed the national energy policy through the power to gain the leadership of energy policies that are closely related to national security.
The assumption of power by political parties recognized by more people is the basic tenet of the operation of democratic politics.
When, in order to gain political power, different political parties used coalitions to lead to the opinions of the minority and hostage the understanding of the majority, is this the normal state of democratic politics?
Ridiculous, even more pathetic!
After numerous and varied threats, the coalition government and the power companies reached an agreement in late 2000.
The key point of the agreement is that the government will allow the units in operation at the time to continue operating until the cumulative generation of 2,623 billion kWh, equivalent to an average useful life of the units of 32 years (the power company originally expected 36 years), and that Germany will be non-nuclear by 2022.
The government is committed to ensuring the smooth operation of the nuclear power plant and the disposal of nuclear waste without political interference. In June 2001, the “Red Green ” coalition government signed an agreement with four power companies.
The agreement clearly stipulates that Germany will no longer build nuclear power plants and allow the temporary storage of used nuclear fuel at the site.
Based on the cap on nuclear power generation, a less cost-effective unit was stopped in 2003 and 2005, with a installed capacity of 640,000 MW and 340,000 MW, respectively, and it operated for 31 and 36 years.
In addition, a unit with a capacity of 1.22 million megawatts was built in 1986 on the banks of the Rhine. The unit was discontinued in 1988 due to anti-nuclear protests, and its power company abandoned the unit in 2003 to begin decommissioning work. Two units with a capacity of 771,000 megawatts and 1.26 million megawatts were suspended in 2007 and 2009, respectively, for 30 years and 25 years.
These two units are boiling water reactors, which are different from the mainstream pressurized water reactors in Germany.
Germany ’ s non-nuclear decision in 2000 was a pragmatic compromise that quelled the protests of anti-nuclear groups, kept the plant running smoothly, and provided the government with enough time to think about national energy policy.
An industrial leader reminded the government that reliable and affordable energy is an important part of Germany ’ s economic policy.
Opposition leaders in Congress said there was a chance they would change the decision.
The expectation of power companies is to increase the average operating year of all nuclear power units from 32 to 40 years, and then to 60 years depending on the situation of individual units.
● New opportunities brought about by the change
In September 2009, the new coalition government of the Christian Democrats and the Liberal Party announced plans to withdraw the "non-nuclear policy".
At this time, Germany still has 17 operational nuclear power units, but one is in a long-term state of decommissioning.
If all the units can be extended from the original agreed 32 years of operation to 60 years, it is estimated that the additional profit of the power company will be 100 billion euros, and the government must take a share, let alone 50 billion euros.
Financial negotiations took a year to complete.
The new nuclear policy allows for 40 years of operation (an additional 8 years) for units that were negotiated before 1980, and 14 years for units that were negotiated after 1980.
The government pays dividends on the extension of nuclear power plants to the national treasury under various taxes, donations and surcharges.
For example, the tax on nuclear fuel based on the weight of nuclear fuel used is increased to 2.3 billion euros per year, equivalent to 0.016 euros per kilowatt-hour.
In order to supplement the development of renewable energy, we will provide 300 million euros each in 2011 and 2012, 200 million euros each from 2013 to 2016, and 0.009 euros per nuclear power generation after 2016. The funds will also fund a recovery plan for a waste salt mine that is disposed of from nuclear waste.
Germany ’ s policy of abandoning nuclear energy has officially turned a corner.
• Planning does not change
On March 15, 2011, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the new nuclear energy policy adopted only four months ago was suspended for three months. At the same time, seven units that had been negotiated before 1980 were immediately shut down. This represents a decrease of 8,336 MW, or 6.4% of the total installed capacity.
In May 2011, the German regulatory authority issued a statement saying that after various assessments, all German nuclear power units are in good condition and there are no concerns about their safety.
Despite this, the German government announced on May 30 that under pressure from anti-nuclear local governments, it will return to its original non-nuclear policy and close all nuclear power plants by 2022. At the end of June and July 8, the German House of Representatives and the Senate respectively passed decrees to expand wind power generation in response to the shutdown of nuclear power plants, while agreeing to build coal-fired power plants and gas plants without changing carbon reduction targets.
In order to solve the problem of insufficient baseload power after the nuclear power plant is stopped, electricity will be imported from France, Russia and Poland.
It ’ s all about non-nuclear policy.
Some nuclear power plants have been forced to shut down, but the nuclear power plants that continue to operate still have to pay various heavy taxes according to the 2011 revision of the Atomic Energy Law. Tax rebates of €6.3 billion between 2011 and 2016 and the suspension of tax on nuclear fuel.
The nuclear fuel tax was abolished at the end of 2016. In order to avoid the nuclear fuel tax, the fuel exchange time of five German units was postponed to January 2017, and a total of 8 billion kWh of power generation was lost from mid-December to the end of February 2016.
After 10 years of litigation, the government reached a settlement with four power companies for a total amount of 4.8 billion euros.
This amount of money is the most direct price of policy repetition.
In response to nuclear waste, in order to maintain a stable power supply, the huge investment in power generation and transmission systems is a heavier burden on society.
In May 2011, the German power grid department warned that the closure of nuclear power plants will lead to insufficient baseload power generation capacity, and renewable energy generation facilities are scattered, and renewable energy rich areas and power consumption areas are at a distance, requiring transmission networks.
The lack of power transmission capacity will make the grid fragile and unreliable, and the stability of the grid is facing great challenges. In May 2012, Germany announced a 10-year plan to expand and strengthen the grid, with a total of 26 transmission projects, with a total investment of 10 billion euros.
Germany calls the policy of increasing the proportion of renewable energy generation and phasing out nuclear energy as Energiewende (energytransition), an appropriate translation is also our slogan, "energy transition"!
For the public, the direct cost of the energy transition is that household electricity prices are the second highest in Europe and the highest in Denmark.
According to statistics, in December 2021, the price of domestic electricity in Germany was 80% higher than that of France.
Electricity prices in Germany
The electricity market in Germany is completely liberalized, and power companies sell electricity generated by various forms of electricity generation in the wholesale market. The price of electricity in the wholesale market is open information, which allows power companies to obtain electricity from the wholesale market and transmit it to consumers through the electricity network.
Taxes paid by different types of consumers are also different.
Due to various measures to reward renewable energy, distorting the market mechanism, the German wholesale electricity price is lower than other countries, and sometimes even negative, 298 hours of wholesale electricity price is negative in 2019 and 139 hours in 2021.
The average wholesale price of electricity in the German electricity market is 0.03767 euros / kWh in 2019, 0.03047 euros / kWh in 2020, and 0.09685 euros / kWh in 2021. The average price in the first half of the year is 0.054 euros / kWh, rising to 0.1380 euros / kWh in the second half of the year.
As shown in the attached figure, the Russian-Ukrainian war caused a surge in gas prices, which had a huge impact on electricity prices in Germany; in July 2022, the high price of 0.3153 euros per degree was 6.4 times that of January 2019!
The price of electricity for domestic or small commercial use in Germany is very high.
Look at the price structure of electricity for German households.
Germany ’ s household electricity price in 2006 was 0.1946 euros per kWh. It rose to 0.3216 euros per kWh in 2021, and has reached 0.3714 euros in 2022. In 2021, more than half of Germany ’ s household and small business electricity price burden came from additional taxes or fees due to energy policies. 16% is a sales tax, 20% of the renewable energy surcharge is paid to the renewable energy industry, 6% of the electricity tax (also known as the ecological tax), and there are three smaller surcharges.
If so, why not in the first place?
In 2010, Germany had 17 nuclear power units with a total installed capacity of more than 20 million megawatts, accounting for about 15% of the total installed capacity. In 2010, the total generation capacity was 133 billion kWh, accounting for about 25% of the total generation capacity. At the end of 2011, there were 9 nuclear power units with a total installed capacity of 12 million megawatts.
Compared to 1990, the total installed capacity was 1.3 times, but the power generation increased by only 11%.
Wind and photovoltaics account for nearly half of the installed capacity, but only 28% of the generation.
Nuclear power plant capacity accounted for only 4.1%, but power generation accounted for 12.4%. In 2021, three nuclear power units were shut down, and there are only three units in operation, with a total installed capacity of 4.055 million megawatts, accounting for less than 2%, and the total power generation may be about 6%. Can the economy afford to shut down the remaining three nuclear plants in 2022?
According to a news report on August 18, "Germany is facing an energy shortage crisis this winter and has planned to delay the closure of the country's last three nuclear power plants."
The decision has not yet been formally adopted by Prime Minister Bernard Shaw and may need to be passed by parliament. Details are still being discussed and a cabinet resolution will have to wait weeks for an energy demand assessment to come out, but officials believe the results are already known, according to three officials.
According to online data, Germany has eight decommissioned units that have not been in service for 40 years, and if the international consensus is that nuclear power units can be used for at least 60 years, the extension of these units can significantly reduce the dependence on imported natural gas.
It remains to be seen whether the shift in German nuclear policy will extend to these eight units.
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Looking at Taiwan ’ s electricity situation, the schedule summarizes Taiwan ’ s electricity data for 2019 and 2021, which can be compared with Germany ’ s data for 2019. Germany ’ s total installed capacity and total power generation in 2019 are 4.1 times and 2.2 times that of Taiwan, respectively.
The average capacity factor for electrical equipment in Germany is 30% and in Taiwan it is 56%.
Renewable energy cannot generate electricity all the time, and when the installed capacity is large, the average capacity factor will be low.
But there are other factors, in 2019, Germany ’ s natural gas installation capacity of 46 million megawatts, generating 90.8 billion kWh; Taiwan is 17.57 million megawatts and 91.2 billion kWh; the installed capacity is only 38% of Germany ’ s, but the power generation is equivalent.
Germany ’ s electricity grid is part of the European continent ’ s electricity grid, and data can be found on the network. In 2020, Germany exported 66.39 billion kWh of electricity and imported 48.05 billion kWh. About 20% of Germany ’ s domestic electricity production is exchanged with other countries.
If the exchange is not possible, it is necessary to abandon electricity when the amount of renewable energy generation exceeds the amount of electricity used or the capacity of the grid; when the renewable energy generation is insufficient, more dispatchable units are needed.
Renewable energy generation must be coupled with a power generation facility that can be scheduled, so that the power grid can be stable.
When the capacity of renewable energy installations is large, the capacity of the installations with the power generation facilities that can be adjusted will also increase.
The average capacity factor of German natural gas units is only 15%.
In other words, Germany ’ s natural gas unit is idle 85% of the time, isn ’ t that the cost of renewable energy?
When renewable energy must have a total installed capacity of 12.7 million megawatts (54.8%) of renewable energy (wind, light, water, and waste) with a capacity of 255.1 billion kWh (41.9%); the installed capacity is 16.3 times that of Taiwan ’ s 7.8 million megawatts in 2019, and the power generation capacity is 16.8 times that of Taiwan ’ s share is only 5.6%. Degrees.
From the number of renewable energy generation, Taiwan really can not be compared with Germany, but can we really develop to the realm of Germany?
Germany ’ s territory covers an area of 357,622 square kilometers, 9.9 times Taiwan ’ s 35,980 square kilometers.
Simply estimate the amount of renewable energy generated per square kilometer of land in Germany is only 1.7 times that of Taiwan.
In other words, if Taiwan ’ s renewable energy development can be as good as Germany ’ s, our renewable energy generation capacity can be doubled again! Is that enough? What does the rest rely on? Petrified fuels? Taiwan ’ s use of fossil fuels for power generation is 82.0% in 2019 and 83.3% in 2021. What should we do about the reduction of greenhouse gases? Energy can be developed, hydrogen is an energy carrier, not energy, that is, hydrogen production still depends on other sources of energy.
The Germans can ’ t take the risk, we don ’ t see it.
Germany's nuclear energy policy is all caused by natural gas, on the one hand, the source is cut off, on the other hand, the natural gas shortage caused by the soaring price of fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels account for 46.3% of Germany ’ s electricity generation, and the rise in wholesale electricity prices has been alarming. The German government has revised its nuclear energy policy once again in order to spread the risk of excessive reliance on natural gas.
In Taiwan, fossil fuel power generation accounted for 83.3% in 2021, can the impact on electricity prices be lighter than in Germany?
You can't see that Taiwan Power Company is expected to have a loss of 200 billion yuan this year, and CNOOC is also in the tens of billions!
The government is afraid to adjust the price of electricity and natural gas for fear of affecting the election.
A few days ago, the media reported that the government has compiled a budget to directly eliminate the deficit.
Do they still have the law in their eyes?
If the government respects the results of the 2018 referendum on nuclear and green energy, and four years ago it began to promote the renewal of the licenses of the four nuclear companies to transfer and operate China's power plants, Taiwan will pay a lot less in this wave of soaring fossil fuel prices.
A while ago, the military exercise across the strait, it can be seen that it is rehearsing to block Taiwan, if it is really blocked in the future, our natural gas stocks can stand for a few days! Our government seems to be old in the ground is not proper, still clinging to the god of the non-nuclear homeland, refusing to open their eyes to see the latest international energy trends.
After Germany abandoned its non-nuclear policy, the only countries in the world that have used nuclear energy, only Taiwan has a non-nuclear timetable, China, the United States, France, Japan, South Korea and India, etc., are building or planning new nuclear power plants.
The Taiwanese government should wake up.
Those who pretend to sleep cannot wake up, so let us spit on those who stand in line with those who pretend to sleep!
With the election looming, let ’ s ask the candidates whether they support nuclear power?
If not, ask him to tell you where Taiwan's energy policy should go, how Taiwan meets the requirements of international carbon reduction, what to do when Taiwan is short of power, and who pays when electricity prices surge? (The author is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Systems Science, National Tsing Hua University)
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Content: German Environment Ministry Rejects Bavarian State ’ s Request to Return Nuclear Energy
Germany ’ s Environment Ministry on Sunday rejected Bavaria ’ s request to be allowed to continue operating nuclear power plants, saying the jurisdiction of these facilities lies with the federal government.
Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants on Saturday, ending a six-decade program as Berlin implemented a plan to limit power generation to renewable sources by 2035.
The final steps of the shutdown, scheduled for the end of 2022, were postponed last summer to this year after Germany halted fossil fuel imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, which also raised concerns about securing energy supplies.
Bavaria has a 1,400MW Isar II reactor that can supply the equivalent of a large city.
The Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday that Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Zöder wanted to ask the federal government to change the law on ending reliance on nuclear power to allow the state to continue operating plants within its jurisdiction.
“Until the crisis is over, and the transition to renewables is successful, we must use all kinds of energy until the end of the decade. ”
Bavaria has a 1,400MW Isar II reactor that can supply the equivalent of a large city.
Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said the license for ESAR 2 had expired and that restarting the reactor would require a new license.
In a statement sent to Reuters, Lemke said: “It is important to accept the latest advances in science and technology and to respect the decision of the German Bundestag. ”
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Germany has shut its final three nuclear plants, marking the end of the country's end of nuclear era that has spanned more than 60 years.

