Germany
Germany Governments Other Good Stuff Renewables Solar
Denmark secured 50% of its power supply from wind and solar in 2019
Denmark reaches 50 per cent wind and solar for its electricity needs in 2019 - a ratio of "variable renewables" bettered only by South Australia in major economies.
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Another nail in coal’s coffin? German steel furnace runs on renewable hydrogen in world first
Major German steel producer Thyssenkrupp completes world-first successful demonstration of using renewable hydrogen to make steel, rather than coal.
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Four in five EU coal plants are unprofitable, can’t compete with renewables
Most coal plants in Europe facing massive losses because they cannot compete with wind and solar, and will require massive subsidies to stay open.
Climate Germany Governments Renewables
Coming of age: How will Germany’s renewable energy pioneers fare in the free market?
From 2021, many of Germany’s pioneer wind turbines, solar PV installations and biogas plants will stop receiving fixed feed-in tariffs. What happens next?
Climate Germany Governments Solar Wind
Germany adopts major new climate law, sets 98GW solar target for 2030
German cabinet settles on climate action plan which includes target of 98GW of solar by 2030, and zero emissions target for 2050.
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Renewables deliver 47% of total generation in Germany so far in 2019
Germany has sourced 47% of its electricity generation from renewables so far in 2019, and for the last 7 months renewables have outstripped fossil fuels.
Europe's largest CO2 emitter and brown coal generation giant RWE has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2040.
Germany generated significantly less electricity from coal-fired power stations in the first half of 2019, with output down by more than a fifth compared to a year earlier.
Solar was biggest supplier of electricity in month of June in Germany, as coal output plummets.
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Germany renewable energy share jumps to record 47% for first five months of year
Share of renewable energy in Germany jumps to record 47% for first five months of 2019, with the amount of coal generation down significantly.
