Germany decided to shut down its nuclear power plants in 2011 to switch to green energy by 2035.

The country shut down its last nuclear power plants, which had produced about 5% of its electricity.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has intensified Germany's energy crisis, sparking debate on reinstating nuclear energy.

64% of Germans and 40% of Green Party voters support restarting nuclear power to reduce electricity prices.

In 2022, 67% of Germans supported a 5-year nuclear plant extension, with 61% backing extended operations.

A majority of Germans, around two-thirds, support extending or continuing nuclear power plant operation.

German public opinion on nuclear power has shifted due to the energy crisis, reversing previous attitudes that formed after the Fukushima disaster.

Bavaria's prime minister and other German politicians want to reconsider and continue operating a nuclear power plant.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejects nuclear energy, citing high costs and long rebuild times, and prefers alternative sources.

The German Foreign Minister refuses to reverse the nuclear power phase-out, calling it insane.

Nuclear power could cut Germany's carbon emissions by 25-30 million tons annually and save up to 2 percent of natural gas use.

The energy crisis has sparked a debate on nuclear power and alternative energy sources, with the EU proposing gas conservation and Germany seeking new energy options.

Germany has delayed setting a gas price cap until March 2023 amid energy shortages caused by reduced Russian gas supplies.

The ruling coalition is divided over the nuclear power plan, with a decision on plant extensions due by month's end.

German public opinion on reinstating nuclear energy is divided due to concerns about safety and the environment.

Russia has reduced gas shipments to Germany by 60% through the Nord Stream pipeline.

The reduction in gas supply has raised concerns about Germany's energy market stability and potential power outages.

Germany's industry is at risk of collapse due to Russia's gas supply cuts.

Germany relied on Russian gas for 55% of its supply before the war.

The EU relied on Russian natural gas for 40% of its demand before the war.

The war has caused energy prices in Germany to surge, with electricity up 33% and natural gas quadrupling.

Germany's economic growth forecast has been cut to 1.5% from 3.5% due to the war and energy crisis.

Germany is exploring alternatives, such as renewables and liquefied natural gas, to reduce its dependence on Russian energy.

The country is increasing coal use to secure energy needs, which may have negative environmental implications.

Germany's energy supply remains precarious, with gas storage below 60% capacity and a risk of rationing.

Germany is focused on developing renewable energy and reducing Russian dependence, with no push to restart nuclear reactors.

Germany must diversify its energy supply to reduce dependence on Russia.

The German government is offering assistance to consumers to help mitigate the social impact of the energy crisis.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has exposed Germany's vulnerability in the energy market, highlighting the need for a more diversified and sustainable energy strategy.

Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045, relying on renewables by 2035, but currently uses coal and natural gas.

The country's last three nuclear power plants have been shut down, being replaced by coal and natural gas.

Global nuclear energy production is shrinking due to delays and cost overruns in new European plants.

Germany's exit from atomic energy has led to increased coal reliance, with some coal-fired power plants restarting due to Russian energy supply issues.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions have led to a temporary increase in Germany's coal use.

Germany's reliance on coal and natural gas may hinder its efforts to reduce carbon emissions and meet environmental targets.

The country aims for 90% gas storage by December, but currently has only 56%.

Germany aims to end coal use by 2038, but current increases may have negative environmental effects.

Germany is temporarily using 15 coal-fired power plants, which emit more greenhouse gases than gas.

The EU and Germany are prioritizing gas storage replenishment, aiming for 90% full reserves by December 2022.

The increased reliance on coal has led to higher carbon emissions and more expensive coal electricity.

The EU aims to abandon emission-based electricity generation within two years.

Germany aims to cut carbon emissions by 70% and reach 80% renewable energy by 2030, while also ending coal use.

Natural gas is crucial to Germany's green energy transition, but the Russian-Ukrainian war has highlighted the country's dependence on Russian gas.

Germany relies on Russian gas for over 50% of its supply, which is impacted by sanctions on Russia.

Germany's population is not pushing to restart decommissioned nuclear reactors.

Germany shut down its last nuclear power plant to transition to renewable energy.

Coal and nuclear closures crippled the country's energy sector, hindering renewable energy integration.

The existing grid cannot transport wind power from coastal regions inland.

Germany's electricity grid is fragile due to limited transmission capacity, hindering renewable energy integration.

The country faces energy shortages, relying on imported electricity from France, Russia, and Poland, worsened by the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has driven up gas and electricity prices in Germany, underscoring the need for a diversified energy mix.

Germany's non-nuclear policy has increased reliance on fossil fuels, contradicting its carbon neutrality goal.

The integration of renewable energy sources into the grid is challenging due to their intermittent nature.

The electricity system must be changed to accommodate wind and solar power.

Grid conversion is necessary for integrating renewable energy sources.

Germany needs 15 billion euros to upgrade its grid to support a shift to renewables by 2045.

Germany supports alternative funding for its transition to renewable energy.

Germany's Energiewende program aims to increase renewable energy to 80% by 2050.

The program is hindered by limited grid infrastructure and geography.

Germany has the second-highest household electricity prices in Europe, with an average wholesale price of around 0.03767 euros/kWh.

The country's energy subsidy policy protects 80% of energy bills until 2024, but the high energy prices affect German small and medium-sized enterprises.

The US Inflation Reduction Act and Chinese competition may harm Germany's solar industry.

Germany lacks technical talent in green energy and digital technology.

Germany allocated over 260 billion euros to address the energy crisis and revised its nuclear policy.

Germany decided to shut down its nuclear power plants in 2011 to switch to green energy by 2035.

Title:

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.
Photo by REUTERS / Nadja Wohlleben
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.
Read also:
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.
Topical on the topic
Children Hub is a safe way to adapt Ukrainian children and migrants in the EU
Over a thousand children from 3 to 15 years old are given free employment in Warsaw
Help develop CHILDREN HUB

The country shut down its last nuclear power plants, which had produced about 5% of its electricity.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has intensified Germany's energy crisis, sparking debate on reinstating nuclear energy.

Title:

Content: German Economy Minister Robert Habeck ruled out renewing the country ’ s last three nuclear plants to save gas, saying the plant would only save up to 2 percent of natural gas use.
In a public discussion with the public on the government ’ s Open Day, Haberk said such savings would not be enough to reopen the debate on decommissioning nuclear power because there was a consensus on the issue.
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, with the support of a majority of the German people, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a bill to stop using nuclear power by the end of the year; but due to the reduction of natural gas supply in Russia, people are worried about the energy crisis this winter, attitudes have changed, and the three-party coalition is also divided on the issue.
"It was the wrong decision to do so because there was not much savings," said Mr Harbaugh.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Harburg's Green Party began as an anti-nuclear movement.
On the other hand, Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party reiterated his position that extending the life of nuclear power plants for a limited period of time would be better than reusing coal-fired power.
“We shouldn ’ t be too critical, we should keep all possibilities open, ” Lindner said, adding that in the current situation, he was open to extending nuclear power“ for a few years. ”
In addition to the debate over gas-saving measures, Haberke said he was open to extending the life of one of Bavaria ’ s nuclear plants if stress tests showed that it was necessary to ensure grid stability and power supply in winter.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the results of the stress tests should be available by the end of the month or early next month, when a decision will be made.
(Translator: Zheng Shiyun / Authored by: Lu Yingzi) 1110822
# Hubble # Save # Nuclear Power Plant # Natural Gas # People

64% of Germans and 40% of Green Party voters support restarting nuclear power to reduce electricity prices.