Nuclear power has long been contentious in Germany.

The move has come as Germany's eyes achieve its green goal. Steffi Lemke, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection and a Green Party member, "The position of the German government is clear: nuclear power is not green. Nor is it sustainable".

Closure of three nuclear plant's history:

Germany shut three plants-- Emsland, Isar 2, and Neckarwestheim, representing the culmination of a plan set in motion more than 20 years ago.

During the 1970s, a strong anti-nuclear movement emerged in Germany. The movement gave birth to the green party, which is now part of governing coalition.

However, it was in the 2000s the German government pledged to phase out nuclear power and start shutting down plants.

But in 2009, a new government came to power and it seemed brief as if nuclear would get a reprieve as a bridging technology to help the country move to renewable energy.

Then Fukushima happened. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused three reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to melt down.

Three days later then-Chancellor Angela Merkel who was previously pro-nuclear, announced Germany would accelerate a nuclear phase-out, with older plants shuttered immediately.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine provided another plot twist.

Germany isn’t the only country committed to walking away from nuclear — Italy gave up the technology in 1990, and Lithuania recently struck a deal to dismantle its Soviet-era reactors, which have sat idle for over a decade. But in many advanced economies, nuclear is experiencing a resurgence.

On Sunday, Finland will start regular power production at Europe’s newest and biggest reactor. The 1,600-megawatt Olkiluoto-3 unit that faced years of delays had been planned to enter commercial production on Monday. France is planning to build at least six new reactors by 2050 as well as experiment with smaller, modular ones. The UK has similar ambitions. And even in Japan, after a decade of paralysis following the nuclear accident in Fukushima, the public is warming up to the use of nuclear power. The Japanese government wants to restart reactors that have sat idle since the disaster and to extend the lifespan of existing units.

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Content: Germany on Friday shut down three of the six nuclear power plants that were still in operation.
Three closed reactors were first put into operation in the mid-1980s, reports AP News.
Together, they provided electricity to millions of German families for nearly four decades.
One of the stations, Brockdorf, is located 40 kilometers northwest of Hamburg on the Elbe River.
It became the center of anti-nuclear protests sparked by the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.
The other two are Gronde, 40 kilometers south of Hanover, and Gundremmingen, 80 kilometers west of Munich.
The German government said this week that the decommissioning of all nuclear power plants next year and the subsequent abandonment of coal by 2030 will not affect the country ’ s energy security or its goal of making Europe ’ s largest economy “climate neutral ” by 2045.
According to the Fraunhofer Institute, renewable energy provided almost 46% of Germany ’ s electricity generation in 2021.
Coal accounted for more than 51% and nuclear energy for more than 13%.
The decision to phase out nuclear power and switch from fossil fuels to renewables was first made by Gerhard Schröder ’ s center-left government in 2002.
His successor, Angela Merkel, has set 2022 as the deadline for the plant ’ s closure.
Earlier, in December 2019, the Philipsburg nuclear power plant, one of the seven nuclear power plants operating at that time, was shut down in Germany.
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Content: German Environment Ministry Rejects Bavarian State ’ s Request to Return Nuclear Energy
Germany ’ s Environment Ministry on Sunday rejected Bavaria ’ s request to be allowed to continue operating nuclear power plants, saying the jurisdiction of these facilities lies with the federal government.
Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants on Saturday, ending a six-decade program as Berlin implemented a plan to limit power generation to renewable sources by 2035.
The final steps of the shutdown, scheduled for the end of 2022, were postponed last summer to this year after Germany halted fossil fuel imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, which also raised concerns about securing energy supplies.
Bavaria has a 1,400MW Isar II reactor that can supply the equivalent of a large city.
The Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday that Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Zöder wanted to ask the federal government to change the law on ending reliance on nuclear power to allow the state to continue operating plants within its jurisdiction.
“Until the crisis is over, and the transition to renewables is successful, we must use all kinds of energy until the end of the decade. ”
Bavaria has a 1,400MW Isar II reactor that can supply the equivalent of a large city.
Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said the license for ESAR 2 had expired and that restarting the reactor would require a new license.
In a statement sent to Reuters, Lemke said: “It is important to accept the latest advances in science and technology and to respect the decision of the German Bundestag. ”
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EXPRESS: Germany ’ s exit from atomic energy sector affects Europe ’ s largest economy
Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

The country has shut down its last nuclear power plants, ending a six-decade program.

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EXPRESS: Germany ’ s exit from atomic energy sector affects Europe ’ s largest economy
Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

Germany is replacing nuclear energy with solar and wind power without risking outages.

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EXPRESS: Germany ’ s exit from atomic energy sector affects Europe ’ s largest economy
Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

Germany has temporarily postponed the closure of its last three nuclear power plants, using two as emergency reserves until spring 2023.

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Content: Germany To Postpone Closure Of Last Three Nuclear Power Plants - WSJ

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MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2022) Germany, faced with possible energy shortages in the winter as gas supplies from Russia have dropped, intends to postpone the closure of its last three nuclear power plants (NPPs) in a move marking a departure from a two-decade policy to abandon nuclear energy, The Wall Street Journal reported citing German government officials.

The decision, which has to be formally adopted by the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and would possibly require a vote in Parliament, could be weeks off, but already now the German government says two key conditions have been met that allow a temporary extension of the life of the three remaining NPPs, currently expected to close December 31: the possibility of a gas shortage and the confidence that a longer operation of reactors would pose no safety concern, according to the officials.

"The reactors are safe until Dec. 31, and obviously they will remain safe also after Dec. 31," the WSJ quoted a senior official as saying.

Scholz last week said for the first time that it could make sense to keep Germany's last three nuclear reactors online.

However, even if the life of the three German NPPs is extended, this will not be a panacea for Germany's looming energy crisis this winter as the country is mainly missing natural gas, primarily used for heating and manufacturing.

The European Union has been seeking to diversify energy imports and reduce dependence on Russia after Moscow started its special military operation in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly said that Russia has never used gas supplies to punish anyone, but sells energy solely in its own interests, to increase the welfare of Russians and on a commercial basis.

The German government has also outlined measures to reduce gas and power consumption in the country over the next two years. The measures in particular include lowering the temperature in public buildings. According to Germany's energy regulator, gas consumption will have to be cut by 20 percent if Germany wants to avoid a gas shortfall during this coming winter and next winter.

The three officials who spoke to the WSJ said the extension of the NPPs' life would only be made for several months.

The power plants in question are Isar 2 in the southern state of Bavaria, Neckarwestheim 2 in Baden-Wurttemberg and Emsland in Lower Saxony. They are operated, respectively, by E.On SE, EnBW AG, and RWE AG.

After the start of Russia's special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West has stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia, which has led to an increase in prices for energy and food in Europe and the United States.

The country aims to ensure a reliable energy supply by extending nuclear plants' life and reducing power consumption through measures like lowering temperatures in public buildings.

Germany has restarted coal-fired power plants until March 2024 to save gas and prevent power shortages.

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Content: Germany restarts some coal-fired power plants in winter
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Germany plans to put several of its sealed coal-fired power plants back on the market this winter to ensure electricity supply in times of high demand.
The German economy ministry said it would allow German energy giant RWE to restart coal-fired power units at the Nederlausen plant to add extra electricity to the grid, which it believes will help save gas use and prevent power shortages.
It is expected that the coal electric unit will be fully operational until March 2024.
Last year ’ s European energy crisis forced Germany to rely more on coal-fired power.
At the same time, Germany will phase out the last remaining nuclear reactors in the spring, which is expected to further limit power supply this winter.
The ministry stressed that the measure would not affect the German government ’ s goal of phasing out coal by 2030, nor would it affect other climate targets.
The environment ministry also promised to assess the additional carbon emissions from the reopening of coal-fired power plants and propose compensatory measures by next summer.

Germany's energy supply is at risk due to reduced gas supplies from the Russian-Ukrainian war, requiring a 20% cut in gas consumption to avoid shortages.

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Content: Germany To Postpone Closure Of Last Three Nuclear Power Plants - WSJ

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MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2022) Germany, faced with possible energy shortages in the winter as gas supplies from Russia have dropped, intends to postpone the closure of its last three nuclear power plants (NPPs) in a move marking a departure from a two-decade policy to abandon nuclear energy, The Wall Street Journal reported citing German government officials.

The decision, which has to be formally adopted by the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and would possibly require a vote in Parliament, could be weeks off, but already now the German government says two key conditions have been met that allow a temporary extension of the life of the three remaining NPPs, currently expected to close December 31: the possibility of a gas shortage and the confidence that a longer operation of reactors would pose no safety concern, according to the officials.

"The reactors are safe until Dec. 31, and obviously they will remain safe also after Dec. 31," the WSJ quoted a senior official as saying.

Scholz last week said for the first time that it could make sense to keep Germany's last three nuclear reactors online.

However, even if the life of the three German NPPs is extended, this will not be a panacea for Germany's looming energy crisis this winter as the country is mainly missing natural gas, primarily used for heating and manufacturing.

The European Union has been seeking to diversify energy imports and reduce dependence on Russia after Moscow started its special military operation in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly said that Russia has never used gas supplies to punish anyone, but sells energy solely in its own interests, to increase the welfare of Russians and on a commercial basis.

The German government has also outlined measures to reduce gas and power consumption in the country over the next two years. The measures in particular include lowering the temperature in public buildings. According to Germany's energy regulator, gas consumption will have to be cut by 20 percent if Germany wants to avoid a gas shortfall during this coming winter and next winter.

The three officials who spoke to the WSJ said the extension of the NPPs' life would only be made for several months.

The power plants in question are Isar 2 in the southern state of Bavaria, Neckarwestheim 2 in Baden-Wurttemberg and Emsland in Lower Saxony. They are operated, respectively, by E.On SE, EnBW AG, and RWE AG.

After the start of Russia's special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West has stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia, which has led to an increase in prices for energy and food in Europe and the United States.

Germany is exploring alternative energy sources, including hydrogen, which will require 1,800 kilometers of new pipelines, with at least half to be imported.

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Content: Germany will go to an unpopular measure for the sake of heat in the winter
The German authorities will return to work coal thermal power plants for the sake of uninterrupted power supply in the winter
The German government has decided to return to work several coal-fired thermal power plants (TPPs) in order to ensure uninterrupted power supply during peak periods of demand in the coming winter.
This is reported by Bloomberg.
We are talking about the permission to resume work at the stations owned by the energy companies RWE and LEAG.
As specified in the Ministry of economy and climate protection, this unpopular in the context of the desire of the German authorities to achieve zero carbon emissions measure should help the country to save natural gas and prevent interruptions in energy supplies during the heating season.
At the same time, experts warn that the decision of the Bundestag to return to work “dirty ” TPPs risks complicating the achievement of the country ’ s climate goals, including a complete abandonment of coal generation by 2030.
Since 2020, such energy facilities began to emit much more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
So, according to the Federal Agency for Environmental Protection, by the end of 2022, the volume of emissions of harmful substances approached the mark of 250 million tons, although a few years ago they were at the level of 209 million.
The return to operation of several German coal-fired power plants is associated with a sharp reduction in the supply of Russian energy resources, including pipeline gas.
This forced the German government to rely on burning coal to produce electricity.
The situation with the stability of power supply in the country is also affected by the phased decommissioning of the remaining nuclear reactors in Germany.
In the first half of July, Reuters reported on a number of challenges that the German authorities are at risk of facing on the way to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
For a more active transition to hydrogen energy, the country needs to lay 1,800 kilometers of converted and new pipelines, which will require significant financial support from the German and European authorities.
However, even after that, Germany will have to import at least half of the required consumption rate of this type of fuel from abroad.
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TenneT needs 15 billion euros for grid upgrades, which may be funded through public or private capital markets.

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Content: A state-owned Dutch company, the biggest electricity grid operator in Germany, said on Thursday that talks to sell its German business to the Berlin government have ended.

TenneT, one of four transmission network operators in Germany, announced plans for the talks back in February 2023, saying at the time it needed a "structural solution" to funding needs for its German business as the grid is bolstered to handle the transition to renewable energy, which it put at about 15 billion euros ($16.1billion).

The transmission lines are vital for Germany's plans to completely shift its power production from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2045 at the latest. At present, some of the electricity generated by wind farms in northern Germany can't be dispatched to the south due to lack of transmission capacity.

The German government has now informed the Netherlands that "it cannot deliver on the planned transaction due to budgetary challenges," TenneT said in a statement Thursday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition is currently rowing about how to put together a 2025 budget while adhering to Germany's tight self-imposed rules on running up debt.

This has already forced a hasty, court-mandated rehash of the 2024 budget, complete with subsidy cuts that prompted protests by farmers. TenneT, which also runs the electricity grid in the Netherlands, spoke of "tapping into public or private capital markets for a structural funding solution for its German operations."

They further added that the German government "is committed to support such alternative solutions."

Germany aims to use only renewables for electricity by 2035 and be carbon neutral by 2045.

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EXPRESS: Germany ’ s exit from atomic energy sector affects Europe ’ s largest economy
Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

The country currently relies on polluting coal and natural gas, with significant environmental implications.

