The German government started the energy transition in 2010 with the goal that 50% of the energy consumed in the country should be of renewable origin by 2050.
Germany turns off the lights today last three nuclear power plants that stayed put. The German government wants to replace nuclear energy with renewable energy and is mainly focusing on the production of wind and solar energy.
Although the blackout was planned at the end of last year, Parliament decided delay the process for four months because of the war in Ukraine and the reduction of gas from Russia.
It’s here, this Saturday the era of nuclear power in Germany is ending, an era that has lasted just over 60 years, since West Germany passed the Atomic Energy Act in 1960. The closure of these factories has been one of the main demands of the Greens and environmentalists in recent years.
Germany launched the energy transition process in 2010 with the goal that 80% of energy sources will be renewable by the middle of this century.
According to data from the Federation for Renewable Energies, 50% of electricity consumption in Germany is currently generated from renewable energy sources.
Source: EITB
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