Title:

Content: World Vision: Restarting nuclear power, dragging the German government into crisis
November 06, 2022 00: 03
Eastern Network Television
More News Clips
With Germany following the NATO sanctions against Russia, the German energy crisis is deepening and leading to serious political instability.
The gold-painted sign “Made in Germany ” has been peeled off. First, the business community complained about the high price of electricity in Germany, averaging 0.37 euros per kilowatt-hour (kWh), compared with 0.18 euros in France, 0.24 euros in the United Kingdom and 0.10 euros in Hungary.
Even if the German government proposed energy subsidies, but other European governments such as Britain and France will do so, German companies still can not compete. The result is that more and more industrial products that Germany was proud of in the past, either set up factories in foreign countries or import some foreign parts to complete in Germany.
In addition, some townships began to have problems with the opening up and strengthening of thermal power generation and transmission, and now there are rare power outages, which have caused great dissatisfaction among the public.
The Minister of Economy and Deputy Prime Minister Hajbek have become the target of attacks by the industrial sector, the German opposition, and the Liberal and Social Democrats in the government, focusing on Habek, who has no economic expertise but is responsible for the environmental ideology, and the government ’ s lack of understanding and compassion for industry, and has been deceiving the three nuclear power plants.
Halbek has always stressed that the German people have long been the majority of anti-nuclear power, but the latest poll shows that 64% of the people support restarting nuclear power to increase supply and reduce electricity prices due to the energy crisis, with 40% of the Green Party voters.
In addition, the Green Party has spoken out in favor of improving climate change, but has been hiding experts ’ suggestions that turning on nuclear power could cut Germany ’ s carbon emissions by 25 million to 30 million tons a year.
In addition, Halbek stressed that the nuclear fuel rods needed for the nuclear power plant may not be available by early next year, but the expert opinion is that the old nuclear fuel rods can also be used and the nuclear power plant can be gradually opened.
Halbek stressed that it would take a long time to open the safety inspection of nuclear power, but the world-famous German Technical Supervision Association immediately hit the face, claiming that they did a comprehensive inspection in March, all three nuclear power plants are normal, as long as limited further testing and monitoring, restart is not a problem at all.
The opposition party also criticized the three-party coalition government for delaying the setting of a gas price cap until March next year. At that time, the weather in Germany has begun to warm up. As a result, the opposition party and the public demand that Habaker resign, which can be regarded as the ruling coalition's biggest crisis to date.
Ph.D., Freie Universität Berlin

In 2022, 67% of Germans supported a 5-year nuclear plant extension, with 61% backing extended operations.

Title:

Content: According to EurActiv on July 20, in response to the gas shortage, the EU Commission has proposed a natural gas conservation plan, which will be careful to avoid blaming any EU country when it comes to delaying the “phase-out ” of nuclear power plants, a particularly sensitive issue for Germany.
Germany ’ s nuclear program was first planned in the early 2000s, when the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Green Party coalition decided to phase out nuclear power.
Japan ’ s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster led then-pro-nuclear Prime Minister Angela Merkel, who was pushing for the withdrawal of plans to phase out nuclear power, to end nuclear power under pressure and plan to shut down all nuclear plants by 2022.
However, in early July, Thierry Breton, the European Union ’ s executive member for internal markets, said bluntly: “It ’ s important that the three German nuclear plants still in operation continue to operate for a while. ” Energy comes with a problem.
Even Elon Musk, CEO of US electric car maker Tesla, tweeted: “They should keep running. ”
“If the government wants, we can keep the NPP Isar 2 nuclear power plant running longer than the end of the year, ” says plant operator Preussen Electra. In addition, previous reports by safety certification body TÜV Süd indicate that the plant ’ s continued operation does not pose a safety risk.
A poll of Germans conducted by ARD on 24 June showed that 61% of Germans would support the extension of nuclear power plant operations.
But Sascha Müller-Kraenner, director of the German environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), said in a statement on July 19.
“If the duration of the nuclear power plant exceeds December 31, 2022, we will prevent this from happening through the courts if necessary. ”
Under pressure: the push to keep German nuclear plants running
# Germany # Nuclear Power Plant # Nuclear Waste # Denuclearization # Natural Gas

Title:

Content: “There is no excuse for the rich West to be oblivious to the global debt crisis. ” – The Guardian
We start with an opinion piece by Larry Elliott, the Guardian ’ s economic editor, entitled “The wealthy West has little excuse for finally waking up to the global debt crisis. ”
“After a decade or more of their obsession with their own problems, countries in the wealthy West have begun to pay attention to the threat of a looming debt crisis in the poorer parts of the world, ” he says at a meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington this week.
The good news is that debt has risen to the highest level on the policy agenda and is seen as a problem that needs to be regulated, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said about the need for distressed countries to help: “Help them deal with the debt burden, which has made the shocks of past years more difficult; and help ensure that the IMF can continue to support them in the years to come. ”
The bad news, according to Elliott, is that Georgieva ’ s appeal has not yet been heeded, as rich countries are still primarily interested in their own problems.
The geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China is also not helping.
Creditor countries may wake up to the idea that there is a debt problem but it is far from a solution.
Talk is not like work. ”
Achim Steiner, director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), said: “There are more than 50 countries on his radar that can default very quickly. ”
Steiner believes that the UN has no chance of meeting its ambitious 2030 development goals, unless there is urgent action.
The volume of lending by the private sector has made attempts to restructure or write off debt more complex than in the past.
At the time of the HIPC initiative, creditors tended to be either individual governments or multilateral organizations such as the World Bank.
Skip the podcast and keep reading.
Podcast
BBC Extra
A weekly podcast that presents humanitarian stories about the Arab world and its youth.
Loops
Podcast End
“But since the global financial crisis, many countries, especially middle-income countries, have borrowed heavily in financial markets, taking advantage of very low interest rates to finance domestic projects. ”
After the setback of the COVID-19 epidemic, low- and middle-income countries have since been hit by two other undesirable shocks: the war in Ukraine, which led to higher food and fuel prices, and the sharp increase in central bank interest rates in large Western economies.
The result is that debt servicing has become much more expensive, with many countries now frozen out of financial markets altogether.
Steiner said: "The issue is not financial but political.
The United States has mobilized $400 billion to secure Silicon Valley Bank deposits.
This is more than the developing world has received in three years.
It took the Swiss government less than 48 hours to find 100 billion Swiss francs to secure the rescue of one of its banks.
“The lesson of the recent banking crises is clear.
Rich countries can act fast enough when they want to, ” the writer concludes.
Fears of Macron ’ s politics
We turn to another Financial Times opinion piece by Alain Beatty, a trade writer, entitled “The Risks of Emmanuel Macron ’ s Strategic Insistence. ”
Macron ’ s focus on keeping a distance from both Washington and Beijing in pursuit of the EU ’ s vague “strategic autonomy ” is not an innovation among European policymakers, but geopolitical Europe enthusiasts need to recognize that the lack of unity and trust within the EU, rather than the sinister manipulation by Washington and Beijing, is the main obstacle.
“We ’ ve already seen this happen in trade policy, which is one area where the EU has long had the ability to act collectively.
In the same way that there is nothing stopping European governments from increasing military spending and playing a greater geopolitical role, the bloc can certainly increase its ability to use trade to project its strategic influence.
But while France has been keen to create new tools for intervening in trade and investment, other member states recognize that the views and interests of Paris are not necessarily those of the bloc as a whole.
“In recent years, the European Commission has carefully designed a range of trade instruments to confirm the bloc ’ s geo-economic weight.
The most politically salient is the anti-coercion tool ECI, which will allow the EU to use a wide range of trade and investment measures to retaliate against the bullying of trading partners.
France has strongly supported all this activity, and has also called for the creation of new EU central funds to pursue industrial policy.
“But the Commission will struggle to use this set of tools if there is opposition from other member states that are mindful of their export interests or distrust in using trade tools to manage a centralized strategic policy.
A few days before Macron ’ s trip, the Commission succumbed to pressure from some EU governments, including Germany, and gave member states a major role in determining the use of ECI.
Berlin instinctively avoids confrontation that could damage German exports and investments abroad.
There have also been more principled objections from liberal member states including Sweden and the Czech Republic, sceptical of attempts to politicize trade policy and the likelihood that it will be overly influenced by certain governments.
Macron inadvertently contributed to these concerns, especially as he unnerved some other EU governments two years ago with a clear orientation toward a major investment deal with China, “leaving a legacy of caution. ”
“Attempting to push a union with divergent views to adopt a single approach to a specific global issue is unlikely to produce long-term results. ”
German split on energy policy
We remain with an article by Laura Bettel, the Financial Times correspondent in Berlin, entitled “Germany is being torn apart by energy policy with the closure of nuclear plants. ”
Bethel said Germany ’ s last remaining nuclear power plants were shut down on Saturday, “marking a watershed moment in a country that has long had deep doubts about atomic energy. ”
Anti-nuclear activists hailed the shutdown of three reactors as a victory after a temporary delay following the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war that forced Berlin to look for alternatives to Russian gas.
Critics see the shutdown as an act of madness at a time when Europe ’ s energy supply remains precarious and the world is struggling to stop using fossil fuels.
After decades of anti-nuclear protests, the decisive moment came in 2011 when Chancellor Angela Merkel reversed an earlier decision to extend the life of the country ’ s nuclear plants until 2036, bringing the phase-out date to 2022.
The anti-nuclear movement in former West Germany dates back to the 1970s, when a popular campaign succeeded in stopping the construction of a nuclear power plant in the southwestern village of Weil.
The nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island in the United States in 1979 and at Chernobyl in 1986 fuelled that movement.
But German public opinion shifted after the Russo-Ukrainian War: an August 2022 poll from Der Spiegel found that 67 percent of Germans supported a five-year extension of the country ’ s nuclear plants.
41% supported the construction of new plants.
In a similar poll three decades ago, only 3% said yes.
But the German Green Party, now part of the three-way coalition government led by Olaf Schulz, only agreed to postpone the shutdown for a few months to fill any gap caused by the winter energy crisis.
“The way in which Germany has chosen to phase out nuclear power, and step back from fossil fuels as a bridging gap even as renewables increase dramatically, has been highly controversial. ”

