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Originally Posted by Guest
Germany gets 35% from renewables and is a a manufacturing country. They use a lot of nuclear. Should we build a nuke near The Villages.
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OK...you just WON'T give up...and AS USUAL...you are completely wrong...
"Energy in Germany
Energy in Germany is sourced predominantly by fossil fuels, followed by nuclear power, biomass, wind, hydro and solar."
"Germany is one of the largest consumers of energy in the world.[36]
Renewable energy is more present in the domestically produced energy, since
Germany imports about two-thirds of its energy."
"Germany is the fifth-largest consumer of oil in the world. Russia, Norway, and the United Kingdom are the largest exporters of oil to Germany, in that order.[38]
Germany is the third-largest consumer of natural gas in the world,[citation needed] and imports gas from Russia via the Nord Stream; in 2016, Germany imported 49.8 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas from Gazprom.[39] A terminal in Emden opened for gas from Norway in 2016.[40] Germany imports more than half of its energy.[41]
Because of its rich coal deposits it has a long tradition of fuelling its economy with coal. It still is the fourth-largest consumer of coal in the world, even though domestic coal mining has been almost completely phased out, because German coal is a lot more expensive to mine than coal in China or Australia. Germany has the largest national market of electricity in Europe."
"The main source of electricity is coal.[5] The 2007 plan to build 26 new coal plants[6] is controversial in light of Germany's commitment to curbing emissions."
They can have "renewables" at 35% because they BUY 2/3rds of their energy from other countries.
Germany CANNOT sustain itself with regard to energy...they HAVE to buy 2/3rd of what they use.
HOW in the world can you use Germany as an example of a "successful" "renewable" energy country? They're 2/3rds short and must purchase energy from outside. It's as far fetched as comparing Costa Rica to the US.