Glad that everyone is so mindful here and remembers to post this meme. language is pretty socio economic tho

I just love this art work (or cut scene from Ghost in the Shell). I'm in the mood for some old school sci fi anime, movie or series. good art work and decent story.

is this from an anime?

This is what Nietzsche calls "slave mentality".

I eat it like this as well. Didn't want to leave trash while hiking. Think it's pretty rad, too

Thanks daddy

why did it drop

Germany is not failing at all with the transition, contradicting what popular media says. But within 20 years it came from basically 5 % renewables to well over 50 %. The grid through this time has expanded tremendously and is among the most stable ones world wide.

There is enough space within any nation. You do not need Sahara Sun to power western europe, plenty already there, you just need to harvest and distribute it.

You are right with the lignite mines, I however compared it to Germany's solar aims and including the onshore wind. I chose this since the business models are currently the most profitable and feasible ones in the energy sector.
Offshore Wind is much more expensive, this is also true. Costs are falling rapidly though, too. Literature is not clear to what are the real costs in service etc. But the northern sea is basically a premium resource as the winds are strong and predictable and it is relatively shallow, which favors construction.

I disagree with this as well. The grids can provide the transport of enough energy, also to power those cities. Germany is in fact doing exactly this. The supply is simply problematic because we designed our grids on a demand-based production of electricity and now we are refitting it for a supply-based production.
Once this is established there won't be a big difference.

And yes, renewables require much more area than thermal power plants. But just for comparison: lignite mining in Germany needs more area right now, than what is planned to use with solar (2030) and wind onshore currently. So this argument is kinda invalid. Also not to mention that there is just enough area available.

Well yes, but the fact, that you at this point, don't know how long you have to store, maintain and monitor the storage of nuclear waste, makes those predictions vary. Btw, compared to the toxic waste we produce with chemical industry (at least in Germany for comparison), the nuclear radiation from waste is ridiculously low. I'm just trying to compare the costs of production.

Yes, the costs of renewable systems is broader than just the elecricity production cost.
You have to expand the electrical grid and make it more flexible and efficient. Also you have to install storage systems.
All this is however feasibly, technically and economically. And once it is established, you basicall have solved your energy problem.

Beside the cost factors, it is fairly environmentally friendly, uncomplicated and a basic ressource, every country has. And since it is scalable and decentralized, everybody can participate. With nuclear and fossil concepts, mostly only multi million (or billion) companies can compete.

Thus, I advocate this solution more than the nuclear one.