From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
By Paul Homewood
h/t Ian Magness
If you thought UK climate policy was potty…………….
Olaf Scholz will head a three-party coalition with broad plans for Germany’s transition to a green economy, under a deal to end 16 years of government led by Angela Merkel.
Almost two months after his Social Democrat party won federal elections, he will go into power with the Greens and business-friendly Free Democrats.
Climate protection forms a big part of the coalition deal.
The parties aim to phase out coal use by 2030, eight years ahead of schedule.
They will also seek to use 2% of German territory for wind power and focus on hydrogen-based energy too. By 2030, the parties want 80% of electricity to be sourced from renewable energy and 15 million electric cars to be on German roads.
Making Germany climate neutral by 2045is a big focus of the deal, entitled “Daring more progress”. Phasing out coal will take place “ideally” by 2030, and solar energy will become compulsory on the roofs of new commercial buildings and the general rule for new private homes. The 16 states will have to provide 2% of their area for wind power. The goal to phase out cars with internal combustion engines remains the EU’s target of 2035.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59399702
Germany currently gets 35% of its power from coal and nuclear, the latter already due to be phased out next year. Without this reliable generation, Germany will be heavily reliant on imported electricity.
BP Energy Review
So far this month, solar power has only provided 2.8% of Germany’s electricity. This equates to solar running at just 3% of its capacity. In simple terms, all of those solar panels they propose to build will be virtually useless in winter.
That leaves wind power. Although it has contributed on average 23% of total electricity this month, equivalent to 13 GW, there have been several days when it has been running at below 4GW. Given that Germany has 62 GW of wind power capacity, this is chicken feed.
http://energodock.com/germany/electricity-shares
German households will no doubt pay the cost for this obsession with renewable energy. But without power from other countries to fall back on when the weather does not cooperate, the outcome would be catastrophic.
There is a twist to this story. Apparently even the Greens have accepted that there will an ongoing need for gas power stations, at least in the short term.
The problem is that Germany only currently has 30 GW of gas-fired capacity.
Given the increased electrification proposed, Germany will at least 100 GW of reliable capacity. Gas, biomass and hydro together only provide 43 GW, less than half of that required.
That means an awful lot of new gas plants will have to be built. There may be a lot of hot air and wishful thinking, but little evidence that this will happen.
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As the temps fall, all that available wind power and solar and coal is producing more electricity than both – https://app.electricitymap.org/zone/DE
The electric export graphic indicates that (at least) Norway, Sweden and Poland will get rich off of German and UK stupidity.
In simple terms, all of those solar panels they propose to build will be virtually useless in winter. – article
Gee whiz, guys, pointing out the obvious isn’t going to make any headway with these twits! I thought everybody knew that. They only care about virtue-signaling and chasing windmills.
Don Quixote watches, and weeps.
I did mean to ask if Germany has completely wiped out the Black Forest, or if there is anything left of it? There seems to be a serious need to destroy such things to make this charade of “look what WE did!” valid.
Sara – that, right there, might just be the fundamental problem with this generation; ‘your generation did nothing, but look what we did!’ – it all seems to be narcissism, ego and short sighted stupidity in one package.
Look for German industry to move elsewhere.
at a faster pace.
Some Dutch companies have moved to the UK but I would imagine German companies might move east into Poland, especially if a Polexit is on the cards.
My Green German sister is delighted.
I wonder how long it will last…
Depends,,
Is she one of the elites profiting from this? I was on a tour of Berlin and our tour guide told us his in-laws hoped for a return to the Soviet imposed system. They had been top Party members, and it all worked very well for them.
Never forget that Germany, with a few nearby countries like Switzerland, have been the main creators of the global warming/climate change alarmism, through public faces like Potsdam and Bern university and who knows what concealed forces as well. You can trace this campaign back to the WWII era. Germany has been at odds with much of the rest of the world for the last 100 years, doing evil acts reminiscent of brutal criminals that judges put away for life because they will not change for the better.
That said, I have met quite a few German/European people who are delightful friends, free of the national defect, suggesting that the solution is possible via the proverbial gathering of the few good men, Geoff S
At least, I’ve heard that it’s relatively easy to convert the coal plants to natural gas … if the greens are intelligent enough to do so … A strategy based on import from France, the Czech Republic or Poland could lead to very bad surprises if these countries need the electricity for themselves. The price tag for that option is also a big unknown.
There is an europe wide, day ahead, market for electricity: all the countries are connected.
Germany exports more than it takes to every country except France, where imports of surplus French nuclear electricity are involved.
Except you know sweet F-A about Europe, cos you are sitting composing crap in your little armchair in the UK.
You know ZILCH about France, and sweet FA about Germany.
Why are you writing shit about countries you neither go to, don’t work in, and never visit??