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German Chancellor Scholz speaks out against new nuclear power (www.reuters.com)

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Growth in german wind capacity is slowing. Soo... then the plan is to keep on with lignite and gas? Am I missing something?

Installed Wind Capacty - Germany

German Wind Capacity

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[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are you intentionally omitting the amount of wind being added by other countirss around Germany? There is massive increase of renewables being added to the North Sea, for example

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't this article specifically about Germany?

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And Germany can buy renewable energy from the Danish in thr North Sea

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes but that's an entirely different topic

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

North sea wind is ones of the most expensive energy options and now some major companies with fully operational production are suggesting they may go into bankruptcy.