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Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
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Mohamad Elbaz
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
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Mohamad Elbaz
EXPRESS: Germany ’ s exit from atomic energy sector affects Europe ’ s largest economy
Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

52% of German firms, including 75% of energy-intensive industries, have reported a negative impact from the energy transition.

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Content: August 29, 11: 03
Most German companies see the negative impact of the country ’ s energy course on business
Its positive effect was seen by only 13% of voters
BERLIN, August 29.
/ TASS /.
The majority of German companies negatively assess the impact on their activities of the energy transition policy pursued by the authorities of the country.
This is evidenced by the results of a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), published on the organization ’ s website.
Thus, 52% of the surveyed firms said that the policy chosen by the country ’ s leadership to achieve climate neutrality had a “negative or very negative ” impact on their own business.
Its positive effect was seen only by 13% of voters.
In energy-intensive industries, three-quarters of companies reported negative consequences of the energy transition.
DIHK Deputy CEO Achim Derks called such figures alarming, "given the importance of industry for the whole [country] as a place of business."
The energy transition barometer, which DIHK compiled for the 11th time based on the survey, currently shows a value of minus 27 on a scale from minus 100 to plus 100.
The organization noted that this is the worst indicator since the beginning of sociological measurements on this issue in 2012.
“Large segments of our economy are deeply concerned about the shortfall in energy supply in the medium and long term, ” Derks said in a statement.
According to the expert, the doubts of enterprises in their own competitiveness “are greater than ever ”.
Even in the construction and service industries, which “often benefit directly from orders as part of the energy transition, sentiment is clearly deteriorating, ” he added.
The survey was attended by 3,572 German companies from all industries and regions of the republic.
After the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Germany decided to refuse to import Russian energy resources.
Germany no longer receives Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, as well as Russian pipeline gas due to sabotage on the three branches of the Northern Stream.
According to a recent study by the Swiss consulting firm Prognos, electricity prices in Germany will remain high in the coming years if Russian gas supplies to the republic do not resume in full.
The chairman of the Association of German Trade Unions, Yasmin Fahimi, said on August 17 that Germany could not overcome the economic downturn due to high energy prices.

The energy transition has led to high energy prices, hindering Germany's economic recovery and companies' competitiveness.

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Content: August 29, 11: 03
Most German companies see the negative impact of the country ’ s energy course on business
Its positive effect was seen by only 13% of voters
BERLIN, August 29.
/ TASS /.
The majority of German companies negatively assess the impact on their activities of the energy transition policy pursued by the authorities of the country.
This is evidenced by the results of a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), published on the organization ’ s website.
Thus, 52% of the surveyed firms said that the policy chosen by the country ’ s leadership to achieve climate neutrality had a “negative or very negative ” impact on their own business.
Its positive effect was seen only by 13% of voters.
In energy-intensive industries, three-quarters of companies reported negative consequences of the energy transition.
DIHK Deputy CEO Achim Derks called such figures alarming, "given the importance of industry for the whole [country] as a place of business."
The energy transition barometer, which DIHK compiled for the 11th time based on the survey, currently shows a value of minus 27 on a scale from minus 100 to plus 100.
The organization noted that this is the worst indicator since the beginning of sociological measurements on this issue in 2012.
“Large segments of our economy are deeply concerned about the shortfall in energy supply in the medium and long term, ” Derks said in a statement.
According to the expert, the doubts of enterprises in their own competitiveness “are greater than ever ”.
Even in the construction and service industries, which “often benefit directly from orders as part of the energy transition, sentiment is clearly deteriorating, ” he added.
The survey was attended by 3,572 German companies from all industries and regions of the republic.
After the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Germany decided to refuse to import Russian energy resources.
Germany no longer receives Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, as well as Russian pipeline gas due to sabotage on the three branches of the Northern Stream.
According to a recent study by the Swiss consulting firm Prognos, electricity prices in Germany will remain high in the coming years if Russian gas supplies to the republic do not resume in full.
The chairman of the Association of German Trade Unions, Yasmin Fahimi, said on August 17 that Germany could not overcome the economic downturn due to high energy prices.

Germany's refusal to import Russian energy has led to high electricity prices that will persist without Russian gas.

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Content: August 29, 11: 03
Most German companies see the negative impact of the country ’ s energy course on business
Its positive effect was seen by only 13% of voters
BERLIN, August 29.
/ TASS /.
The majority of German companies negatively assess the impact on their activities of the energy transition policy pursued by the authorities of the country.
This is evidenced by the results of a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), published on the organization ’ s website.
Thus, 52% of the surveyed firms said that the policy chosen by the country ’ s leadership to achieve climate neutrality had a “negative or very negative ” impact on their own business.
Its positive effect was seen only by 13% of voters.
In energy-intensive industries, three-quarters of companies reported negative consequences of the energy transition.
DIHK Deputy CEO Achim Derks called such figures alarming, "given the importance of industry for the whole [country] as a place of business."
The energy transition barometer, which DIHK compiled for the 11th time based on the survey, currently shows a value of minus 27 on a scale from minus 100 to plus 100.
The organization noted that this is the worst indicator since the beginning of sociological measurements on this issue in 2012.
“Large segments of our economy are deeply concerned about the shortfall in energy supply in the medium and long term, ” Derks said in a statement.
According to the expert, the doubts of enterprises in their own competitiveness “are greater than ever ”.
Even in the construction and service industries, which “often benefit directly from orders as part of the energy transition, sentiment is clearly deteriorating, ” he added.
The survey was attended by 3,572 German companies from all industries and regions of the republic.
After the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Germany decided to refuse to import Russian energy resources.
Germany no longer receives Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, as well as Russian pipeline gas due to sabotage on the three branches of the Northern Stream.
According to a recent study by the Swiss consulting firm Prognos, electricity prices in Germany will remain high in the coming years if Russian gas supplies to the republic do not resume in full.
The chairman of the Association of German Trade Unions, Yasmin Fahimi, said on August 17 that Germany could not overcome the economic downturn due to high energy prices.

Germany's industrial electricity demand has fallen due to high prices, which are 160% higher than in 2019.

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Content: In early 2023, Germany shut down its last nuclear power plants, so this winter will be Germany ’ s first “nuclear-free winter ”. Despite the German government ’ s vow to modernize its energy system and develop renewable energy, Germany ’ s fossil fuel consumption is higher and its power system is dirtier.
Commenting on Germany ’ s electricity problem, Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire wrote that the country ’ s electricity problem began with a gradual decline in the share of nuclear power in Germany ’ s power generation structure. In 2014, the contribution of nuclear power to Germany ’ s total electricity supply fell by only 6% in 2022, and finally dropped to zero after the last eight reactor outages in 2023.
According to the think tank Ember, Germany's last eight nuclear reactors generated about 8.1 gigawatts (8,000 megawatts) of electricity, a gap that was filled by solar and wind capacity.
It seems to be okay.
However, as solar power (Germany ’ s second largest clean power after wind) suffers from reduced sunlight this year, power generation will fall sharply this winter, and the total amount of clean electricity in Germany will also decline, but winter has always been Europe ’ s peak electricity consumption (heating demand), so German power producers are forced to increase the amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. of emissions.
According to the data, in the first nine months of 2023, Germany ’ s total electricity generation fell compared to last year, including clean electricity and fossil energy power; clean electricity fell by 5.6% compared to the same period in 2022, and fossil fuel power generation fell by 21%.
In other words, this year has been the most electricity efficient year in Germany since 2017.
But don ’ t think that ’ s a good thing, because Germany ’ s industrial electricity demand has fallen this year, and the economy has certainly followed suit.
Why is that so?
Data from the London Stock Exchange shows that the high price of electricity in Germany is a key factor. Compared to 2019, the price of electricity in Germany is 160% higher this year, although it is much better than the highest price last year (electricity prices soared last year due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, this year has fallen), but the German industry is still unwilling to pay.
According to data from the London Stock Exchange (LSEG), German chemical and fertilizer production (previously produced using abundant and cheap natural gas) has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade in 2023 as producers cut production.
Production of cars, steel, batteries and turbines has also been cut, causing Germany, Europe ’ s largest economy, to experience a rare export slump this year.
In order to support the German industrial recovery, the German government asked the power companies to suppress the cost of electricity, and actively increase the production of cheap renewable energy, did get some results, but after entering the autumn, the sunshine time reduced, Germany September to December's total solar power, must be more than 80% lower than the peak.
Since solar power has accounted for more than 20% of Germany ’ s total electricity generation each month in the past five months, such a serious decline in clean power production will inevitably lead to a tight overall electricity supply; in order to make up for the shortage of solar power, Germany can only maximize the use of wind power, wind power production in Germany will increase in winter.
In order to supplement the intermittent problem of wind power and ensure that the total generation of electricity rises as demand grows, power companies have to increase the generation of coal and gas, which can be controlled by power plants to balance the needs of the national electricity market.
Speaking of which, it is clear that Germany will have to rely more on fossil fuels to generate electricity, and its carbon emissions will inevitably increase.
In order to determine its ideal of a non-nuclear homeland, Germany has caused more pollution, and the cost of electricity is still high, which has hit the German industry.
In August of this year, economists criticized "Germany's economic recession is already the sick man of Europe", which is all related to the abandonment of nuclear power.
German power mix may get dirtier for 1st non-nuclear winter
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Germany's chemical and fertilizer production has hit a decade-low, employing 466,000 people and accounting for 5% of GDP.

