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Britannist · 11-01-2007, 05:46 PM

The moves in Germany to close down all nuclear power stations is madness. For it will leave them totally at the mercy of gas-fired power stations using gas from Russia.

Apart from being more expensive than nuclear power stations, it does not solve what Germany would do when there is no more gas. And gas is likely to cost more as supplies get lower and/or it becomes more difficult to extract.

Using expensive electricity from gas-fired power stations is going to push up industrial costs in Germany - making them less competitive in the world economy.

Solar power does not provide electricity in darkness and wind turbines don't work at all for an average of about 70% of the time. You cannot run a major industrial nation like Germany on wind turbines.

Germany can close down its nuclear power stations now - but it will only have to build a new lot in the post-gas era. Either that or nuclear fusion plants (if there is a breakthrough in research in that field which is at least a decade off and almost certainly much longer).

11-01-2007, 05:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Germany making mistake in getting rid of nuclear power The moves in Germany to close down all nuclear power stations is madness. For it will leave them totally at the mercy of gas-fired power stations using gas from Russia. Apart from being more expensive than nuclear power stations, it does not solve what Germany would do when there is no more gas. And gas is likely to cost more as supplies get lower and/or it becomes more difficult to extract. Using expensive electricity from gas-fired power stations is going to push up industrial costs in Germany - making them less competitive in the world economy. Solar power does not provide electricity in darkness and wind turbines don't work at all for an average of about 70% of the time. You cannot run a major industrial nation like Germany on wind turbines. Germany can close down its nuclear power stations now - but it will only have to build a new lot in the post-gas era. Either that or nuclear fusion plants (if there is a breakthrough in research in that field which is at least a decade off and almost certainly much longer).