A majority of Germans, around two-thirds, support extending or continuing nuclear power plant operation.

Title:

Content: MOSCOW, June 24 — PRIME.
According to a survey by ARD-Deutschlandtrend, almost two-thirds of Germans are in favor of extending the life of nuclear power plants, and the majority support more large-scale use of coal power.
The poll was conducted for ARD on June 21-22 among 1,248 German voters, with a statistical error of 2 to 3%.
56% of respondents support an increase in the load on coal-fired power plants, 36% disapprove of this measure proposed by the German Energy Ministry as part of an emergency plan for gas conservation.
Of the respondents, 61% supported the initiative of a number of politicians from the former ruling faction of the CDU / CSU and the liberal democratic FDP to continue operating nuclear power plants after the end of the year, when it was planned to completely abandon nuclear energy, 32% of respondents opposed.

German public opinion on nuclear power has shifted due to the energy crisis, reversing previous attitudes that formed after the Fukushima disaster.

Bavaria's prime minister and other German politicians want to reconsider and continue operating a nuclear power plant.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejects nuclear energy, citing high costs and long rebuild times, and prefers alternative sources.

Title:

Content: German Chancellor rejects demands for his country ’ s return to nuclear energy - Sunrise Gate
Monday 4 March 2024 3: 47 PM Cairo Cairo 24 °
Most Read
You might like it, too.
Share your opinion
Do you support calls to boycott some restaurants that have been proven to support the occupation soldiers?
German chancellor rejects calls for his country to return to nuclear power
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Zendelwingen (Germany) - DPA
Published on: Monday 4 March 2024 - 3: 34 PM | Last updated on Monday 4 March 2024 - 3: 34 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Schulz rejected the demands of his country to return to the use of nuclear energy in the generation of electricity, pointing in this regard to the high cost and long time required to rebuild nuclear plants.
Speaking at a vocational education centre in the city of Zendelwingen in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, Schulz said: “If someone decides now to build a nuclear power plant, it will be completed in 15 to 20 years according to the current construction times.
By then, we should have solved all our problems already. ”
The electricity generated by such plants costs twice as much as electricity generated from wind, solar or other production sources, Schulz said, noting that uranium stocks are ultimately limited.
"If we look back 20 years later, whoever made a less expensive and more efficient decision to produce electricity, it will be our country," he said.
In its draft new core program, the Christian Alliance (which leads the opposition in the country) expressed support for the use of nuclear energy and said it wanted to rely on "fourth-generation and fifth-generation nuclear power plants".
You might like it, too.
Share your comment

The German Foreign Minister refuses to reverse the nuclear power phase-out, calling it insane.

Title:

Content: German foreign minister refuses to reverse phase-out of nuclear power - Sunrise Gate
Sunday 28 August 2022 10: 17 AM Cairo Cairo 24 °
Most Read
You might like it, too.
Share your opinion
After the resignation of the football club...
Do you support the survival of coach Suarez for the new season?
German Foreign Minister Refuses to Step Back from Nuclear Energy Phase Out
DBA
Published on: Sunday 28 August 2022 - 10: 05 AM | Last updated on Sunday 28 August 2022 - 10: 05 AM
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.
You might like it, too.
Share your comment

Nuclear power could cut Germany's carbon emissions by 25-30 million tons annually and save up to 2 percent of natural gas use.

The energy crisis has sparked a debate on nuclear power and alternative energy sources, with the EU proposing gas conservation and Germany seeking new energy options.

Title:

Content: People 's Network > > International
German Chancellor calls for extension of three nuclear power plants
October 19, 2022 09: 58 | Source: Xinhua Network
Small number
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asked the relevant authorities to develop a legal framework to allow all three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany to operate until mid-April next year.
Schorz made the decision public in a letter to the cabinet, the German Chancellor's office said.
"I request that the relevant proposed regulations be submitted to the Cabinet as soon as possible," the letter read.
According to the German government's plan, the three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany are scheduled to go offline by the end of this year.
However, due to the drastic reduction of natural gas supplies from Russia and the sharp decline in electricity exports from neighboring France to Germany, Germany has had to adjust its energy mix.
Falling gas supplies and soaring prices have led to fears of heating and energy shortages in Germany this winter, and domestic calls for continued use of nuclear power have soared.
On July 6, German Chancellor Gerhard Scholz (front right) received a routine inquiry at the German Federal Parliament in Berlin.
Photo by Xinhua reporter Ren Pengfei
In the first quarter of this year, the three nuclear power plants accounted for about 6 percent of Germany's total electricity generation.
The ruling coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party has been divided over the suspension of the nuclear power withdrawal plan.
German Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Haberk announced at the end of September that the “Isar 2 ” nuclear power plant in Bavaria and the Neka Westerheim nuclear power plant north of Stuttgart will be in“ standby mode ” until mid-April next year.
In the event of a power shortage, the two nuclear power plants will be reactivated.
The Associated Press quoted German officials as saying at the time that the Amslan nuclear power plant in Lower Saxony would be shut down by the end of the year.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner welcomed Scholz ’ s latest decision to extend the operating hours of the three nuclear power plants, saying a legal framework could be set up immediately.
This is a thermal power plant on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany, photographed on September 8.
Xinhua News Agency (photo by Stefan Caiz)
"It is in the vital interest of our country and our economy that we maintain all our energy production capacity this winter," Lindner wrote on social media.
Steffi Lemke, Germany ’ s minister for environment, nature protection, nuclear safety and consumer protection, said the latest decision was clearer and reiterated the continued phasing out of nuclear power, meaning there will be no further extension of the life of nuclear power plants after mid-April next year.
Since the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, the European Union and the United States have imposed several rounds of sanctions on Russia, but the reaction of the sanctions has plunged Europe into an energy crisis.
Germany and other European countries that are highly dependent on Russian energy, on the one hand, introduced measures to save energy, and on the other hand, looked for alternative energy sources. (Liu Xi)
(Editor: Liu Ye Ting, Liu Jieyan)
Share it so more people can see it.
Back to top

Germany has delayed setting a gas price cap until March 2023 amid energy shortages caused by reduced Russian gas supplies.