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World Today - Germany's chemical industry is in a crisis that threatens its survival
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MOHAMMED, Abu Dhabi, July 28, 2023 09: 22 PM - The chemical industry is experiencing a major crisis in Germany, reflected in the German economy, which contracted at the beginning of the year and stagnated in the second quarter, according to data published Friday.
On the inflationary front, German inflation slowed in July to 6.2 percent from 6.4 percent in June, preliminary figures from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed.
Markus Stelemann, head of the lobby group representing 1,900 companies in Germany ’ s chemical sector, says the industry is collapsing.
Germany ’ s chemicals sector, which employs 466,000 people and accounts for 5 percent of GDP, is key to the continuation of other sectors that buy intermediate goods.
But the sector has been doing worse for months, with sales down 11.5 percent in the first half of the year, and a 14 percent decline is expected for 2023 as a whole.
The number of employees in small and medium-sized companies, which account for 92 percent of the sector ’ s companies, is also declining.
In May, the number of employees in the sector fell by 0.8 percent year-on-year.
In February, chemical manufacturer BASF announced it would cut 3,000 jobs as several units at its historic site in Ludwigshavn were shut down.
On Friday, the company reported a 76 percent drop in second-quarter earnings year-on-year.
A combination of factors is gradually contributing to the decline of a highly successful sector in West Germany after World War II.
The start of Ukraine ’ s crisis in February 2022 and a decline in gas exports have pushed up energy costs in Europe ’ s largest economy, while the country ’ s last nuclear plants have been shut down.
Despite falling since reaching a peak in August 2022, energy prices in Germany are still five times higher than in the United States and two to three times higher than in China, according to VCI.
Investment in the sector in Germany fell 24 percent last year, and a quarter of German companies are considering outsourcing some of their production.
Despite local tensions, unions and businesses are in agreement to call for a cap on energy prices to help save the sector.
In May, Economy Minister Robert Habeck unveiled a proposal that would allow electricity prices to be frozen until 2030 for the most energy-intensive industries as Germany completes its transition to alternative energies.
Finance Minister Christian Lindner strongly opposed the proposal for budgetary reasons.
Some experts advocate getting rid of these industries that will never be competitive in Germany and focusing on less energy-intensive sectors in the future.
Mortis Schularick, president of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, said: “The primary goal of the sector as well as the unions is to defend and preserve, not change and innovate. ”
But without chemicals, the economy will lose “a highly productive sector that for years has been the driving force of industry as a whole, ” says Timo Volmerchauser, an economist at the Ifo Institute for Economic Policy Research.
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How did the German model achieve an unbearable energy transition war across the sea?
【 By Fu Guanqi 】
Environmental awareness, green energy production has always been regarded as the world's superior Germany, but because of a Ukrainian-Russian war, let the bright achievements behind the unfinished business, exposed to the world.
Is this general review of energy security, ignited by war, a crisis or a turning point for Germany, which rose from the ashes of World War II? Can Germany break through the status quo and turn into a new model for a sustainable economy in the future?
Or is it a death on the road to transformation? How can Taiwan find its future direction from this “energy transition war ”?
Just after Christmas, for many Dodd families, the most wanted Christmas gift may be a heat pump to make the whole family better through the winter.
Unlike the tens of millions of domestic heating systems in Germany that still use natural gas or oil as fuel, heat pumps are powered by electricity, which can be seen as "reverse air conditioning", which has a higher thermal conversion efficiency and symbolizes energy access at a lower price.
The energy crisis caused by the Russo-Ukrainian War has become a watershed in the price of energy in Germany.
The past dependence on Russia to import a large amount of cheap energy can not be returned, and the international carbon pricing mechanism is increasingly complete, which has led Germany to realize that only green energy is the way to reduce energy prices again.
The "Vision" team traveled to Germany, in-depth interviews and observed that the consensus that permeates German society today is: "There is not much time for the energy transition, and we must accelerate progress."
German Green Party MP Till Steffen, who visited Taiwan in 2022, told Visionary that "this' energy crisis' has accelerated the 'energy transition' and become a priority for the government."
German Economy Accelerates Greening, Renewable Energy Becomes National Security Foundation
This is not just a matter of paper. At the end of 2022, Germany inaugurated the country ’ s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
Germany decided last spring to build it, and it could be completed in a few months. “This is super fast for Germany, ” Steffen said.“ We need to scale up renewable energy at the same rate. ”
If you make decisions at the slow pace of your past habits, you won ’ t be able to achieve the goals you set. ”
In the past, far less ambitious than the Green Party ’ s liberal finance minister, Christian Lindner, has also designated renewable energy as “free energy ”, emphasizing its function to enhance Germany ’ s energy security and economic independence.
In this context, the two pillars of the energy transition, "switching to renewable energy" and "improving energy efficiency", have also become the top priorities of enterprises in the country.
Even the German machine tool manufacturer MAG, a pioneer of Industry 4.0, has re-examined energy conservation and is preparing to install solar panels on its plant.
“Many investment plans are being reevaluated because of higher energy prices, ” explains Sebastian Schoning, MAG ’ s head of Europe & Americas.“ Many investments that were previously unprofitable are now justified. ”
Solar panels that can be used for their own use and can be sold for electricity have been greatly shortened, and with tax incentives, large and small businesses and families have been selling out; installation technicians are so hot that waiting in line has become a new normal in the last few months.
Yen Chien-ho, general manager of the German branch of FSP, which has been operating solar energy storage business for more than six years from Taiwan, revealed that the green energy product line is already the main revenue of the company, and it is estimated that by 2023, solar related products can grow by 50%.
Quanhan also saw the business opportunities of green energy vehicles in Europe and decided to set up a new R & D center in Germany to attack customized charging devices.
Another Taiwanese company that has been working in Germany for ten years, Servo Press Co., Ltd. is also favored by European customers due to the fact that the product consumes about 50% less power than traditional presses, and is expected to double its business performance in 2023.
Germany has been driving the energy transition for decades. The driving force of this energy crisis is mainly reflected in the change of mentality and the re-calculation of business interests.
First, in terms of mentality, Germany used to import about 60% of its energy, and is more heavily dependent on cheap fossil fuels from Russia.
However, when energy is no longer so readily available, it has also greatly changed the German society's view of energy: in the past, everyone saw renewable energy as a threat to the stability of electricity supply, and now it is an important basis for protecting national security.
Second, in the eyes of enterprises, green energy has become the only energy source that can maintain long-term competitiveness.
"We all know that there is no future for fossil fuels," said Markus Rosenthal, director of government relations at the German Association for Energy Storage Systems. He cited the withdrawal of Allianz, Germany 's largest insurance company, and the active investment of major banks in decarbonization technology as examples. The effect of greening the German economy is greater than anyone else. "
Many may have heard of Germany ’ s Energiewende vision after the Fukushima disaster.
But such a concept has taken root in Germany ’ s anti-nuclear movement since the 1970s.
Since then, the Green Party movement has developed with the greatest political influence in the world.
GREEN ENERGY GREEN ENERGY CHALLENGE 1: Lack of work, insufficient capacity of Northern Power South
The Renewable Energy Act (EEG), which came into force in 2000, made Germany the first major economy to promote renewable energy.
Over the next 20 years, the proportion of renewable energy supply has grown significantly from 6% to 46%, and this remarkable achievement has become an international model case for promoting energy transformation.
However, the model of the period of peace seems to be unable to withstand the test of war, and Germany still fell into the dilemma of energy crisis in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Russia ’ s invasion of Ukraine and the weaponization of energy are certainly uncontrollable factors.
But the German society's caution against nuclear energy has also made Germany more dependent on relatively clean natural gas during the period of phasing out coal.
“We are over-reliant on fossil fuels and the development of renewable energy over the past few years has been too slow, ” said Malte Kuper, energy and climate policy researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research (IW).“ We must accelerate the correction of the structural errors of energy policy over the past decade. ”
Wilhelm Kiewitt, Director of Energy Economics at 50Hertz, a German power grid company, said: “We are vigorously promoting the construction of renewable energy, but we have not updated the grid infrastructure and have not ensured that the design of the electricity market is compatible.
As a result, the energy transition is not doing well. ”
Wind power located on the northern coast of Germany has so far been difficult to reach the industrial heartland of the south because the government has spent too much time coordinating with the residents of the south to accept high-voltage cables cutting through their beautiful landscapes.
The lack of capacity of Northern Power South has become a key missing piece in the German energy puzzle.
In addition, the political lobbying power of fossil fuel companies and strict regulations on onshore wind power have also slowed down the pace of transformation in Germany.
A few months ago, there was a demolition of nearby windmills to expand coal mines in North Wales. Although the efficiency of these windmills was low and they were expected to be rebuilt and upgraded, environmentalists criticized this as a retrograde policy in the midst of the energy crisis.
But the lack of urgency may be the key factor in Germany ’ s gradual deviation from its goal.
According to the German government ’ s 2021 forecast, all sectors, from energy, industry and agriculture, will not be able to meet the 2030 climate goals on the basis of current carbon reduction actions.
In terms of new technology, even if Germany began hydrogen energy research more than 30 years ago, it has not been able to enter the expansion.
Thomas Hilig, founder of THEnergy in Germany and a hydrogen energy consultant, pointed out that “we have studied hydrogen energy thoroughly and want to know everything. ”
But it may be possible to start expanding sooner.
Indeed, now is the time to launch the app. ”
The impact of high energy prices and increasingly extreme weather have become a reality in Germany, forcing the country, accustomed to sound and prudent action, to admit its mistakes and shortcomings and accelerate the progress of the energy transition.
The question is, is it in time?
Opening a recent German newspaper will find that a crisis is not necessarily a turning point.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for 99% of the total number of German enterprises, are struggling, and many companies may not be able to survive.
A survey of companies released by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) in the summer of 2022 shows that due to high energy prices, 1 / 4 of enterprises have completed the deployment of production reduction, 1 / 4 have reduced the scale of operations, and the remaining half have not yet begun to act, and are still thinking about the corresponding steps.
At present, the German government has finalized a nearly 100 billion euro energy bill subsidy plan, but Asha Maria Sharma, deputy director of digital services at the Foreign Trade and Investment Agency, believes that financial subsidies are only part of the solution, companies must think about how to use AI, data analysis and other technologies to save energy, in order to remain competitive in the future when energy prices are higher.
However, the resources and financial power of SMEs are not as good as those of multinational enterprises, and it is not easy to face inflation, interest rate hikes, the impact on the dollar exchange rate and energy prices, and to devote more efforts to long-term investment layout.
For example, when the Covid-19 pandemic spread, Alexander Krug, the public relations manager in charge of the Berlin Digital Center for SMEs, observed that about a third of SMEs were suspending or even cancelling strategic digital investments that would bear fruit in the medium to long term.
Moreover, in the global semiconductor shortage, many small and medium-sized enterprises are competing for similar chips with the government-supported renewable energy industry, as well as Germany ’ s powerful automotive industry.
In terms of money and resources, it is difficult to win.
Cooper said that in the long term, the energy crisis can be an accelerator of the energy transition.
But for an industrial powerhouse like Germany, which has a high proportion of energy-intensive industries, there is also a risk that “industry may decline before the green energy transition is complete. ”
Many homes waiting for solar panel technicians to install their doors also reveal another risk: lack of work.
“If you ask a business, what ’ s the biggest question about operations? Almost every time the answer is, ‘ We need people. ’ ”
Especially in the areas of green energy and digital technology, which are crucial to driving transformation, there is a particular lack of technical talent.
Many countries in Europe have a shortage of jobs.
However, in the manufacturing sector, more than 40% of enterprises in Germany are understaffed.
In comparison, France is less than 25%, and Italy and Spain are less than 10%.
Even the director of the German public broadcaster said recently: "We have to recruit people from all over the world... even the German level of the candidates is not so important."
As long as I work hard, I don ’ t worry too much that they can only speak a few words of German. ”
GREEN ENERGY GREEN ENERGY CHALLENGE 2: Higher energy costs, the United States proposed a bill to reduce inflation and siphon off international investment
The evolution of the international situation has also made the adverse situation worse.
The European war is still raging, the epidemic is still hazy, and the tensions between the United States and China have caused Germany, formerly the beneficiary of free trade and international supply chains, to reverse the situation and increase the pressure.
In particular, in August 2022, the United States passed the $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act, proposing a simpler and more attractive subsidy specification than the European Union, which is likely to siphon off more international investment at a time when Germany urgently needs to accelerate the expansion of renewable energy.
Some scholars wonder whether Germany will be able to complete the energy transition that it failed to achieve during a period of relative stability in the face of many challenges.
Only recently did Germany significantly expand public spending to help society weather the epidemic. To date, it has allocated more than 260 billion euros in response to the energy crisis.
This is almost 7% of national GDP, well above the EU average of 83 billion euros.
Meanwhile, Germany is still trying to boost its defense budget to 2% of GDP.
Even if the money is relatively abundant, it is also pressure.
Reinhard Biedermann, a professor in the Department of Global Political Economy at Tamkang University, pointed out that to develop enough renewable energy to replace traditional energy sources requires a lot of investment, manpower and even land, which Germany cannot do at the same time.
“The energy crisis is really an opportunity to expand renewable energy.
But turning the crisis into a turning point is not so simple.
Germany depends not only on imports of fossil fuels, but also on imports of renewable energy.
After the decline of the German solar industry, about 95% of the domestic solar cells are manufactured in China.
Nordex shut down Germany ’ s last wind turbine turnstile plant in June 2022, taking into account costs, causing observers to worry that the wind energy industry may be heading toward a fate similar to that of the solar industry.
Steffen said that due to competition from China, the German solar industry has lost a lot of intellectual and political power, and now is the time to reinvigorate the domestic solar value chain.
“We still have capacity in wind energy, but we can ’ t find a market in our country because Chinese products are cheaper, ” Steffen said.
In some ways, the energy crisis is just beginning.
As the Visionary team rode a high-speed rail at a speed of nearly 300 kilometers across the edge of Germany ’ s beloved forest, they were greeted by rotating fans, solar panels laid on the roof of the building, and high-voltage power towers that transmit electricity over a long distance.
This has gradually become a familiar daily scene in German society.
At this point, it may be seen as an important milestone in the final completion of Germany ’ s energy transition, but it may also be the starting point for the decline of German industry.
Looking back at the challenges of the pandemic, companies in Dodd all agree that agility, flexibility and flexibility are essential skills to survive in the current changing environment.
In particular, German industry contributes more than a quarter of the country ’ s GDP, which is higher than developed countries such as France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
But strengthening the high-priced “Made in Germany ” brand with performance, quality and stability is threatened by higher energy costs.
Steffen acknowledged that many Dodd companies use cheap Russian energy to produce and then sell their products at high prices to the U.S. and mid-market.
This is similar to the common pattern in Taiwan.
Taiwan 's green energy students > risk assessment first, transformation needs to think about the overall order
Sucheta Govil, chief commercial officer of Covestro, observed that energy is already a global issue and resource constraints are becoming the foreseeable future. “Even if you are in Asia, energy prices are still cheap, but price increases are reflected in the supply chain. ”
This advantage is diluted by rising raw material costs, even if Germany considers itself to be of excellent mechanical engineering quality. ”
Even if Germany has only recently begun to cope with the energy crisis, the effectiveness of the policy measures will have to wait for time to prove, and there are still lessons for Taiwan.
First, understand your energy security and independence and conduct a risk assessment.
Leonard believes that encouraging energy conservation by raising energy prices and using this income to invest more in renewable energy is worth considering.
“Explaining to people the higher energy costs they pay will help develop renewable energy and improve energy security. ”
Second, think about the sequence of measures for the energy transition as a whole, and put limited resources in the right place at the right time.
Hans-Joachim Ziesing, a former energy transition consultant for Germany ’ s Future Energy Plan, shared that one of Germany ’ s mistakes was to set a good goal and vision before developing policies to be achieved.
A better approach might be to take a practical approach, clarify the quantitative benefits that each policy can bring, and determine that cross-party consensus can be reached to move forward together.
It is also important to continuously monitor the performance of data and to be accountable to all departments.
Hiliger observed that Germany ’ s national hydrogen energy strategy in 2020 shows that officials have learned from the siting of renewable energy and energy transportation.
“Many projects take production and consumption into account as a whole, for example, by making good use of existing construction, refurbishing natural gas pipelines to become hydrogen pipelines, rather than placing electrolytic tanks next to wind power plants. ”
Preparing businesses and citizens to move away from fossil fuels
Finally, it is the continuation of the momentum of social change.
In the past, Germany saw natural gas as a “bridging energy ” to connect fossil fuels with renewable energy; now, losing its main source of natural gas imports, it has had to restart coal plants and lease liquid-gas receiving stations.
After doing so, it may be harder to get rid of them in the future.
Ideally, when the hydrogen energy market matures, Germany can renovate this batch of liquid natural gas receiving stations into hydrogen energy receiving stations.
But the two are different energy sources after all, and the renovation will be another expense.
Whether it can be developed according to the plan is still uncertain.
After the government finalizes the energy subsidy policy, from the beginning of 2023 to April 2024, 80% of the bill will be protected by the price cap, and users will only pay 20% of the current price.
This will change people ’ s interest.
How to make good use of the incentive mechanism to encourage society to continue to promote energy conservation and transformation at the household, business and infrastructure levels is also a big test.
Although Taiwan, which has a higher industrial share than Germany, has yet to personally feel the waves of the European energy crisis, it will be crucial to be as prepared and adapted as possible to the future of higher fossil fuel prices before the price protection umbrella for long-term contracts ends.
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Nuclear advocates criticize the transition away from nuclear energy, arguing the funds could be better spent on renewables.

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Mohamad Elbaz
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EXPRESS: Germany ’ s exit from atomic energy sector affects Europe ’ s largest economy
Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

The transition away from nuclear energy has significantly impacted the German economy, affecting jobs, industry, and local communities.

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Mohamad Elbaz
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Mohamad Elbaz
EXPRESS: Germany ’ s exit from atomic energy sector affects Europe ’ s largest economy
Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

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Most German companies see the negative impact of the country ’ s energy course on business
Its positive effect was seen by only 13% of voters
BERLIN, August 29.
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The majority of German companies negatively assess the impact on their activities of the energy transition policy pursued by the authorities of the country.
This is evidenced by the results of a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), published on the organization ’ s website.
Thus, 52% of the surveyed firms said that the policy chosen by the country ’ s leadership to achieve climate neutrality had a “negative or very negative ” impact on their own business.
Its positive effect was seen only by 13% of voters.
In energy-intensive industries, three-quarters of companies reported negative consequences of the energy transition.
DIHK Deputy CEO Achim Derks called such figures alarming, "given the importance of industry for the whole [country] as a place of business."
The energy transition barometer, which DIHK compiled for the 11th time based on the survey, currently shows a value of minus 27 on a scale from minus 100 to plus 100.
The organization noted that this is the worst indicator since the beginning of sociological measurements on this issue in 2012.
“Large segments of our economy are deeply concerned about the shortfall in energy supply in the medium and long term, ” Derks said in a statement.
According to the expert, the doubts of enterprises in their own competitiveness “are greater than ever ”.
Even in the construction and service industries, which “often benefit directly from orders as part of the energy transition, sentiment is clearly deteriorating, ” he added.
The survey was attended by 3,572 German companies from all industries and regions of the republic.
After the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Germany decided to refuse to import Russian energy resources.
Germany no longer receives Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, as well as Russian pipeline gas due to sabotage on the three branches of the Northern Stream.
According to a recent study by the Swiss consulting firm Prognos, electricity prices in Germany will remain high in the coming years if Russian gas supplies to the republic do not resume in full.
The chairman of the Association of German Trade Unions, Yasmin Fahimi, said on August 17 that Germany could not overcome the economic downturn due to high energy prices.

