News Digest Item
13 Oct 2017

German energy transition has been a “spectacular success”

the energy collective

Germany’s unique energy policy has been a spectacular success, whatever its detractors say, argues John Mathews of Australia’s Macquarie University in an article carried by the energy collective. The rise of renewables in power generation and the decline of nuclear are “truly extraordinary results, demonstrating a determination and ambition that is unique in the developed world.” But the new government should aim for a European supergrid, and actively invest in storage and e-car infrastructure, writes Mathews.

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