The ruling coalition is divided over the nuclear power plan, with a decision on plant extensions due by month's end.

German public opinion on reinstating nuclear energy is divided due to concerns about safety and the environment.

Title:

Content: MOSCOW, June 24 — PRIME.
According to a survey by ARD-Deutschlandtrend, almost two-thirds of Germans are in favor of extending the life of nuclear power plants, and the majority support more large-scale use of coal power.
The poll was conducted for ARD on June 21-22 among 1,248 German voters, with a statistical error of 2 to 3%.
56% of respondents support an increase in the load on coal-fired power plants, 36% disapprove of this measure proposed by the German Energy Ministry as part of an emergency plan for gas conservation.
Of the respondents, 61% supported the initiative of a number of politicians from the former ruling faction of the CDU / CSU and the liberal democratic FDP to continue operating nuclear power plants after the end of the year, when it was planned to completely abandon nuclear energy, 32% of respondents opposed.

Russia has reduced gas shipments to Germany by 60% through the Nord Stream pipeline.

Title:

Content: Russia continues to invade Ukraine, Western countries have imposed sanctions, Russia claims that sanctions hinder maintenance, resulting in a slowdown in natural gas supply, detonating the European energy crisis.
Germany ’ s top industry could collapse as a result of Russia ’ s cuts in gas supplies, the country ’ s top trade union leader warned ahead of crisis talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Yasmin Fahimi, head of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB), said in an interview that due to the tight supply of natural gas, including aluminum, glass and chemical industries, the entire industry is in danger of permanent collapse, which has a major impact on the entire economy and employment in Germany.
Yasmin Fahimi stressed that the energy crisis has pushed inflation to record highs and could lead to further social and labor unrest.
German Economy Minister Robert Halbek said the government was working to address the soaring costs faced by utilities and their customers, and he had warned in the past that the tightening of Russian gas supplies could lead to social unrest in Germany.
It is worth noting that Russia has reduced gas shipments through the Nord Stream pipeline by 60% and plans to shut it down for maintenance this month.
Germany has expressed doubts about whether the pipeline will resume supply later.
Reuters previously reported that energy supply has become the core of Russia ’ s economic wrangling with the West. Before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the EU ’ s natural gas demand depended on Russian supply for 40%, and Germany ’ s dependence was as high as 55%.
The Federal Federation of German Industries (BDI) has cut its forecast for German economic growth this year to 1.5% from 3.5% before the war, stressing that Europe ’ s largest economy will not be able to avoid a recession if Russia stops gas supplies altogether.
# Germany # Russia # Natural Gas # Europe

The reduction in gas supply has raised concerns about Germany's energy market stability and potential power outages.

Germany's industry is at risk of collapse due to Russia's gas supply cuts.

Germany relied on Russian gas for 55% of its supply before the war.

The EU relied on Russian natural gas for 40% of its demand before the war.

The war has caused energy prices in Germany to surge, with electricity up 33% and natural gas quadrupling.

Title:

Content: Trade deficit for first time in more than 30 years: Germany ’ s “energy poverty ”
Author: MIAO Yongqi
Published: Updated:
Germany ’ s latest data in May showed its first trade deficit in more than 30 years, highlighting the energy problems caused by the war in Ukraine, and the impact on Europe ’ s largest economy has begun to surface, which not only caused “energy poverty ” in the private sector, but also quickly spread to the German economy, which relies on exports and manufacturing.
The Wall Street Journal reported that with the soaring cost of energy imports, Germany's long-maintained trade surplus turned into a deficit in May, which is also the first time since 1991 (shortly after the reunification of East and West Germany) that Germany's monthly imports exceeded exports, and the foreign trade deficit in May was 1 billion euros.
In fact, Germany ’ s exports in May increased by 11.7% compared to the same period last year, but its imports increased by 27.8% year-on-year. Like other European countries, Germany ’ s bills on energy and food imports rose considerably due to the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that Germany was facing a "historic shift" and that "the crisis will not end in months."
Since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict led to the deterioration of relations between the West and Russia, Russia has cut the natural gas transported through the Nord Stream pipeline by 60%. Russian energy giant Gazprom shut down Nord Stream 1 for regular maintenance of the pipeline next Monday. Although the repair works are expected to be 10 days, it is difficult to predict whether Russia will take the opportunity to "cut gas" in Germany. Time for political repair. ”
Last week, German energy giant Uniper launched rescue talks with the German government over a shortage of natural gas supplies.
Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, shut down Nord Stream in mid-July for regular maintenance, and Germany is worried that Russia will cut gas supplies. (Getty)
If Russia continues to cut its gas supply, Germany faces a gas rationing threat.
Federal Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck said Germany needs to be prepared for gas outages.
Currently, Germany ’ s consumer protection law prohibits gas importers from passing on a large portion of the rising price to the end consumer.
Amendments to the Energy Security Act will include the introduction of a special gas price tax that will allow all private and corporate customers to pay more through this tax, in order to save the ailing energy company Uniper.
According to the latest report released by the German Institute for Economic Research (IW), more than 20 million of Germany ’ s 81 million citizens are threatened by energy scarcity, which means that “a quarter of Germany is in energy poverty. ”
This means that about 25% of Germans spend more than 10% of their net household income (gas, electricity and oil), which generally refers to heating, hot water, cooking and electricity.
Last year it was 14.5%.
In terms of energy price increases, electricity prices in Germany are 33% higher than in the previous year, and natural gas prices have quadrupled, putting more and more German households under financial pressure.
In fact, since the beginning of July, there are landlords in Saxony to restrict the supply of hot water to tenants on a large scale. It is expected that such restrictions on power supply and hot water supply will continue and spread, and household solar panels have become a "hot commodity" in Germany to save electricity costs.
In the face of energy shortages, the German chemical giant BASF has also had to cut production.
(Getty)
Glass, chemical, steel industry facing shutdown crisis
In addition to civilian electricity and energy bills, this problem has hit German industry even more.
German chemical giant BASF, which relies on natural gas to meet production and power generation needs, said the company may have to cut production in such a situation.
Before the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, BASF imported up to 40% of its natural gas demand from Russia, and if BASF closed some of its chemical plants, it would cause a total disaster for the glass, steel, ceramics, food and textile industries in Germany.
Yasmin Fahimi, president of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB), said that due to the gas supply bottleneck, the entire industrial sector, including the aluminum, glass and chemical industries, is in danger of permanent collapse, such a collapse will have a huge impact on the entire economy and employment in Germany.
As a pillar industry in Germany, the automotive industry is certainly the first to bear the brunt of the epidemic in the past two years, which has led to a breakdown in the supply chain, which has led to an increase in the cost of automotive products, and the delay in shipments has led to an oversupply of demand.
Deutsche Bank also said that the slowdown in Russian gas supplies is causing a major shock to the European economy, which could push record inflation levels higher and push Germany into an “imminent ” recession.
In response, the economy minister has warned that the turmoil in the gas market may spread out, and the potential risks are comparable to the Lehman crisis of 2008.
You may be interested

Germany's economic growth forecast has been cut to 1.5% from 3.5% due to the war and energy crisis.

Germany is exploring alternatives, such as renewables and liquefied natural gas, to reduce its dependence on Russian energy.