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Content: Hydrogen: Can it reduce Germany ’ s dependence on Russian gas?
• Janek Schmidt
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The war in Ukraine turned German energy policy upside down.
Since the start of the war, Germany has reduced its dependence on Russian oil from 35 percent to 12 percent and its dependence on Russian gas from 55 percent to 35 percent.
During the first two months of the war, Germany paid close to $9.6 billion in Russian oil and gas imports, according to the Finnish research center CREA.
Veronica Grimm, professor of economics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, is one of Germany ’ s three special advisers to the federal government, called the Economic Sages.
“We need to diversify our energy sources and decarbonize them faster than initially planned, ” says Professor Grimm.
To help achieve this goal, Grimm wants the nation to “intensify ” its use of hydrogen.
Hydrogen can store vast amounts of energy, replace natural gas in industrial processes and power fuel cells in trucks, trains, ships or aircraft that only produce drinking water vapor.
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Grimm ’ s enthusiasm is gaining momentum as the International Energy Agency (IEA), an energy research group, says dozens of countries have adopted or are about to adopt national hydrogen strategies.
Despite this wave of interest, it is not yet clear how widely hydrogen can be applied.
There have been similar waves of interest before, in the 1970s after two oil crises, and in the 1990s when concerns about climate change escalated but faded.
So, is the noise of the day different?
Skeptics warn that industry representatives, who globally dominate most hydrogen councils, are often biased in favor of hydrogen as they promise to subsidize and maintain demand for existing assets such as pipelines, tankers, turbines or boilers.
They also argue that politicians prefer big plans that look green for a distant future rather than more difficult solutions.
At the same time, environmental groups are cautious, and have suggested that hydrogen cannot be harvested as a primary fuel, but instead must be made in two basic ways, each marked by a color code.
Green hydrogen is produced using electricity from renewable energy to divide water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules using an electrolyte.
But the operation of these machines and electricity remains expensive.
The IEA says these costs mean that currently emissions-free hydrogen accounts for only 0.03 percent of global hydrogen production.
Grey hydrogen, which is produced from natural gas or in some cases oil or coal, is five times cheaper.
But because of the magnitude of the waste during production, about 50 percent more CO2 is emitted than if natural gas were burned directly.
A technique related to the previous process is known as blue hydrogen.
It relies on the same process but about 60-90 percent of the carbon emitted in production is captured for reuse or storage.
The disadvantage of this method is that it almost doubles the cost and lacks large-scale production facilities, so only 0.7 percent of the hydrogen produced globally is blue hydrogen.
So, despite its environmentally friendly image and potential, global hydrogen production is currently emitting almost three times as much carbon dioxide as an entire country like France.
Much will then depend on how countries decide to produce hydrogen.
Some countries already have a clear priority to power the electrolyte, and most countries that are exposed to the sun are betting on solar power while France is dependent on nuclear power.
Meanwhile, China prides itself on cheap grey hydrogen from coal and gas and is investing in green alternatives.
The United States, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and Norway are leading the way to blue hydrogen by injecting captured carbon into oil and gas fields for long-term storage, or for so-called enhanced oil recovery that supports extraction.
But the picture in Germany is less clear.
Volker Kwashingg, a professor of renewable energy systems at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences, criticized Germany ’ s hydrogen strategy, saying: “The Merkel government used it to hide its failures in the energy transition. ”
Professor Kwashingg argues that solar and wind power should have been scaled up faster to facilitate future green hydrogen production, a move the new German government has promised to take.
However, the three parties in the ruling coalition, the three responsible ministries and the Hydrogen Council are arguing over whether to focus on green hydrogen or accept the blue alternative to temporarily fill the gap in limited supply.
Professor Grimm represented the majority opinion in the Hydrogen Council in favor of a multicolored combination.
“Accepting blue hydrogen will help create the supplies we need, boost technological breakthroughs in Germany, and encourage potential suppliers to invest in green hydrogen production, ” she says.
In January, Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced an ambitious push for renewables and raised the target of local green hydrogen production to 150 times from 70 megawatts today to 10 gigawatts by 2030.
This represents a quarter of the entire EU target of 40 gigawatts, which is larger than France ’ s target of 6.5 gigawatts.
Thus, as Germany expands domestic production, it is looking to get hydrogen from abroad.
Andreas Kohlmann, head of the German Energy Agency (a government-owned company that facilitates the energy transition coordinated by the Hydrogen Council), says Germany has significantly accelerated international negotiations to buy hydrogen.
This could include the development of hydrogen pipelines to link them to southern Europe where favorable conditions for solar and wind power allow for highly efficient hydrogen production.
German Economy Minister Habeck is hastily visiting energy exporting countries.
In the space of one week in March, he traveled to Norway to agree on a feasibility study for building a hydrogen pipeline, went to Qatar to finalize an energy partnership, and visited the United Arab Emirates to sign five cooperation agreements.
The first shipments from the UAE are expected later this year.
Other countries of interest to Hapek regarding hydrogen are Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Chile, Namibia and Australia.
Although he acknowledges the need to import hydrogen, Professor Kwashingg is dispelling some of Habeck ’ s hopes.
“Importing hydrogen from desert production plants will be slow, inefficient and costly. ”
Each step in the supply chain uses some of the original energy: desalination of seawater for fresh water as raw materials, electrolysis, liquefaction of hydrogen for shipping, transportation by sea tankers, domestic transportation by pipeline in Germany, and reconversion of hydrogen into electricity.
“Taken together, these steps will consume at least 70 percent of the electricity already produced in the desert. ”
“So even though solar panels in the desert produce 80 percent more electricity than those in Germany, the losses on the road are very large, so the efficiency is twice as high if solar power is produced directly in Germany. ”
Because of its high cost, hydrogen is often referred to as the bubbly of the energy transition.
So, who gets the first sips?
Most observers agree.
Felix Mattis, an energy expert at the OKO Institute, a research center and member of the German Hydrogen Council, explains: “It is crucial that we allocate hydrogen only to those industries where direct electricity cannot be provided. ”
"So we must first use it in the production of steel, chemicals and glass."
Subsequent sectors can be freight and long-haul trucking as well as medium or long-haul aircraft.
He adds that other uses in cars or heating are inefficient, expensive and impractical dispersants.
“In addition, Hapek ’ s new approach to renewables will create a greater need to balance our electricity supply, which hydrogen can do with an electrolyte that produces hydrogen on sunny days and windy days to serve as a great store on cloudy winter days, ” Mattis said.
The pressure is on Germany to stop spending too much on Russian energy, but it will be a difficult process.
Many hope that hydrogen will facilitate this transition by fulfilling its promise this time around.

Green hydrogen accounts for 0.03% of global production, while grey hydrogen is five times cheaper but emits more carbon dioxide.

Germany seeks international hydrogen sources, including Norway and UAE, but imports may be inefficient due to energy losses.

Hydrogen energy suits industries like steel, chemicals, and glass, but not cars or heating.

Germany aims to generate 80% of its electricity from renewables by 2030, and shift fully by 2045.

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Speaking at a staff event at the energy company RWE marking its 125th anniversary, Schulz said: “We are moving fast, making progress, we can reach our goal. ”
He pointed to the recent sharp rise in the number of licenses for solar and wind power plants.
"Now we have to make sure that they are not only licensed quickly, they are built quickly as well," he said.
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Content: A state-owned Dutch company, the biggest electricity grid operator in Germany, said on Thursday that talks to sell its German business to the Berlin government have ended.

TenneT, one of four transmission network operators in Germany, announced plans for the talks back in February 2023, saying at the time it needed a "structural solution" to funding needs for its German business as the grid is bolstered to handle the transition to renewable energy, which it put at about 15 billion euros ($16.1billion).

The transmission lines are vital for Germany's plans to completely shift its power production from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2045 at the latest. At present, some of the electricity generated by wind farms in northern Germany can't be dispatched to the south due to lack of transmission capacity.

The German government has now informed the Netherlands that "it cannot deliver on the planned transaction due to budgetary challenges," TenneT said in a statement Thursday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition is currently rowing about how to put together a 2025 budget while adhering to Germany's tight self-imposed rules on running up debt.

This has already forced a hasty, court-mandated rehash of the 2024 budget, complete with subsidy cuts that prompted protests by farmers. TenneT, which also runs the electricity grid in the Netherlands, spoke of "tapping into public or private capital markets for a structural funding solution for its German operations."

They further added that the German government "is committed to support such alternative solutions."

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Content: A state-owned Dutch company, the biggest electricity grid operator in Germany, said on Thursday that talks to sell its German business to the Berlin government have ended.

TenneT, one of four transmission network operators in Germany, announced plans for the talks back in February 2023, saying at the time it needed a "structural solution" to funding needs for its German business as the grid is bolstered to handle the transition to renewable energy, which it put at about 15 billion euros ($16.1billion).

The transmission lines are vital for Germany's plans to completely shift its power production from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2045 at the latest. At present, some of the electricity generated by wind farms in northern Germany can't be dispatched to the south due to lack of transmission capacity.

The German government has now informed the Netherlands that "it cannot deliver on the planned transaction due to budgetary challenges," TenneT said in a statement Thursday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition is currently rowing about how to put together a 2025 budget while adhering to Germany's tight self-imposed rules on running up debt.

This has already forced a hasty, court-mandated rehash of the 2024 budget, complete with subsidy cuts that prompted protests by farmers. TenneT, which also runs the electricity grid in the Netherlands, spoke of "tapping into public or private capital markets for a structural funding solution for its German operations."

They further added that the German government "is committed to support such alternative solutions."

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Content: A state-owned Dutch company, the biggest electricity grid operator in Germany, said on Thursday that talks to sell its German business to the Berlin government have ended.

TenneT, one of four transmission network operators in Germany, announced plans for the talks back in February 2023, saying at the time it needed a "structural solution" to funding needs for its German business as the grid is bolstered to handle the transition to renewable energy, which it put at about 15 billion euros ($16.1billion).

The transmission lines are vital for Germany's plans to completely shift its power production from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2045 at the latest. At present, some of the electricity generated by wind farms in northern Germany can't be dispatched to the south due to lack of transmission capacity.

The German government has now informed the Netherlands that "it cannot deliver on the planned transaction due to budgetary challenges," TenneT said in a statement Thursday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition is currently rowing about how to put together a 2025 budget while adhering to Germany's tight self-imposed rules on running up debt.

This has already forced a hasty, court-mandated rehash of the 2024 budget, complete with subsidy cuts that prompted protests by farmers. TenneT, which also runs the electricity grid in the Netherlands, spoke of "tapping into public or private capital markets for a structural funding solution for its German operations."

They further added that the German government "is committed to support such alternative solutions."

Germany allocated over 260 billion euros to address the energy crisis and potential investment losses due to the US Inflation Reduction Act.

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German Grid Regulator Plans to Spread Clean Energy Costs Across All Regions

Consumers in Germany’s states with lower clean energy production may end up paying higher grid fees as the regulator plans to spread out evenly among regions the higher costs of adding renewables to the system.

The Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur, proposed on Friday a plan to evenly distribute the higher costs of adding a lot of renewable energy generation to the grid.

This essentially means that German states in the north of the country, where most of the onshore wind power is generated, would pay lower grid fees. But the large industrial consumers in the south of Germany, as well as households, may end up paying more in grid fees per kilowatt-hour, according to the plan.

Renewable energy sources are expected to generate more than 50% of Germany’s electricity this year, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in September. By 2030, Germany aims to have renewables account for 80% of its electricity generation, Habeck said.

“Regions that generate significantly more renewable electricity than they consume incur significant network costs,” Klaus Müller, the president of the network regulator, said

The regulator proposes that these network fees be reduced for regions with high renewables share and distributed nationwide “in a spirit of solidarity,” he added.

“In regions that generate significantly more electricity than they consume, there are considerable costs for upgrading the grid. At the same time, the electricity not only supplies the region, but also the whole of Germany,” the regulator in its rationale for the proposal.

“The network fees in these regions should decrease. On the other hand, this leads to manageable additional costs for all electricity consumers in Germany,” Bundesnetzagentur added.

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The Dutch government is actively seeking alternative strategies to expedite the sale of TenneT's German electricity grid operations, as ongoing discussions with the German government encounter extended delays. The state of the Netherlands, which wholly owns TenneT, is contemplating different avenues, including privatization, against the backdrop of TenneT's significant role in Germany, where it operates two-thirds of its business. This move comes amidst both nations' acknowledgment that transferring ownership to Germany aligns with the broader transition towards renewable energy sources.

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Background and Impasse

At the heart of this development is TenneT, a major utility player with a pivotal role in Europe's energy landscape. The Dutch-owned company oversees a considerable portion of Germany's power grid, making it a key asset in the continent's shift towards sustainable energy. Despite mutual agreement on the benefits of a sale to the German government, prolonged negotiations have prompted the Netherlands to consider alternative options. This strategic reevaluation aims to ensure the utility's ambitious plans to invest over 100 billion euros in infrastructure enhancements over the next decade remain on track.

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The Dutch finance minister has indicated that while a sale to the German government remains the preferred outcome, the delays have necessitated a broader consideration of potential buyers. This openness to privatization reflects a pragmatic approach to overcoming the current stalemate, ensuring TenneT's critical investment plans are not jeopardized. The contemplated sale, significant in the context of Europe's energy market, underscores the strategic importance of TenneT's operations in Germany and the necessity for a swift resolution to the ongoing discussions.

