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Germany May Replace 17 Nuclear Power Reactors With Wind Power Farms

by , 04/06/11
filed under: Renewable Energy

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The aftermath of the Fukishima disaster saw concerned citizens worldwide protesting the increase in the use of nuclear power. German citizens were particularly vocal in their criticism, and it looks like it may have had an effect. According to recent reports, the German government has decided to ‘re-examine’ the country’s 17 nuclear reactors, with Chancellor Merkel even stating that she intends on doing away with them. Even more intriguing are the country’s plans to replace the nuclear stations with wind farms.

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2 Responses to “Germany May Replace 17 Nuclear Power Reactors With Wind Power Farms”

  1. lazyreader lazyreader says:

    If your gonna replace a reactor with windmills, it’ll take nearly 10,000 windmills to substitute the capacity factor for 1 reactor. Where the hell are you gonna put 10,000 windmills?!?!? Let alone 170,000 Germany needs, Let alone the million + it may need to replace all their power needs.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHZKo13HV2A

  2. F-E-V F-E-V says:

    140 TWh in 2010 replaced with 10 MW (20-30 GWh) wind turbines in the North Sea. Germany has a lot of industrial giants like SIEMENS capable of making it to the 2020-2050 timeline, but 5000 to 7000 wind turbines to replace just 17 steam turbines requires vast resources (both workforce and materials).

    In reality, Germany may replace reactors with efficiency supplemented by all renewables.

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