Title:

Content: Geopolitics / Ukraine
The Ukraine War Affects Germany ’ s Energy Strategy
Russia ’ s war on Ukraine forced Germany to overhaul its energy strategy.
Berlin has urgently started the construction of two previously abandoned LNG terminals.
This is the subject of a field interview published by our RFI correspondent in the French "Chronique Reportage International" column on Thursday, March 3rd.
Advertisement
In an interview published on Thursday, March 03, 2022 in Chronique Reportage International, correspondent Julien Méchaussie reported from Berlin that Germany, which imports more than 50% of its natural gas and relies on Russian supplies, is now forced to review its energy strategy from the bottom up.
In the face of the inevitable price increase, the people are very worried.
The original title of this RFI column in French was: [Guerre en Ukraine: les conséquences sur l'appropriationnement en gaz russe pour l'Allemagne].
The war in Ukraine: consequences of Russian gas supplies for Germany.
Below is a brief summary for information.
The German people are upset -
In a live interview from Berlin published Thursday in Chronique Reportage International, RFI ’ s French-language network, a passer-by said in German on his way to work that the outbreak of the war in Ukraine had caused a decades-old energy policy to collapse in a matter of days.
Rising energy prices are not good for anyone.
This is not good for the job market, which automatically leads to price increases for all products.
People will be afraid of huge inflation, and the impact on the economy is tragic.
Here, the RFI French correspondent pointed out that the fear of the passer-by interviewed represents many German people.
In Germany, which has a long history of importing Russian gas, Prime Minister Olaf Scholz announced the suspension of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
The pipeline linking northern Germany to Russia via the Baltic Sea was completed in September 2021.
The project has now come to a halt. Nord Stream 2 declared bankruptcy this week and more than 100 of its collaborators lost their jobs.
There were signs before the war -
A well-known professor of environmental and resource economics called Germany naive.
He said that at the beginning of this winter, the wind has turned around.
Before the war, Russian gas exports to Germany had dropped to their lowest level in months.
Despite the record price, it is now good to see that this is clearly part of the overall strategy of the Russian side.
German Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Economy and Climate Robert Habeck plans to increase coal imports.
The German Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises has called for an extension of the deadline for coal abandonment, which was decided at the end of last year.
Germany, now seeking to diversify its energy supply, will turn to countries like the United States and Qatar.
But the problem is that these countries are now exporting liquefied natural gas, and Germany has no corresponding terminal to be docked.
Experts interviewed pointed out that Germany is in urgent need of new liquefied natural gas terminals.
However, it takes three to four years to build a terminal.
Of course people can do it as quickly as possible, but this new strategy is not a very short-term solution.
We need to rely on existing infrastructure.
Once the new terminal is put into use, the sky should clear up.
Germany launches old project -
Abandoned two years ago due to a lack of political support, two projects to build LNG terminals in the North Sea have now been urgently launched at a cost of around €1 billion.
... and...
Email News Headlines In Your Daily News Letter
Download the Guangdong-France app to track international current events

The country is increasing coal use to secure energy needs, which may have negative environmental implications.

Title:

Content: Sunday 26 November 1443 AH - 26 June 2022 |
Programs
Watch our latest episodes online
Grim scenarios.
Putin pushes German economy to the brink of collapse
German authorities have taken emergency measures, including increasing the use of coal to secure its energy needs amid declining volumes from Russia.
For some time now, German authorities have been concerned about the cessation of industrial furnaces due to the scarcity of energy resources following the Russian war on Ukraine.
For decades, these furnaces have been operating without interruption, “but if they suddenly cool, the molten material will harden and break the entire system, a concern that engulfs Europe ’ s largest economy. ”
After President Vladimir Putin cut energy flows to Europe by 60%, German experts and the administration of Chancellor Olaf Schulz this week looked as if they were waiting for bleak scenarios for the coming winter.
Klaus Müller, who heads the German federal network BNetzA, said Friday in an interview with Deutschland Funk radio: “If we had a very cold winter, it wouldn ’ t be pretty. ”
Ovens need 75% of their natural gas consumption to prevent the molten glass inside from overrunning and destroying the furnace.
For decades, Germany has thrived on cheap gas prices, and the response to the economy ’ s growing needs has often been the construction of a new pipeline to Russia.
But this era is now, and German companies are beginning to face a new and unusual reality.
Quick Solutions
There will be quick fixes, such as reviving polluting coal plants and converting fuel into industrial processes, despite their risks, because the transition to affordable renewable energy will take years.
Companies that manufacture metal, paper and even food may be forced to scale back or close German production sites, accelerating the ongoing mass migration of manufacturing jobs and leaving lasting damage to the country ’ s economic landscape.
Wolfgang Han, managing director of Energy Consulting Group GmbH, said: “Companies will move production to where there is a competitive line, and this will not be in Germany. ”
“You can ’ t correct 20 years of policy mistakes in two or three years. ”
The latest figures show it will take 115 days to reach the government ’ s target of filling gas reserves to 90% by November.
This timeframe assumes that flows remain at the current level, which is unlikely given the Kremlin ’ s increasingly aggressive stance toward Europe in response to sanctions imposed by Russia ’ s war in Ukraine.
The energy crisis
Gas storage levels in Germany are still below 60% of its capacity.
In response to the bleak outlook, Germany, which still depends on Russia for more than a third of its gas supplies, raised its threat level to the second-highest “alarm ” stage on Thursday.
If the pressure intensifies, Germany could start rationing supplies, the Bloomberg report confirms.
The moment of truth is likely to come next month when Nord Stream pipeline pumping for scheduled maintenance drops, as Germany fears pumping will never return.
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said Thursday in an interview with public broadcaster ZDF in particular: “I ’ ll have to lie if I say I ’ m not afraid of it. ”
If energy suppliers continue to pile up losses by forcing them to cover lost Russian supplies at high prices, there is a risk of a wider collapse.
Uniper SE, Germany ’ s largest importer of Russian gas, has warned it could struggle to meet supply contracts to domestic utilities and manufacturers if Moscow lengthens or increases gas cuts.
The crisis has already spread far beyond Germany, where 12 EU member states have been affected and 10 countries have issued an early warning under the gas security regulation.
Rising European demand for LNG will also affect poorer countries around the world as they struggle to compete for shipments.
Estonian President Kaja Kalas, speaking at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, said “we are concerned ” that Russia will cut off gas supplies to Europe.
“We need to be ready for an energy mix.
Different, unified LNG purchases and doing these things together. ”
Scope of risk
German economic institutes warned in April that an immediate halt to Russian imports of oil and natural gas would result in production being hit by 220 billion euros over the next two years.
Stefan Kothes, an economist at the Kiel Institute for World Economics, said that while it may be more moderate now with high storage levels, predicting the outcome of an unprecedented situation is difficult.
The Bundesbank estimates that the national economy will contract by more than 3% in 2023 if Russian energy supplies stop.
This would be the worst recession outside the recessions triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and the global financial crisis.

Germany's energy supply remains precarious, with gas storage below 60% capacity and a risk of rationing.

Germany is focused on developing renewable energy and reducing Russian dependence, with no push to restart nuclear reactors.

Title:

Content: Germany seeks to end energy dependence on Russia
March 23, 2022 20: 47
Eastern Network Television
More News Clips
(Photo by Getty Images)
Germany is pushing to find alternative sources of Russian oil, gas and coal, and is ready to offer more assistance to consumers and businesses struggling to cope with high energy prices.
Russia ’ s war on Ukraine has exposed Germany ’ s heavy dependence on Russian energy sources, including about half of its natural gas and coal, and about a third of its oil, which comes from Russia.
As Germany is moving away from nuclear and coal power, while trying to accelerate the development of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the country ’ s energy dependence is even more exposed.
Germany ’ s prime minister said the country ’ s dependence on Russia for oil, coal and natural gas has been increasing over the past few decades and will end it as soon as possible.

Germany must diversify its energy supply to reduce dependence on Russia.

