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Letter: Renewable energy is not taking over

Published 26 August 2015

From Andreas Rauch

Your interview with Malte Jansen of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology avoided important issues (25 July, p 17). Jansen says Germany is “doing a fairly good job of getting to the target of 80 per cent renewable electricity by 2050”, but the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity remains stable or increases slightly. Decreased nuclear power production is reflected by an overall decline in electricity generation and increased electricity imports.
Rosdorf, Germany

Issue no. 3036 published 29 August 2015

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