GERMANY MAY STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AS RENEWABLES INCREASE

Germany is aiming to cover 80 percent of its electricity demand with renewables by 2030, and have a largely decarbonised power supply by 2035. To make sure the lights stay on at all times as the share of intermittent renewable energy increases and coal is phased out, the Germans plan to build hydrogen-ready gas power plants, but these may not materialise fully as investment risks are too high, warned energy associations BDEW and VKU. Read more here:

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Note to UK government - Even Germany is not planning to decarbonise its electricity supply completely by 2030, but they are struggling to achieve 80% by 2035.