Title:

Content: Germany seeks to end energy dependence on Russia
March 23, 2022 20: 47
Eastern Network Television
More News Clips
(Photo by Getty Images)
Germany is pushing to find alternative sources of Russian oil, gas and coal, and is ready to offer more assistance to consumers and businesses struggling to cope with high energy prices.
Russia ’ s war on Ukraine has exposed Germany ’ s heavy dependence on Russian energy sources, including about half of its natural gas and coal, and about a third of its oil, which comes from Russia.
As Germany is moving away from nuclear and coal power, while trying to accelerate the development of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the country ’ s energy dependence is even more exposed.
Germany ’ s prime minister said the country ’ s dependence on Russia for oil, coal and natural gas has been increasing over the past few decades and will end it as soon as possible.

The German government is offering assistance to consumers to help mitigate the social impact of the energy crisis.

Title:

Content: Germany seeks to end energy dependence on Russia
March 23, 2022 20: 47
Eastern Network Television
More News Clips
(Photo by Getty Images)
Germany is pushing to find alternative sources of Russian oil, gas and coal, and is ready to offer more assistance to consumers and businesses struggling to cope with high energy prices.
Russia ’ s war on Ukraine has exposed Germany ’ s heavy dependence on Russian energy sources, including about half of its natural gas and coal, and about a third of its oil, which comes from Russia.
As Germany is moving away from nuclear and coal power, while trying to accelerate the development of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the country ’ s energy dependence is even more exposed.
Germany ’ s prime minister said the country ’ s dependence on Russia for oil, coal and natural gas has been increasing over the past few decades and will end it as soon as possible.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has exposed Germany's vulnerability in the energy market, highlighting the need for a more diversified and sustainable energy strategy.

Title:

Content: Germany seeks to end energy dependence on Russia
March 23, 2022 20: 47
Eastern Network Television
More News Clips
(Photo by Getty Images)
Germany is pushing to find alternative sources of Russian oil, gas and coal, and is ready to offer more assistance to consumers and businesses struggling to cope with high energy prices.
Russia ’ s war on Ukraine has exposed Germany ’ s heavy dependence on Russian energy sources, including about half of its natural gas and coal, and about a third of its oil, which comes from Russia.
As Germany is moving away from nuclear and coal power, while trying to accelerate the development of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the country ’ s energy dependence is even more exposed.
Germany ’ s prime minister said the country ’ s dependence on Russia for oil, coal and natural gas has been increasing over the past few decades and will end it as soon as possible.

Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045, relying on renewables by 2035, but currently uses coal and natural gas.

Title:

Content: Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
Mohamad Elbaz
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Editors
I'm sorry.
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.

The country's last three nuclear power plants have been shut down, being replaced by coal and natural gas.

Global nuclear energy production is shrinking due to delays and cost overruns in new European plants.

Germany's exit from atomic energy has led to increased coal reliance, with some coal-fired power plants restarting due to Russian energy supply issues.

Title:

Content: Germany to restart coal-fired power plants: temporary
July 17, 2022 15: 13
Eastern Network Television
More News Clips
(Photo by Getty Images)
Russia ’ s invasion of Ukraine has led to Western sanctions, and Germany, which relies on Russian energy supplies, has recently announced that it will restart coal-fired power to avoid being threatened by other countries in terms of energy demand, but it has also raised questions about whether Germany can become carbon neutral within the time promised.
In response, German Chancellor Gerhard Schörtz stressed that the resumption of coal-fired power generation was only temporary, and regretted the country ’ s earlier announcement that it would reopen 16 fossil fuel plants and extend the operating permits for another 11.
Scholz said Germany remains committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, saying parliament had recently approved a package of measures to promote renewable energy and tackle the climate crisis.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions have led to a temporary increase in Germany's coal use.

Title:

Content: Germany to restart coal-fired power plants: temporary
July 17, 2022 15: 13
Eastern Network Television
More News Clips
(Photo by Getty Images)
Russia ’ s invasion of Ukraine has led to Western sanctions, and Germany, which relies on Russian energy supplies, has recently announced that it will restart coal-fired power to avoid being threatened by other countries in terms of energy demand, but it has also raised questions about whether Germany can become carbon neutral within the time promised.
In response, German Chancellor Gerhard Schörtz stressed that the resumption of coal-fired power generation was only temporary, and regretted the country ’ s earlier announcement that it would reopen 16 fossil fuel plants and extend the operating permits for another 11.
Scholz said Germany remains committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, saying parliament had recently approved a package of measures to promote renewable energy and tackle the climate crisis.

Germany's reliance on coal and natural gas may hinder its efforts to reduce carbon emissions and meet environmental targets.

Title:

Content: Germany will reopen coal-fired power plants and offer incentives to companies to limit natural gas consumption, which should help reduce the country ’ s dependence on Russian energy resources.
This was stated by the Minister of economy of Germany Robert Habeck, writes The Wall Street Journal.
“Obviously, this is Putin ’ s strategy to outrage us, raise prices and divide us.
We're not gonna let that happen.
We will defend ourselves decisively, accurately and thoughtfully, ” Habek said, commenting on Russia ’ s restriction of gas supplies via Nord Stream 1.
The German government estimates that the country imports about 35% of its natural gas from Russia, up from 55% before Russia ’ s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and uses most of it for heating and industry.
Last year, electricity production using natural gas accounted for about 15% of total electricity production in Germany, Habek said, adding that the share of gas in electricity production this year has likely fallen.
Habek outlined a number of steps that should accelerate the reduction of the share of gas in the energy complex and create reserves for next winter.
In particular, he noted that the government will give companies the opportunity to expand the use of coal-fired power plants.
This will ensure that Germany will have an alternative energy source, although the move will lead to delays in meeting environmental targets to reduce carbon emissions.
"It's bitter.
But in this situation, it is necessary to reduce gas consumption.
By winter, the gas depots must be full.
This has the highest priority, ” Habek said, commenting on the need to use coal.
The Minister expects that the law on the use of coal will be adopted on July 8 in the Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament.
It will operate until March 31, 2024, by which time the government hopes to create a sustainable alternative to Russian gas.
Habek also added that the government will introduce an auction system that will encourage the industry to reduce gas consumption.
The government did not provide details on how the auction will work, but Habek said it will start this summer.
Germany aims to fill its gas storage facilities by 90% by December.
Now its gas storage is about 56% full, Habek said.
As UNIAN reported, in 2007, the Bundestag decided to phase out by 2018 the coal mining industry in Germany, which annually absorbed many billions of subsidized funds.
The reason for this decision was the lack of competitiveness of German coal, compared to much cheaper imported coal.
High safety standards and extremely deep levels of hard coal deposits in the Ruhr region have made it much more expensive to develop and mine than in other parts of the world.
In December 2018, the last coal mine in Germany closed.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier noted that this stage marked the "end of the era."
"Without coal, the history of Germany would have developed differently," the German president said.
In 2019, the German government decided to abandon the use of coal for electricity generation by the end of 2038.
Coal-fired power plants in Germany have a total capacity of 45 gigawatts and produced about a third of the country ’ s electricity.
By 2022, it was planned to disconnect 12.5 gigawatts from the grid.
Germany has already decided to abandon nuclear power by 2022.
But in order for the country to meet national and international climate protection goals, Germany must accelerate the transition to clean electricity.
By 2050, the country's carbon dioxide emissions should be between 80 and 95 per cent of 1990 levels.
You may also be interested in news:

The country aims for 90% gas storage by December, but currently has only 56%.

Germany aims to end coal use by 2038, but current increases may have negative environmental effects.

Germany is temporarily using 15 coal-fired power plants, which emit more greenhouse gases than gas.