Implications for the Energy Transition

The outcome of these deliberations holds substantial implications for the energy sector, particularly in the realm of renewable energy expansion. The successful transfer of TenneT's German operations, whether to the German government or a private entity, is pivotal for the acceleration of infrastructure projects critical to the continent's green transition. This scenario highlights the intricate balance between national interests, corporate strategy, and environmental goals in shaping Europe's energy future.

As negotiations continue, the broader energy community watches closely, recognizing the potential ripple effects of this sale on the energy transition's momentum. The Dutch government's proactive search for alternatives not only underscores the urgency of TenneT's investment plan but also reflects the complexities of cross-border utility ownership in an era of ambitious environmental targets. This development invites reflection on the roles of government and private sector in facilitating a sustainable energy future, emphasizing the need for strategic agility and collaboration.

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The Dutch government is considering selling TenneT to Germany or privatizing it to ensure reliable transmission of renewable energy.

Germany needs investments in grid infrastructure and pipelines to transport and store renewable energy.

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Inspection solutions and their role in pipeline repurposing

Achieving ambitious climate policy goals will require significant investments in energy efficiency, renewables, new low-carbon technologies, and grid infrastructure. It will also necessitate the close integration of the electricity and gas sectors and their respective infrastructures. A decarbonised Europe will be based on an interplay between renewable electricity and renewable and low-carbon gases in an integrated energy system, all aimed at transporting, storing, and supplying all sectors with green energy to deliver a reliable and affordable transition to climate neutrality.

A number of studies have shown that the existing gas infrastructure and knowledge can support the transition to net zero in the most efficient manner. As the energy transition advances, the valuable pipeline system will provide efficient transportation and storage capacity for renewable energy in the form of molecular energy carriers, making the energy system more flexible and resilient. [1].

Energy systems

Over the past decades, energy systems around the world have grown to connect supply and demand. Countries and companies have built electrical power transmission lines and pipelines for oil and gas to enable economic growth and prosperity. With this growth, consumption of fossil fuels, and therefore greenhouse gas emissions, has increased. The current carbon-based energy system is undergoing profound changes driven by increased concerns over the longevity and security of fossil energy. Countries all around the world are looking for ways to transform their energy systems. Initiatives like the European Hydrogen Backbone illustrate the efforts to transform current European energy systems in order to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.[2].

Pipelines play a major role in the transformation of the energy system because of their ability to safely transport energy over long distances and act as storage at the same time. Compared to electrical power lines, pipelines can carry more energy and are directly connected to existing storage infrastructure, such as caverns. This integrated setup enables countries like Germany to integrate imported energy via pipeline from sources with lower energy production costs. Especially in light of international climate control  goals, the high energy density and the established and partly global transport infrastructure (e.g., pipeline connections from Scandinavia or the Mediterranean or new terminals to import LNG from overseas), it can be assumed that a global market for CO2 neutral gases (and fuels) will develop.[3].

A transformed energy landscape with significantly lower emissions will be based on the sector coupling principle, providing greater flexibility to the energy system so that decarbonisation can be achieved in a more cost-effective way.[4]. Figure 1 illustrates the different sources of energy on the left; the right side highlights the different forms of energy that could be transported by pipeline (including carbon sequestration).

With more focus on the pipelines in the energy sector, it can be seen that the energy is transported in different carriers, such as hydrogen, ammonia, oxygen and/or biomethane. These carriers are called future fuels. Purpose-built pipeline networks transporting these products are already in use today but in a significantly smaller volume than will be needed in the future. [2].

The potential exists that low-carbon gases and their associated products can reliably and efficiently be transported, stored, and distributed in our global existing and newly built pipeline network. Pipelines will also be used to facilitate carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects by transporting carbon dioxide safely from emission locations to permanent storage or end use locations. The transportation of these fuels through pipelines will require general as well as specific integrity threats and damage mechanisms to be considered to ensure safe and efficient operation. These challenges can only be managed with a comprehensive integrity management system. [5].

Inspection technologies and necessary changes for future fuels

In-line inspection (ILI) technology can be of significant value in repurposing activities, as it is highly utilised in today’s pipeline integrity management. The support of integrity decisions with measurement data has improved over the last decades, and technological developments in other industries (telecommunication, defense, IT, etc.) will further enhance these capabilities. ILI tools can be classified by integrity threat type or technology principle; widely used principles are mechanical calipers, magnetics, eddy current, ultrasound and electromagnetic acoustics. Knowing the integrity threats for pipelines related to hydrogen or other future fuels, ROSEN acknowledges that different kinds of ILI technologies can support the integrity management of such pipelines. Those ILI technologies could be technologies for the detection of, for example, deformations, mapping or corrosion. Technologies could also include those particularly applicable to future fuels, such as those for the determination of material properties or the detection of cracks and crack-like anomalies in gas pipelines. [5].

Today’s diagnostic ILI portfolio delivers solutions from simple cleaning applications to high-resolution crack detection services to understand feature populations and deliver data

f or integrity decisions. It is important that all these applications are also available in future fuel assets. Table 1 summarises the applications and technologies available. ROSEN is creating solutions to adapt its fleet of inspection tools, getting them ready for future fuels. Initial inspections in smaller-diameter product lines for hydrogen, ammonia and carbon dioxide have already been conducted [5], and the lessons learned and use of the solutions in larger diameters and longer pipelines are under development.

The main outcome of these development efforts are solutions for safe and successful inspections in future fuel pipelines. Independent of the technologies, the three main working areas are material compatibility, operational success and safety.

The inspection tools need to withstand the environment, which can be very different compared to oil and natural gas. Products like ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrogen pose specific challenges for the materials comprising the inspection tools, and intense upfront testing and an understanding of deterioration processes are key for inspection vendors to deliver high-quality services. ROSEN is utilising its own hydrogen laboratory to execute material testing on all components used to build tools within the ILI portfolio.

Another key aspect of ILI is the ability to gather a high-quality dataset under the harsh conditions in pipelines. Speed control valves as well as low-flow/low-pressure setups enable a constant flow velocity without speed excursions or tool stops. [6]. The lower density of hydrogen compared to natural gas will increase bypass rates while also changing the behaviour of existing speed control implementations. Tool run simulations are a standard deliverable for proper inspection preparation, and these simulations have now been extended to also allow simulations to understand the tool dynamics in a hydrogen environment. Besides tool friction properties in the specific pipeline, the dynamic behaviour of ILI tools in gas pipelines also depends on the density and compressibility of the fluid. In order to classify the behaviour of tools in different pressures, velocities and fluids, operational limits diagrams as shown in Figure 2 can be used.

In order to generate the diagrams, several simulations of the specific ILI tool in a pipeline are performed at different pressures and the results evaluated. Based on availability, bypass information from a pump test in water is integrated to specify a minimum gas velocity for future inspections.

The safety requirements for the operation of ILI solutions may change with the introduction of hydrogen into pipeline networks. Existing ATEX certificates might need to be updated to ensure proper consideration of the lighter hydrogen in on-site safety procedures. ROSEN is covering this aspect in current developments to implement a suitable solution for customers worldwide.

The damage mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement, and therefore the potential initiation or propagation of cracks in pipeline steel, is one of the big uncertainties in repurposing activities. Understanding the population of planar flaws is as critical to estimating remaining life as it is to making proper investment decisions. Table 1 shows ultrasound, electromagnetic acoustic transducer and eddy current as possible technologies to detect cracking in pipelines. Cracking (internal SCC) is also a potential threat for both CO2 and ammonia pipelines, meaning crack detection technologies are likely to be required for most future fuel pipelines.

There are different implementations of ultrasound technology available; one of special interest for non-liquid (hydrogen or CO2) pipelines is electro-magnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) technology. Mainly utilised in natural gas pipelines to assist in the management of stress-corrosion cracking and long seam integrity, EMAT has a significant advantage over conventional ultrasound: it does not require a liquid couplant, meaning it can be run in a gas line without the need for liquid batching. There are several generations of inspection tools available, with the latest implementations showing signification improvements in circumferential resolution and sensitivity. The technology allows for the detection, identification, and sizing of axial planar flaws, which can be helpful when in-service inspections in hydrogen or CO2 pipelines are required, or repurposing activities are executed in natural gas pipelines without the need to include a liquid batch.

Figure 3 illustrates the EMAT principle. EMAT induces an acoustic wave by generating an eddy current and magnetic flux field in the pipe. An additional benefit of EMAT is that it can give information about the external coating condition, which can be valuable when assessing external integrity threats. More information about the technology can be found in [7] and [8]. Figure 4 shows the latest implementation of the technology in a larger diameter. These inspection tools are equipped with speed control units to ensure a proper velocity profile and thus adequate data quality.

Conclusion

There are three  main challenges to overcome when it comes to inspection solutions for future fuel pipelines. Safe on-site operation depends on updated processes for the people and machinery involved. Furthermore, existing concepts for explosion protection (ATEX) may be upgraded to include the lighter hydrogen. Materials and components used on in-line inspection tools can be tested in a laboratory environment to characterise their durability and adapt them if necessary. High-quality datasets depend on proper tool run behaviour and sensor-to-wall contact. Simulations can support these assessments to understand fluid dynamics in future fuel pipelines before executing the inspections.

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[1]  Siemens Energy, “Power-to-X: The crucial business on the way to a carbon-free world,” 2021.

[2]  R. van Rossum, J. Jaro, G. La Guardia, A. Wang, L. Kuehnen and M. Overgaag, “European Hydrogen Backbone,” Guidehouse, Utrecht, 2022.

[3]  D. Bothe, M. Janssen, S. van der Poel, T. Eich, T. Bongers, J. Kellermann, L. Lueck, H. Chan, M. Ahltert, C. A. Quinteros Borras, M. Corneille and M. Kuhn, “Der Wert der Gasinfrastruktur in Deutschland,” Frontier Economics, 2017.

[4]  Frontier Economics, “Potentials of sector coupling for decarbonisation,” European Union, Luxemburg, 2019.

[5]  N. Gallon, M. Humbert and M. Tewes, “Energy Transition And The Impact On Pipeline Integrity,” Pipeline Technology Journal, 2022.

[6]  J. Becker, C. Richards, G. Sundag and R. Wittig, “Improving Data Collection With In-Line Inspection in Low-Pressure Gas Distribution Networks,” in International Pipeline Conference, Calgary, 2020.

[7]  R. Kania, K. Myden, R. Weber and S. Klein, “Validation of EMAT ILI Technology for Gas Pipeline Crack Inspection: A Case Study for 20″,” in 9th Pipeline Technology Conference, 2014.

[8]  M. Tomar, T. Fore, M. Baumeister, C. Yoxall and T. Beuker, “Graded EMAT Performance Specification Validated in Blind Test,” in International Pipeline Conference, Calgary, 2016

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ROME, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Italy's Prysmian PRY.MI, the world's largest cablemaker, signed three contracts with Amprion worth 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion), the two groups said on Thursday, in the latest deals in a major expansion of Germany's power grid.

Prysmian said the three deals - for two offshore grid connection systems and an underground cable project - represented its biggest package deal ever in value and in kilometres.

They are part of Germany's plan to install 70 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2045 and will support the transmission of energy generated in the North Sea to consumers in the western and southern regions of the country, the joint statement said.

Amprion, one of Germany's four high-voltage power transmission network operators, is 25.1% owned by RWE RWEG.DE, Germany's biggest electricity producer, while the remaining stake is owned by a consortium including Munich Re MUVGn.DE, Swiss Life SLHN.S and Talanx TLXGn.DE.

Like its peers, Amprion is planning major investments in Germany's grid expansion to make sure it can cope with the strong increase in renewable energy installations.

Amprion has earmarked around 22 billion euros in spending by 2027.

The deals with Prysmian include 3,400 kilometres of land cables and 1,000 km in submarine cables.

Shares in the company were up 5.3% at 43.19 euros apiece at 0935 GMT following the announcement.

"The three contracts with Amprion are an important milestone for Prysmian as they underline once again the trusting cooperation between the two companies," Hakan Ozmen, EVP Prysmian Transmission Division, said in the statement.

Hendrik Neumann, CTO of Amprion, said its deal with Prysmian was "essential" to achieving the group's offshore expansion targets and key for the three important energy transition projects.

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ROME, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Italy's Prysmian PRY.MI, the world's largest cablemaker, signed three contracts with Amprion worth 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion), the two groups said on Thursday, in the latest deals in a major expansion of Germany's power grid.

Prysmian said the three deals - for two offshore grid connection systems and an underground cable project - represented its biggest package deal ever in value and in kilometres.

They are part of Germany's plan to install 70 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2045 and will support the transmission of energy generated in the North Sea to consumers in the western and southern regions of the country, the joint statement said.

Amprion, one of Germany's four high-voltage power transmission network operators, is 25.1% owned by RWE RWEG.DE, Germany's biggest electricity producer, while the remaining stake is owned by a consortium including Munich Re MUVGn.DE, Swiss Life SLHN.S and Talanx TLXGn.DE.

Like its peers, Amprion is planning major investments in Germany's grid expansion to make sure it can cope with the strong increase in renewable energy installations.

Amprion has earmarked around 22 billion euros in spending by 2027.

The deals with Prysmian include 3,400 kilometres of land cables and 1,000 km in submarine cables.

Shares in the company were up 5.3% at 43.19 euros apiece at 0935 GMT following the announcement.

"The three contracts with Amprion are an important milestone for Prysmian as they underline once again the trusting cooperation between the two companies," Hakan Ozmen, EVP Prysmian Transmission Division, said in the statement.

Hendrik Neumann, CTO of Amprion, said its deal with Prysmian was "essential" to achieving the group's offshore expansion targets and key for the three important energy transition projects.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seems optimistic that his governing coalition — comprising his center-left Social Democrats, the Greens and neoliberal Free Democrats — will push ahead with the country's energy transition. He remains optimistic despite Germany's budget problems, despite growing bureaucratic challenges and a mood of despondency prevalent among large parts of German society.

