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Germany praises EU deal on renewable energy raising target for 2030 to 45% (apnews.com)

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Representatives of the 27 member states approved a package raising the current goal of 32% to 45% by 2030. About 22% of the EU’s total energy consumption came from renewables in 2021, meaning the new target will double the amount in less than a decade.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They shouldn't have shut down their old nuclear reactors before having an alternative to coal and gas. But nuclear is not the future. It is not economically feasinle to build new reactors and renewable energy is cheaper.

Meanwhile nuclear is not profitable without subsidies or government garanties.

Solar wind and batteries are the best way to generate electricity riggt now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Batteries are no more developed than affordable nuclear power at this point and are probably a bit behind. There is more of a supply chain for new nuclear power plants than for battery systems that are in the prototype stage at best.
I agree than the long term future is not nuclear but for this century, anything that can replace fossil fuels is welcome. In 20 years when the next new generation of nuclear plants is coming online if the large scale battery production for electrical generation is developed then we don't need to build any more.
If that doesn't happen, we'll be glad new nuclear plants are coming online.
Cheap, large batteries for large scale energy storage will likely happen, and relatively soon. But depending on that is counting a chickens that have not hatched.