Title:

Content: Skip to content
The leaders of the seven countries left Germany amid assurances of the importance of moving forward in the fight against climate change and maintaining a timeline for climate neutrality.
On Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Schulz stressed the G7 ’ s goal of reducing dependence on oil and gas from Russia, accelerating the expansion of renewables and protecting the climate.
Schulz said: “We all agree on where the future lies, and it ’ s not exactly about gas.
We agree that we need to pursue more and more ambition in order to achieve our climate goals. ”
However, Germany, France, the United States and Italy have so far intensified their search for alternative sources of Russian energy, especially crude oil and natural gas.
This week, Germany and many of its European neighbors returned to coal-fired power plants in order to preserve precious reserves of natural gas, a move the German government justified as temporary, after Russia cut its gas exports in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
Coal...
The dirtiest source of energy.
Coal is much dirtier than gas for national climate change plans, and emits a lot of greenhouse gases, causing the climate to heat up inexorably.
The German government has passed new legislation that will allow the country to use 15 coal-fired power plants, all of which were due to be shut down this year or next year.
This means that the plan to phase out coal use in power plants in Europe has been suspended indefinitely, while Italy is about to declare a state of emergency.
Russia has significantly reduced or halted natural gas shipments to several EU member states, prompting emergency government meetings as policymakers make plans to get gas over the coming winter.
Although it is officially committed to its plan to completely stop using fossil gas by 2030, Germany, France, Poland, and Austria have so far changed course since Russia ’ s war in Ukraine.
The German Contradictions
Ironically, German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck, a senior member of the 90 / Greens coalition, declared that the government was once again restarting retired coal plants and that the replenishment of gas storage was a “top priority. ”
The EU aims to fill gas reserves by at least 90% by the beginning of December 2022, has indicated that the level of gas storage is up to 56%, and has indicated that the scale should reach 65% by August 1 at the latest.
At least 80% by October 1.
In Austria, where the Greens are also a small member of the governing coalition, the government has made the state-controlled Verbund power utility restart the Melach coal plant.
The energy policy shift of Europe ’ s major economies threatens to derail plans to phase out coal globally.
European pressure
The European Union and the energy community have been pressing Western Balkan governments for years to come up with plans to phase out coal, while today ’ s Industrial Europe line threatens to end efforts to combat climate change.
Reuters reported that Italy ’ s coal-fired power plants are poised to increase production; to make matters worse, the country has been hit by a major drought, limiting production at hydroelectric plants.
The United States is experiencing unprecedented demand for oil derivatives at a time when emergency crude reserves have fallen to their lowest level since 1986, a sign that Washington is also inclined to postpone its climate plans.

The EU and Germany are prioritizing gas storage replenishment, aiming for 90% full reserves by December 2022.

The increased reliance on coal has led to higher carbon emissions and more expensive coal electricity.

Title:

Content: The launch of coal-fired power plants by Germany after a long hiatus could be a temporary solution to the problem of shortages and high prices for natural gas, and in the future such electricity will also become expensive.
Coal
Ivan Shilov © IA REGNUM
This was stated by the head of the climate department of the Ministry of Environment of Estonia Kädi Ristkok.
She believes that caused by the launch of coal-fired power plants in the European Union, the increase in prices for carbon dioxide emissions quotas can lead to the fact that coal electricity will eventually become more expensive than gas.
“When prices in the CO2 quota market rise, they have a significantly greater impact on electricity generated from coal and shale, resulting in a loss of competitiveness compared to gas, ” Ristcock said.
The higher the price of CO2 quotas, the lower the competitiveness of coal and oil shale will be compared to gas.
This would reduce interest in using as an alternative to gas, Ristcock added.
According to her, the coal plants will not be able to work for long, taking into account the course taken by the EU to abandon electricity generation with atmospheric emissions, and the current situation will last no more than two years.
Natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe have decreased significantly, and Germany and a number of other countries have announced their intention to restart coal-fired power plants with large greenhouse gas emissions.

The EU aims to abandon emission-based electricity generation within two years.

Germany aims to cut carbon emissions by 70% and reach 80% renewable energy by 2030, while also ending coal use.

Title:

Content: Germany announces it will stop using coal by 2030 and will rely on renewable energy for 80% of its electricity generation
2021 / 11 / 28 9: 59: 55 Source: IT Home Author: Wang Miao
As part of its latest climate pledge, Germany plans to phase out coal use by 2030, eight years earlier than originally planned.
In the same year, the country wants 80% of its electricity to come from renewable sources.
Olaf Scholz, leader of the Social Democratic Party, announced the plan on Wednesday, the BBC reported.
By 2030, Germany still plans to reduce emissions to 65 percent of 1990 levels.
According to estimates by the nonprofit Climate Action Tracker, Germany needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70 percent by the end of the decade to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set by the Paris Agreement.
Germany will use natural gas to ease transition between coal and renewables, Bloomberg reports
In addition, critics say Germany must do more to promote the adoption of electric vehicles.
Germany currently only plans to have 15 million electric vehicles by 2030.
Soft media 's website: IT home hot products - Value shopping guide, coupons most buy - rebate coupons iPhone home Win7 home Win10 home Win11 home
Soft media software: Magic cube swordfish browser (speed kernel) cloud calendar cool point desktop Win7 optimization master Win10 optimization master soft media mobile APP application

Natural gas is crucial to Germany's green energy transition, but the Russian-Ukrainian war has highlighted the country's dependence on Russian gas.

Title:

Content: Russia, Ukraine under international sanctions to reduce dependence on Moscow for natural gas supply
BERLIN (AFP) – Moscow ’ s invasion of Ukraine highlights Germany ’ s dependence on Russian gas, forcing Europe ’ s largest economy to urgently adjust its domestic energy mix.
Advertisement
"We have to change course to overcome our dependence on imports," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told a special session of the Bundestag on the Ukraine crisis.
With Russia increasingly isolated from the rest of the world as a result of sanctions imposed on the Ukrainian economy, Berlin can no longer rely on Moscow to supply more than 50% of Germany ’ s natural gas.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday that energy supplies were still mostly exempt from Western sanctions, but that policymakers still had to respond to Russia ’ s decision to stop gas supplies.
A coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the Liberal Democrats (FDP) came to power in December last year, with the new government pledging to withdraw coal-fired power by 2030, but upholding former Prime Minister Angela Merkel ’ s decision to let nuclear power out of service by the end of 2022.
But in Germany ’ s green energy transition plan, natural gas plays a critical and excessive role, providing existing energy supplies before wind and solar power are in place.
Robert Habeck, Germany ’ s economy and climate minister, recently said, “In the short term, we may have to leave coal-fired power in reserve. ”
Green ministers also did not rule out delaying the decommissioning of Germany ’ s last three nuclear power plants.
However, the German government faces significant challenges in pursuing the nuclear option.
“You can ’ t delay the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant after you decide to shut it down, ” says Karen Pittel, an energy expert at the think tank IFO.
Power company RWE told the German daily Handelsblatt that maintaining nuclear power plants in operation would face “extremely high barriers ”“ on a technical and administrative level. ”
(Translator: Liu Shuqin / Review: Chen Chengyi)

Germany relies on Russian gas for over 50% of its supply, which is impacted by sanctions on Russia.

Germany's population is not pushing to restart decommissioned nuclear reactors.

Germany shut down its last nuclear power plant to transition to renewable energy.

Title:

Content: Zhang Lijian: German experts believe that hydrogen is the way out of green energy
Subscriber
Font Size:
At the beginning of last year, due to the sharp rise in gasoline prices, which attracted anti-government demonstrations in Kazakhstan, and later because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the European Union strongly responded, attracting Russia to use natural gas supply as a bargaining chip, leading to a new round of Europe's energy crisis.
At the same time, the world is also facing energy supply constraints due to war, price hikes, China, Japan and Taiwan in recent years have also reported power shortage news.
Germany recently shut down its last nuclear power plant.
Last year, I participated in a 10-day expedition to northern Germany to find the future of green energy and sustainable development, visited wind farms, hydrogen manufacturing plants, six universities and many laboratories in northern Germany, and the biggest harvest was to learn that hydrogen energy can be used in the future.
Europe ’ s current electricity grid is not enough to bring wind power inland from Spain or other coastal continental regions, or worse, to store energy.
Although bioenergy can also be the way out, household kitchen waste and industrial waste can be used to synthesize combustible pellets, but be careful to clean the remaining ash, otherwise it may cause air and water pollution.
Sign up to continue reading the full article!
LIKE Our official Facebook page for more information

Coal and nuclear closures crippled the country's energy sector, hindering renewable energy integration.