"If we manage to achieve what we have set out to do, and I am confident that we will, then we will break with 200 years of industrial tradition and prosperity built on coal, gas and oil," said Scholz, speaking in Potsdam last Monday.

Currently, around 30% of German electricity is still generated by burning coal and gas. Wind turbines, meanwhile, generate almost half of the country's power. The government aims to shift to fully climate-neutral electricity production primarily by establishing large wind farms far out in the North and Baltic Sea.

So far, some 1,500 turbines — up 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) tall — have already been installed out at sea, where they can rely on strong and continuous wind. Taken together, they supply around 8.5 gigawatts of electricity. The plan is to increase the power output to 30 gigawatts by 2030.

Overly ambitious targets?

To reach this goal, Germany will have to quadruple the amount of power generated by wind turbines in just six years. Wind industry representatives, however, have warned that this could be difficult.

According to the German Wind Energy Association, only 27 new wind turbines were connected to the power grid in 2023. And several trade associations warned in a joint statement that "In order to achieve the statutory expansion targets, the expansion [of wind energy] must increase drastically by 2030."

In a  recent letter, Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency warned that establishing certain North Sea grid connections could be delayed by up to two years due to converter construction bottlenecks.

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Stefan Thimm, head of Germany's Federal Association of Offshore Wind Energy, said "if this situation materializes or turns out even worse, it will call into question the agreed expansion targets and send a signal of uncertainty into the value chain."

Seaports key to meeting infrastructure challenges

Producing electricity through offshore wind farms is one thing, but transporting said electricity to shore through huge power cables is quite another. And so, too, is installing the large converters that turn alternating into direct current so that the electricity can be sent from northern Germany to the country's industrial heartland in the south and west.

Experts estimate that an area equivalent to the size of 270 soccer fields will soon have to be made available in German ports to grow the wind power sector.

"Seaports are key offshore wind energy hubs," said Karina Würtz, managing director of the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation. She added that they are crucial for constructing and dismantling wind farms, act as service ports for operation and maintenance and as storage and production sites.

Germany lagging behind Netherlands, Denmark

Würtz pointed out that neighboring countries like the Netherlands and Denmark have been much faster and more effective at building out their wind infrastructure.

"While the Dutch and Danish ports of Eemshaven and Esbjerg have strongly focused on the offshore wind sector in recent years and taken large market shares from German ports, the latter have increasingly turned to other business areas," she said.

Competition is fierce in the industry, with specialist converter construction companies, for example, in high demand. This is because many countries including Germany now want to grow their offshore wind power sector. Greenpeace, meanwhile, has said the German government is setting the wrong priorities, for example by investing a lot of money in liquefied natural gas(LNG) terminals.

"Instead of building completely unnecessary LNG terminals at a dizzying speed, Olaf Scholz should concentrate on setting up offshore wind farms […] to make up for delays as soon as possible," Martin Kaiser, an energy and climate expert at Greenpeace, told DW.

Kaiser said it was unacceptable that Germany's lack of converter stations and the chancellor's misplaced priorities meant Germany was failing to meet its renewable energy targets. The government built the LNG terminals after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 brought the flow of Russian gas into Germany to an end, forcing the country to import gas from several different countries instead.

Rügen residents protest LNG terminal growth in Baltic Sea

Germany lacks funds for wind

Yet the government lacks the funds to grow its offshore wind sector, as it would need to take out fresh loans. This, however, is strictly prohibited by law.

Establishing a special fund to support the sector — akin to Germany's special armed forces fund — would be a possibility. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck of the Greens, also in charge of the climate portfolio, suggested setting up such a fund in the Bundestag last week to grow the wind power sector and tackle other issues.

Habeck's proposal, however, was immediately rejected by the opposition and also his coalition partner, the neoliberal Free Democrats.

This article was originally written in German

Jens Thurau Jens Thurau is a senior political correspondent covering Germany's environment and climate policies.@JensThurau

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But the lack of funds to establish such institutions, coupled with the lack of a spirit of cooperation to establish them, is holding up this step.
According to a report published by Deutsche Welle and seen by Dutt al-Khaleej, it is not yet clear how the results of the European Parliament elections will affect future European Commission policies.
This deepens the uncertainty, which hangs over the bloc ’ s plans to become climate-neutral by 2050.
But one thing is certain: electricity from renewable sources will be vital to achieving Europe ’ s climate goals.
Some regions of the continent are particularly suitable for certain types of green energy production, the report said.
But for the entire continent to benefit from this energy, energy companies will need to build an electricity grid across Europe that incorporates these new technologies.
Kadri Simson, an Estonian MP who has been the EU ’ s energy commissioner since 2019, said earlier that Europe ’ s electricity infrastructure is already well developed, which could allow countries to boost their capacity to use renewable energy.
Harald Bradke, head of the Efficiency Center for Energy Technology and Energy Systems at the Fraunhofer Institute in Karlsruhe, Germany, said: “Photovoltaic and wind power complement each other well.
Wind power produces a lot of electricity in the winter months, and photovoltaics produce mostly in the summer. ”
According to the report, the best ways to store electricity vary by geographic location.
Pumped hydroelectric storage facilities, which function like massive batteries, are a good option.
If more electricity is available than ever consumed, it will be used to pump water into a reservoir or up the mountain.
When electricity is needed, water is released again to power the turbines that produce it.
"This type of storage is particularly present in Scandinavia and alpine countries, such as Austria, Italy and Switzerland and can be used when electricity demand exceeds what we can produce at that moment," Bradke said.
Increased connectivity would make green electricity supplies more efficient across the EU.
“Electricity will be cheaper because it will be obtained from where it can be produced at the lowest prices. ”
Moreover, he added, it would often not be necessary to “run expensive backup power plants that only run a few hundred hours a year. ”
Standby power plants, such as those powered by natural gas, are currently used to cover peak demand.
But if Europe has a shared electricity grid for renewable energy, that demand can be met by diverting electricity across the continent from places where it is particularly cheap at the time to places where it is needed.
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Many people do not want to live near transmission towers, fearing that power lines will affect the value of their property or their health.
That has prompted some to take legal action to block new housing projects near transmission lines.
But laying power lines underground is not a solution either, it is much more expensive, and since warm electrical cables can dry the soil, they can also be harmful to agriculture.
This means farmers are restricted to what they can grow near buried electrical cables, Bradkey said.
EU energy commissioner Cadre Simmons said the solution to such problems was often to fund such projects using EU funds.
As a result, the rules for building trans-European energy grids (TEN-E) have been changed to facilitate access to EU funds and speed up work.
A study commissioned by the European Industry Roundtable estimates that up to 800 billion euros ($863 billion) of investment will be needed in the electricity grid until 2030.
At the end of 2023, the European Commission developed an action plan for the same period of time at an estimated cost of 600 billion euros, but so far no real decision has been made to start establishing such networks.
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Beacon of hope H2: The new federal states in particular have great expectations when it comes to the energy transition and in particular to the topic of hydrogen. Because the predictions sound great.

There are already various hydrogen projects and applications in Thuringia, for example in the form of hydrogen electrolysis plants for the production of green hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles or the use of hydrogen in industry or in the energy sector.

Now, hydrogen in Thuringia should primarily help to sustainably transform the many important energy-intensive branches of industry such as glass and steel. Many companies could benefit from hydrogen in the future.

Green hydrogen: an indispensable building block for the decarbonization of industry

According to the Ministry of Energy, Thuringia is part of the German hydrogen network and is expected to be supplied from three directions. According to a statement from Saturday in Erfurt, the energy and economics ministries would support the plans, according to which Thuringia would be centrally integrated.

According to the draft plans presented so far, hydrogen would be brought to Thuringia from 2032.

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The focus is currently on the cities of Erfurt and Jena, each with a combined heat and power plant that can run on hydrogen in the future, as well as the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt with the Unterwellenborn steelworks.

“Green hydrogen is an indispensable building block for the decarbonization of industry, for applications in the heating sector and parts of mobility”.

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However, a large part of the green hydrogen cannot be produced in Germany. Therefore, a grid-bound infrastructure for hydrogen is necessary. Thuringia can benefit from its central location in the heart of Europe.

State Secretary for Economic Affairs Carsten Feller called for transparency and bindingness to be created as quickly as possible about the specific routes, extraction points and line capacities.

The industrial demand for hydrogen has not yet been finally clarified. The ministries are in contact with industry to clarify further hydrogen needs in Thuringia.

The drafts submitted by the transmission system operators provide for a connection from the north-west/North Sea, north-east/Baltic Sea and, in the future, from Bavaria in the hydrogen core network planning.

The ministries explained that the structure of the hydrogen distribution network, which is located under the transmission network, must now be pushed forward quickly.

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German Ambassador to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir said that the bureau should in the coming months "highlight the foreign policy, economic and social impact of the dynamics in the field of hydrogen on both our countries and to this end also carry out projects with Russian partners".
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About this TASS on Thursday said the Ambassador of Germany to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir.
“The office, financed by the German Foreign Ministry, is part of the hydrogen foreign policy [of Germany], which involves the establishment of such an office in five or six states, including Russia, ” the diplomat said.
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A key role in the German hydrogen strategy is given to "green" hydrogen (the use of solar, wind and hydropower - approx.
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At the same time, the average annual share of renewable energy sources should reach 65% by 2030.
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German Ambassador to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir said that the bureau should in the coming months "highlight the foreign policy, economic and social impact of the dynamics in the field of hydrogen on both our countries and to this end also carry out projects with Russian partners".
Moscow, January 27.
/ TASS /.
The German office for “hydrogen diplomacy ” is planned to open in the Russian capital in February-March 2022.
About this TASS on Thursday said the Ambassador of Germany to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir.
“The office, financed by the German Foreign Ministry, is part of the hydrogen foreign policy [of Germany], which involves the establishment of such an office in five or six states, including Russia, ” the diplomat said.
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A key role in the German hydrogen strategy is given to "green" hydrogen (the use of solar, wind and hydropower - approx.
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"Blue" [natural gas] and "turquoise" [produced by methane pyrolysis] hydrogen are intended to be used only during the transition phase.
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Moscow, January 27.
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The German office for “hydrogen diplomacy ” is planned to open in the Russian capital in February-March 2022.
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“The office, financed by the German Foreign Ministry, is part of the hydrogen foreign policy [of Germany], which involves the establishment of such an office in five or six states, including Russia, ” the diplomat said.
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To achieve these goals, it is necessary to ensure the production of electrolyzers with a total capacity of 5 GW until 2030, to which another 5 GW should be added by 2035-2040.
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German Ambassador to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir said that the bureau should in the coming months "highlight the foreign policy, economic and social impact of the dynamics in the field of hydrogen on both our countries and to this end also carry out projects with Russian partners".
Moscow, January 27.
/ TASS /.
The German office for “hydrogen diplomacy ” is planned to open in the Russian capital in February-March 2022.
About this TASS on Thursday said the Ambassador of Germany to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir.
“The office, financed by the German Foreign Ministry, is part of the hydrogen foreign policy [of Germany], which involves the establishment of such an office in five or six states, including Russia, ” the diplomat said.
According to him, in the coming months, the bureau should "highlight the foreign policy, national economic and social impact of the dynamics in the field of hydrogen on both our countries and to this end also carry out projects with Russian partners."
Hydrogen should become one of the "green" alternatives to oil and gas.
Germany is an international leader in the development and export of hydrogen production technologies and technologies in which electrical energy is used to produce other energy sources, such as hydrogen.
A key role in the German hydrogen strategy is given to "green" hydrogen (the use of solar, wind and hydropower - approx.
TASS).
"Blue" [natural gas] and "turquoise" [produced by methane pyrolysis] hydrogen are intended to be used only during the transition phase.
The federal government estimates the hydrogen demand for the period up to 2030 at the level of 90-110 TWh.
To achieve these goals, it is necessary to ensure the production of electrolyzers with a total capacity of 5 GW until 2030, to which another 5 GW should be added by 2035-2040.
At the same time, the average annual share of renewable energy sources should reach 65% by 2030.
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German Ambassador to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir said that the bureau should in the coming months "highlight the foreign policy, economic and social impact of the dynamics in the field of hydrogen on both our countries and to this end also carry out projects with Russian partners".
Moscow, January 27.
/ TASS /.
The German office for “hydrogen diplomacy ” is planned to open in the Russian capital in February-March 2022.
About this TASS on Thursday said the Ambassador of Germany to the Russian Federation Geza Andreas von Geir.
“The office, financed by the German Foreign Ministry, is part of the hydrogen foreign policy [of Germany], which involves the establishment of such an office in five or six states, including Russia, ” the diplomat said.
According to him, in the coming months, the bureau should "highlight the foreign policy, national economic and social impact of the dynamics in the field of hydrogen on both our countries and to this end also carry out projects with Russian partners."
Hydrogen should become one of the "green" alternatives to oil and gas.
Germany is an international leader in the development and export of hydrogen production technologies and technologies in which electrical energy is used to produce other energy sources, such as hydrogen.
A key role in the German hydrogen strategy is given to "green" hydrogen (the use of solar, wind and hydropower - approx.
TASS).
"Blue" [natural gas] and "turquoise" [produced by methane pyrolysis] hydrogen are intended to be used only during the transition phase.
The federal government estimates the hydrogen demand for the period up to 2030 at the level of 90-110 TWh.
To achieve these goals, it is necessary to ensure the production of electrolyzers with a total capacity of 5 GW until 2030, to which another 5 GW should be added by 2035-2040.
At the same time, the average annual share of renewable energy sources should reach 65% by 2030.
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OTTAWA - Some energy experts warn a deal to sell Canadian hydrogen to Germany will serve as only a small, far-off and expensive part of the solution to Europe’s energy crisis.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to sign a hydrogen agreement in Stephenville, N.L. next week, during Scholz’s official visit to Canada.

A government official speaking on the condition they not be identified confirmed there will be a hydrogen accord signed that is the culmination of months of talks between the two countries.

Stephenville, a port town an hour south of Corner Brook on Newfoundland’s west shore, is the planned home for a zero-emission energy plant where wind power will be used to produce hydrogen and ammonia for export.

