Comment on ‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year agohow very on-brand for a nation that dismantled nuclear plants to cozy up with Putin’s pipelines.
classic german meme, to be fair, they do actually have some pretty decent renewable production, they just really shot themselves in the foot while hiking up a mountain with that move.
meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Germany’s energy transition is a masterclass in contradictions. Dismantling nuclear plants—clean, reliable, and efficient—only to lean on Russian gas and coal is not just shortsighted but self-sabotaging. The Energiewende, while ambitious, has exposed Germany to geopolitical vulnerabilities and grid instability. Renewable expansion is commendable but insufficient without robust infrastructure and energy storage.
The reliance on balcony solar panels and rooftop systems reeks of performative sustainability. These micro-solutions barely scratch the surface of Germany’s energy needs yet are paraded as revolutionary. Meanwhile, bureaucratic inertia delays large-scale renewable projects.
The nuclear phase-out, driven by political expediency rather than pragmatism, left an energy vacuum filled by fossil fuels. A true green transition demands realism: embrace nuclear, bolster renewables, and stop romanticizing half-measures.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
i still think the green party is nothing but a meme and should be completely abolished, just fucks up the voting outcomes.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Nuclear as clean? Now that’s loco talk.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
it literally is clean, the only dirty thing about it is building a nuclear plant, and the mining of uranium, the only unique thing here being the mining of uranium, and technically the scale of construction, but im still not convinced that a nuclear plant produces more CO2 in construction phase, than it will offset in it’s lifetime, maybe solar and wind edge it out, but again, nuclear energy already exists, it’s a heavily established industry and well regulated, so it’s not like it should be the first focus on the chopping block. Especially compared to all the modern problems we have with solar, like the rare earth metals, and mining conditions often experienced. Wind turbines are better, but have issues with scaling, and waste.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The destructiveness of mining uranium, the toxic cooling water, spend radioactive fuel rods and contaminated machinery.
Real clean…