Title:

Content: The role of gas in Germany ’ s energy mix will continue to grow.
This was stated to the correspondent of IA REGNUM on January 31 by the Director of the Center for Financial Policy of the Department of Public Finance of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Vadim Ponkratov.
Gas production
Gazprom.ru
“Germany ’ s energy sector has been severely crippled by the abandonment of coal generation and the forced closure of nuclear power plants, ” he said. – RES are weather-dependent and must be supported by a significant reserve of traditional generating capacities capable of smoothing out peaks in electricity consumption.
All this is superimposed on the growth of demand for electricity due to the electrification of transport and the reduction in the use of oil and gas processing products as fuel.
"Green" generation is already significantly more expensive than traditional, and taking into account the need to reserve significant capacities of thermal power plants, which is several times more expensive than a simple uniform use, as a result, a serious increase in the cost of electricity unwinds an inflationary spiral. "
According to him, the main measures to reduce dependence on Russian energy supplies that Germany will take are: diversification of types of energy resources and their suppliers; expansion of generation based on renewable energy sources; stimulation of inter-fuel competition; creation and commercial introduction of new technologies based on achievements of science and technology; further development of energy and resource saving programs.
“But all these are expensive measures, and even the largest economy of the European Union, Germany will be extremely difficult to find resources for this in the context of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the need for large-scale stimulation of economic development.
It is much easier to ensure economic growth on the basis of stable supplies of Russian energy resources with understandable and predictable price parameters, ” said Ponkratov.
Recall, as reported by IA REGNUM, there is a forecast that Germany will systematically reduce the use of petroleum products and refuse to supply oil from Russia.

The existing grid cannot transport wind power from coastal regions inland.

Germany's electricity grid is fragile due to limited transmission capacity, hindering renewable energy integration.

Title:

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.
● Other Mountain Stone
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)
※ The above statements do not represent the position of Wangzhong Media Group ※
# Germany # Unit # Electricity # Euro # Nuclear

The country faces energy shortages, relying on imported electricity from France, Russia, and Poland, worsened by the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has driven up gas and electricity prices in Germany, underscoring the need for a diversified energy mix.

Germany's non-nuclear policy has increased reliance on fossil fuels, contradicting its carbon neutrality goal.

The integration of renewable energy sources into the grid is challenging due to their intermittent nature.

The electricity system must be changed to accommodate wind and solar power.

Title:

Content: Which electricity networks do we need to convert?
| Made in Germany | DW | 23.08.2023
1.
Inhalt
2.
Navigation
3.
Weitere Inhalte
4.
Metanavigation
5.
Suche
6.
Choose from 30 Languages
Made in Germany
Which electricity networks do we need to convert?
Building wind and solar power plants is one thing, connecting them to an electricity grid is another.
How should the electricity system be changed to benefit more from renewable energy?
READ ALSO

Grid conversion is necessary for integrating renewable energy sources.

Title:

Content: Which electricity networks do we need to convert?
| Made in Germany | DW | 23.08.2023
1.
Inhalt
2.
Navigation
3.
Weitere Inhalte
4.
Metanavigation
5.
Suche
6.
Choose from 30 Languages
Made in Germany
Which electricity networks do we need to convert?
Building wind and solar power plants is one thing, connecting them to an electricity grid is another.
How should the electricity system be changed to benefit more from renewable energy?
READ ALSO

Germany needs 15 billion euros to upgrade its grid to support a shift to renewables by 2045.

Title:

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 supports alternative funding for its transition to renewable energy.

Germany's Energiewende program aims to increase renewable energy to 80% by 2050.

Title:

Content: 1.
Inhalt
2.
Navigation
3.
Weitere Inhalte
4.
Metanavigation
5.
Suche
6.
Choose from 30 Languages
Energy transition
Germany ’ s Energiewende is a national energy system reform strategy aimed at reducing the country ’ s total energy consumption and eventually withdrawing from the use of nuclear energy.
The German “Energiewende ” energy transition has become a new term widely quoted in the English-language media, and Germany plans to increase the share of renewable energy to 80% by 2050.
Show more articles

The program is hindered by limited grid infrastructure and geography.

Germany has the second-highest household electricity prices in Europe, with an average wholesale price of around 0.03767 euros/kWh.

The country's energy subsidy policy protects 80% of energy bills until 2024, but the high energy prices affect German small and medium-sized enterprises.

Title:

Content: Alert
The secret identity of Hu Ge 's wife is revealed, "spend 3.5 million to learn makeup to attract him"
Yeh Wu-yang-kuang has a new girlfriend! A friend reveals that she is popular 2 key "Message will be back immediately"
Lin Yihua finally took office as vice mayor, and Lan Ying was willing to be scolded, and Chu Lilun had three big plans.
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.
Read more articles from Visionary Magazine:
Green energy forward 1 〉 towards the "hydrogen republic" Germany still has to pass three points
CES Taiwan Factory Attack 〉 Honghai, Hongda Power Login, Meta Universe Welcomes God 's Teammates
Thunder Tiger shares rise 1.9 times a year! Dong Za reveals the 8-year transformation plan from toys to drones
Extended reading
2023 Taipei International Book Fair / German author Katrina shares with her children that "the one who is not afraid to lose is the winner"
Snooker / Lin Yun-ju confirmed to join the official website of the Japanese T League: Assassins from Taiwan
Q: You can also comment on the Chinese government?
Dictatorship is well known: Could Germany have prevented Hitler from coming to power?
Related News
Green energy forward 1 〉 towards the "hydrogen republic" Germany still has to pass three points
For a long time, hydrogen energy, which can achieve zero carbon emissions, has been called the “fuel of the future. ” With the increasing global climate change and the rising price of fossil fuels, hydrogen has become an urgent national agenda.
Is the future really coming?
Can Cryptocurrencies Become International Clearing Currencies After Gold and US Dollars?
Is Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies likely to become the currency of international settlement? After the many crashes in the currency circle in 2022, and the currency price has dropped sharply, many people will immediately shake their hands and say, absolutely not!
Perhaps you will be more aware of the significance of international clearing currencies, digital innovation, and cryptocurrencies in the new era.
CES Taiwan factory attack 〉 Honghai, Hongda Power Login to the Yuan universe to welcome God 's teammates
Taiwan 's mature and sophisticated electronic supply chain is not absent in the formation of the internal meta-universe. How can the two major companies advance the future of the car and the meta-universe of Honghai Group MIH?
Thunder Tiger shares rise 1.9 times a year! Dong Za reveals the 8-year transformation plan from toys to drones
Thunder Tiger Technology, which started out as a remote control model, actually jumped to become a popular military stock in recent days, and the stock price in 2022 increased by 1.9 times a year! Behind this, there is the transformation plan of Chairman Chen Guanru in the past 8 years.
Thunder Tiger accepted the "vision" interview, how on earth did they make toy models, gorgeous into the military defense industry?
Small children, a year of soldiers double hit the enterprise shortage worse
With the severe shortage of children in Taiwan, and the extension of military service, it can be predicted that the workforce will be greatly reduced in the future, and various industries will face the impact of job shortages.
How did the German model achieve an unbearable energy transition war across the sea?
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 ”?
Product recommendation
udn Forum

The US Inflation Reduction Act and Chinese competition may harm Germany's solar industry.

Germany lacks technical talent in green energy and digital technology.

Germany allocated over 260 billion euros to address the energy crisis and revised its nuclear policy.

Germany allocated over 260 billion euros to address the energy crisis and revised its nuclear policy.

Germany allocated over 260 billion euros to address the energy crisis and revised its nuclear policy.