The deal between Canada and Germany is expected to make fuel-hungry Germany the first big customer for a first-of-its-kind project in Canada.

Germany was already looking to hydrogen as an energy solution in its climate plan before Russia invaded Ukraine last February. But since that invasion, as Russia attempts to push back against punishing economic sanctions, it has repeatedly threatened Germany’s energy supply.

Germany typically gets about half of its natural gas from Russia and is looking for both short and long-term solutions to wean itself from Russian exports.

Proponents say the hydrogen deal comes at a pivotal time for Canada’s green hydrogen industry, which is still in its infancy.

But some experts also say the fledgling product carries a big price tag and won’t be able to help Germany in the near term. Canada doesn’t yet have the infrastructure to produce large quantities of green hydrogen, or export it great distances.

“The key is you need a lot of associated infrastructure to be built before we can do a large scale export of hydrogen into other countries,” said Amit Kumar, the industrial research chair of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.

In order to be shipped, the hydrogen would likely need to be cooled into a liquid, loaded into a specially adapted pipeline or tanker, and warmed again when it reached its destination.

The process and infrastructure is expensive, and so is production.

Most hydrogen production globally comes from converting natural gas to hydrogen and carbon dioxide. If the latter is emitted into the atmosphere, the hydrogen is referred to as “grey.” In Canada, the goal is to capture those emissions with carbon capture and storage, which would make the hydrogen “blue.”

Canada has to date been talking up plans to help Germany with new natural gas projects in Atlantic Canada that could one day be converted to blue hydrogen facilities.

But Germany is looking mainly for “green hydrogen,” which is made through splitting water molecules using renewable energy like wind or solar power. That comes at a much higher price.

“You’re looking at anywhere between three to four fold increase in costs,” said Kumar, a faculty of engineering professor at University of Alberta, who was consulted on the drafting of Alberta’s hydrogen strategy.

He said the technology needs to improve and more investment needs to be made before the cost is even relatively comparable with it’s natural-gas derived alternative.

The company behind the Newfoundland project, World Energy GH2, said the first phase of its Newfoundland project should see up to 164 onshore wind turbines built to power a hydrogen production facility. Long-term plans call for tripling the size of the project.

In its proposal, World Energy GH2 said it is on the cutting edge of a new, green industry.

Construction on the first wind farm is supposed to begin next year. That means hydrogen production is still far off, said Paul Martin, chemical engineer and co-founder of the Hydrogen Science Coalition.

“It’ll take years and years and years,” he said. “And then you’ve got the infrastructure problem.”

Martin says the infrastructure costs of producing and transporting green hydrogen don’t add up.

“Honestly looking at it the green hydrogen pitch in Canada for export, it’s disingenuous,” he said.

That’s partially why Canada’s hydrogen strategy involves moving toward “blue hydrogen” before eventually converting to green, Kumar said.

Germany’s strategy, however, clearly favours green hydrogen while the role of blue hydrogen is uncertain, an analysis by Centre for Strategic and International Studies fellow Isabelle Huber shows.

Trudeau and Scholz, who became Germany’s chancellor in December, first discussed hydrogen and Canadian energy exports when Trudeau visited Berlin in March.

At the G7 leaders’ summit in the Bavarian Alps in June, Trudeau spoke at length with other world leaders about how Canada could offer alternatives to nations dependent on Russian oil and gas.

At a press conference at the conclusion of the summit, Trudeau suggested infrastructure used to carry liquefied natural gas could be adapted to carry hydrogen, as one example of how Canada could help.

“We’re also looking medium term at expanding some infrastructure,” Trudeau said, “but in a way that hits that medium-term and long-term goal of accelerating transition — not just off Russian oil and gas — but off of our own dependence on fossil fuels.”

Canadian hydrogen might be just one piece of Germany’s plan to transition off of German gas in a very difficult situation, said Sara Hastings-Simon, who directs the masters of science in sustainable energy development at the University of Calgary.

“It’s not the be all end all, it’s neither going to fix it completely or be the single answer,” she said in an interview.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 16, 2022.

— With files from Mia Rabson

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Content: Hydrogen: A new way for Germany to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas?
• Janek Schmidt
• BBC Business Technology Reporter
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Germany has reduced its dependence on Russian oil and gas imports from 35% to 12%, and natural gas imports from 55% to 35%.
Energy exports, however, remain a significant source of revenue for Moscow. Figures from the Energy and Clean Air Research Center (CREA) in Helsinki, Finland, show that in the first two months after the start of the war in Ukraine, Germany paid nearly 9 billion euros for Russian oil and gas.
Veronika Grimm, a professor of economics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, is one of three special advisers to the German federal government.
“Our access to energy needs to diversify and decarbonize more quickly than initially thought, ” she said. To achieve this, Ms. Grimm hopes Germany will increase its use of hydrogen energy.
Hydrogen contains a large amount of energy, replacing natural gas in industrial processes, fuel cells used in trucks, trains or aircraft, which emit no pollution and only release water vapor that meets drinking standards.
Grimm ’ s obsession is having an impact.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says more than a dozen countries have published national hydrogen energy strategies or are about to do so.
Despite the interest, it is unclear whether large-scale use of hydrogen energy is feasible.
After two oil crises in the 1970s, and as concerns about climate change intensified in the 1990s, there was a similar enthusiasm for hydrogen energy.
But neither of those two ended up with tangible results.
So, is the passion for hydrogen energy different today?
Skeptics warn that industry representatives, who dominate most of the world ’ s hydrogen energy agencies, often favor hydrogen because it comes with subsidies and is able to maintain demand for existing assets such as pipelines, tankers, fans or boilers.
They also say that politicians prefer large, green-sounding plans for the future over more difficult solutions.
But environmental groups are more cautious, pointing out that hydrogen energy cannot be obtained in large quantities as the main fuel.
There are two main ways to obtain hydrogen, each with different color codes.
Green hydrogen refers to the electricity generated from renewable energy that dissolves water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules through an electrolysis machine.
But the cost of these machines and electricity is high.
According to the International Energy Agency, the high cost means that no emissions of hydrogen energy only accounts for 0.03% of global hydrogen production.
Grey hydrogen is 5 times cheaper, it is obtained from natural gas, and in some cases from oil and coal.
However, due to losses in the production process, carbon dioxide emissions are about 50% higher than direct combustion of natural gas.
Another related technology is called blue hydrogen.
It relies on the same production process, but can capture, reuse or store 60-90% of carbon emissions in production.
The disadvantage of this method is that it costs about twice as much, and it also lacks large-scale production facilities.
Blue hydrogen accounts for only 0.7% of global hydrogen production.
So, while hydrogen is environmentally friendly and has huge potential, global hydrogen production currently emits carbon dioxide equivalent to that of France as a whole.
It is important for specific countries to decide how to produce hydrogen energy.
Some countries already have clear development priorities, with sunny countries looking to solar power to generate hydrogen using solar-powered electrolytes, while France relies heavily on nuclear energy.
China has prioritized the development of cheap gray hydrogen, which is extracted from coal and natural gas, while investing in other green energy sources.
The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Norway are the main countries pushing blue hydrogen, injecting carbon dioxide into oil and gas fields for long-term storage, or increasing production with so-called enhanced oil recovery technologies.
But the situation in Germany is not clear.
Professor Volker Quaschning, an expert at the University of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Berlin, criticized Germany ’ s hydrogen energy strategy.
“The Merkel government is using it as a cover for their failure in the energy transition, ” he said.
He believes solar and wind power should be rapidly expanded to boost future green hydrogen production, a move already promised by Germany ’ s new government.
However, on the issue of hydrogen energy, the three parties in the German coalition government, the three competent departments and the National Hydrogen Council are discussing internally whether to focus on green hydrogen, or whether to accept the blue hydrogen option to temporarily solve the problem of insufficient supply.
Ms. Grimm and the majority of the members of the Hydrogen Energy Committee share the same view, that is, they are in favor of multi-colored hydrogen.
"Acceptance of blue hydrogen will help boost supply and meet the needs of our industrial development, underpin technological breakthroughs in Germany and encourage potential suppliers to invest in green hydrogen production," she said.
In January, the German economy minister, Robert Habeck, announced an ambitious plan to boost renewable energy by doubling the domestic green hydrogen production target of the past two years, from 70 megawatts to 150 megawatts now to 10 gigawatts by 2030.
This represents a quarter of the EU ’ s 40 billion megawatts target, which is larger than France ’ s 6.5 billion megawatts target.
Therefore, as domestic production expands, Germany is looking for sources of hydrogen supply from abroad.
Andreas Kuhlmann, the head of the German Energy Agency, said that Germany has rapidly accelerated international negotiations to buy hydrogen energy.
The German Energy Agency is a government-owned company whose purpose is to facilitate the energy transition in coordination with the National Hydrogen Council.
The talks include the development of a hydrogen pipeline linking southern Europe, which has more solar and wind power and is more cost-effective to produce hydrogen.
Robert Habek is currently busy visiting energy exporting countries.
During the week of March, he went to Norway to reach a feasibility study agreement for a hydrogen pipeline, to Qatar to finalize an energy cooperation agreement, and visited the United Arab Emirates to sign five cooperation agreements.
The first imports from the UAE are expected to arrive in Germany later this year.
Other countries that received Robert Habek ’ s attention in terms of hydrogen energy imports were Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Chile, Namibia and Australia.
Although he acknowledged the need to import hydrogen, Professor Volcker Käuschning poured some cold water on Halbek ’ s enthusiasm.
“Importing hydrogen from a factory built in the desert is not an efficient, cheap way to do it, ” he said.
Every link in the supply chain consumes some raw energy: desalination of seawater, feedstock for electrolysis, re-liquefaction of ships, oil tankers, local pipelines in Germany, and conversion of hydrogen into electricity.
"All of these steps will consume at least 70 percent of the electricity in the desert," says Professor Kwaisenin.
“So even if the solar panels in the desert generate 80% more electricity than the solar panels in Germany, the result is that solar power in Germany will be twice as efficient in the first place. ”
Due to the high cost, hydrogen energy is said to be champagne for energy conversion.
Who drank the first glass of champagne?
Most observers are more consistent.
Felix Matthes, an energy expert at the Öko-Institut, a member of the German Hydrogen Council, said, “It ’ s crucial that we only allocate hydrogen to sectors that cannot be directly electrified. ”
"Therefore, we should first use hydrogen energy in the steel, chemical and glass industries," he said.
The industries that fall behind may be shipping, long-haul car freight, and medium and long-range aircraft.
Hydrogen energy for cars and heating is not efficient, expensive and the purpose is unclear and impractical.
“In addition, the efforts of German Economy Minister Robert Haberk to promote renewable energy will create a greater demand for balancing our electricity supply, and hydrogen energy can play a role, as sunlight and windy weather enable the electrolysis equipment to produce hydrogen and store it in large quantities for use in winter and cloudy weather, ” said Felix Mats.
Germany is under pressure to stop paying large sums to Russia to import Russian energy, but this is a complicated process.
Many people are pinning their hopes on hydrogen energy, hoping that this time hydrogen will really reach its potential and make it easier for Germany to transform.

Hydrogen can replace natural gas in industrial processes due to its high energy content.

Germany aims to produce 10 gigawatts of domestic green hydrogen by 2030.

Hydrogen energy suits sectors that cannot be directly electrified, such as steel and chemical industries.

A 10,000 km hydrogen pipeline is planned for 2032.

€20 billion will be spent on hydrogen development by 2027.

Hydrogen-ready turbines will be subsidized.

Germany aims for 40-75 TWh of clean hydrogen by 2030.

€16 billion is estimated for hydrogen plants.

Germany targets 15-20 GW of offshore wind by 2030.

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Content: Green hydrogen
Germany and the European Union have made progress in their hydrogen talks.
Europe – Germany ’ s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, said recent progress has been made in talks with the European Commission on hydrogen subsidies.
But the European Commission has not yet approved these subsidies, the EU said, and the aim of the talks is to develop "safeguards (...) to comply with European legislation on national and energy assistance".
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Hydrogen energy is a dual role of clean and efficient energy storage carriers. By converting wind, solar and nuclear energy into hydrogen energy, renewable energy can be stored and transported on a large scale across seasons, becoming the best overall solution in the current new energy field.
Hydrogen energy storage solution is the ideal interconnection medium to promote the clean and efficient use of traditional fossil energy and support the large-scale development of renewable energy. It is the best choice for large-scale deep decarbonization in transportation, industry and construction.
Germany has the second largest installed offshore wind power capacity in the world (7.7 GW in Germany at the end of 2019) and aims to install 15 to 20 GW of offshore wind by 2030.
Germany is phasing out nuclear power by 2022 and coal-fired power by 2038, and is committed to the development of renewable energy, striving to increase the proportion of renewable energy in Germany's power generation structure to 65% by 2030.
Since the implementation of the nuclear policy, Germany's nuclear technology and nuclear industry have declined, and Germany has bet its future on the green hydrogen industry.
As with the development of renewable energy and the gradual realization of electrification, green hydrogen is a key component of the complete realization of a zero-carbon energy system.
Because in many transportation fields, such as aviation, shipping and heavy vehicles, it is not possible to directly use electricity for fuel substitution; some industrial processes also cannot directly use electricity, requiring hydrogen as a fuel raw material or for high-temperature operations.
Improving energy efficiency and developing renewable energy are prerequisites for this transformation process.
Since renewable energy already provides most of Germany ’ s electricity, and Germany has made progress in the electrification of transportation and industry, renewable electricity hydrogen production is the next logical step in achieving carbon neutrality. Given these conditions, green hydrogen provides further avenues of understanding for the transportation, storage and trading of renewable electricity; it allows the region ’ s renewable energy potential to be released and utilized on a global scale.
Der Spiegel reported in July that Germany wants subsidies for future power plants to be integrated into the EU ’ s decarbonisation plan, which would ensure faster approvals and more financial aid.
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The country aims for 65% renewable energy by 2030.

Green hydrogen is key to Germany's zero-carbon energy.

Germany aims to increase its offshore wind power to 15-20 GW by 2030.