Germany phased out its entire fleet of nuclear reactors over the past years and hoped to rely on renewable energies, claiming they were cheaper and cleaner. [emphasis, links added]
However, the transition has not gone smoothly as grid revamping has not kept up and prices for wind and solar power have made German electricity among the most expensive worldwide.
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has warned that: “Germany can no longer turn its back on nuclear power and that a reorientation of energy policy is necessary. The government must reopen the debate on nuclear power.”
“Countries that have nuclear energy want more of it. And many that don’t have any want it,” said Grossi.
“The timing of his comments is no coincidence. Germany’s economy is suffering from energy problems while the government is consumed with internal disputes,” comments Blackout News.
“The political focus has recently been on the disputes within the coalition government, while the electricity market has continued to show new weaknesses.”
Blackout News describes how the prices of electricity “exploded” in early November during a period of calm winds and no sunshine.
This forced Germany to fall back on gas and coal (energy sources that the government is currently working to phase out as well).
“Fossil fuels supplied 71% of Germany’s electricity at the beginning of November – a figure that has not been reached for over a decade.”
Read the entire article here (German).
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A Nuclear Power Plant don’t take up as much a a area as Wind and Solar dose and its not harmful to the Birds and Whales