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Where Will Germany Get Its Energy in the Future? - Youcef Krache / DER SPIEGEL

A Global Shopping Tour Where Will Germany Get Its Energy in the Future?

Germany must not only free itself from Russian gas, but from fossil fuels altogether. Where will those future energies come from?

The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies - [M]: Hedi Xandt; SABarton / Getty Images / DER SPIEGEL

Mining the Planet to Death The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies

The poor South is being exploited so that the rich North can transition to environmental sustainability. Entire swaths of land are being destroyed to secure the resources needed to produce wind turbines and solar cells. Are there alternatives?

»Ein neues Zeitalter der Windkraft« - Cover-Images / IMAGO

Wie Dänemark den Energie-Hunger der Deutschen stillen will »Ein neues Zeitalter der Windkraft«

Vor der dänischen Küste ist eine künstliche Insel mit Hunderten Windrädern geplant. Das 28-Milliarden-Euro-Projekt soll Grünstrom im Überfluss liefern – doch Experten zweifeln an der Rentabilität. Von Alexander Jung

Neue Anlagen könnten vier Atomkraftwerke ersetzen - Patrick Pleul/ dpa

Windkraft Neue Anlagen könnten vier Atomkraftwerke ersetzen

Der zwölf Jahre alte Rekord beim Windkraft-Ausbau ist geknackt. Allein im vergangenen Jahr sind in Deutschland Windräder mit einer Gesamtleistung von 4750 Megawatt errichtet worden.

Germany's Defective Green Energy Game Plan - Z1022 Patrick Pleul/ dpa

Reality Check Germany's Defective Green Energy Game Plan

Germany pretends to be a pioneer in the green revolution. But its massively expensive Energiewende has done nothing to make the environment cleaner or encourage genuine efficiency. One writer argues: Either do it right, or don't do it at all. Von Alexander Neubacher

Scientists Plan to Settle Lobsters In Wind Farms - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Crustacean Comeback Scientists Plan to Settle Lobsters In Wind Farms

Scientists are hoping to revitalize the lobster population off the German island of Helgoland, and are enlisting the help of a nearby offshore wind farm whose rocky foundations make a good habitat. But there's potential for trouble: These aggressive crustaceans have a tendency to eat each other. Von Christoph Seidler

Merkel's Blackout German Energy Plan Plagued by Lack of Progress

Germany plans to abandon nuclear power by 2022, but its government hasn't been doing enough to ensure that the project succeeds. Needed infrastructure and technology is lacking, and coordination is a mess. Meanwhile, weary consumers are paying more for electricity, and the supply is in jeopardy. Von SPIEGEL Staff

North Sea Wind Offensive Plagued by Problems

Germany's Offshore Fiasco North Sea Wind Offensive Plagued by Problems

Germany wants to pepper its northern seas with offshore wind turbines as part of its ambitious energy revolution. But strict laws, technology problems and multiple delays are turning the massive enterprise into an expensive fiasco. Investors and the public are losing patience. Von Matthias Schulz

German Shipyards See Future in Wind Power - Ingo Wagner / DPA

Sea Change German Shipyards See Future in Wind Power

After years of decline, Germany's shipyards are now pinning their hopes on offshore wind farms, a key component of the country's energy revolution. Some have converted entirely to building equipment for wind farms. But the initial euphoria has worn off as the true challenges of the transition become clear. Von Isabell Hülsen

Germany Rethinks Path to Green Future - dapd

Power Failures Germany Rethinks Path to Green Future

Germany's energy revolution is the government's only major project -- but the problems keep piling up. The pace of grid expansion is sluggish, and electricity costs for consumers are rising. The environment minister wants to fundamentally alter the way green energy is subsidized, but will it mean putting the brakes on the entire project? Von Stefan Schultz

Germany Hits Brakes on Race to Renewable Energy Future - dapd

The World from Berlin Germany Hits Brakes on Race to Renewable Energy Future

The share of renewable energies in Germany's power mix has shot up so high that the electricity grid and the subsidy framework has been unable to keep up. Now, the government wants to slow down the process. German commentators say that the current chaos endangers the entire project.

Offshore Project Stirs Up German-Dutch Border Dispute - EWE / DPA

Wind Park in No Man's Land Offshore Project Stirs Up German-Dutch Border Dispute

The German energy company EWE has begun construction on an offshore wind park in the North Sea, but Germany and the Netherlands can't agree on which side of the border it is on. It is one of Europe's last undefined frontiers and it is becoming a problem for the company. Von Benjamin Dürr

'We Can't Allow Electricity to Become a Luxury' - Julian Stratenschulte/ dpa

Environment Minister Peter Altmaier 'We Can't Allow Electricity to Become a Luxury'

After a year of little progress in Germany's so-called energy revolution, Chancellor Merkel recently reshuffled her cabinet to give it some fresh impetus. In a SPIEGEL interview, new Environment Minister Peter Altmaier discusses the need to inject reality into rosy assumptions and defuse anger sparked by the turnaround's costs.

Germany Stalled on the Expressway to a Green Future - Armin Weigel/ dpa

Energy Revolution Interruptus Germany Stalled on the Expressway to a Green Future

Germany's energy revolution has hardly begun, but it's already running out of steam. There is a lack of political decisiveness and companies are complaining of a dearth of incentives to invest billions in necessary infrastructure. Progress or no progress, taxpayers continue footing the bill. Von Frank Dohmen, Alexander Jung, Michael Sauga und Andreas Wassermann

Rising Energy Prices Endanger German Industry - dapd

Merkel's Switch to Renewables Rising Energy Prices Endanger German Industry

Last spring, Chancellor Angela Merkel set Germany on course to eliminate nuclear power in favor of renewable energy sources. Now, though, several industries are suffering as electricity prices rapidly rise. Many companies are having to close factories or move abroad. Von Frank Dohmen und Alexander Neubacher

Utility Giant E.on Threatens to Halt Wind Farm Investment - Ingo Wagner/ dpa

Grid Locked Utility Giant E.on Threatens to Halt Wind Farm Investment

German energy giant E.on warned on Tuesday that the country's green energy revolution is at risk from delays in connecting offshore wind farms to the grid. The company said it will put two large projects on hold unless the grid operators speed up the construction of power lines.

Germany's Wind Power Revolution in the Doldrums - Ingo Wagner/ dpa

Stress on the High Seas Germany's Wind Power Revolution in the Doldrums

The construction of offshore wind parks in the North Sea has hit a snag with a vital link to the onshore power grid hopelessly behind schedule. The delays have some reconsidering the ability of wind power to propel Germany into the post-nuclear era. Von Frank Dohmen und Alexander Jung

Winds of Change Offshore Turbines More Powerful than First Nuclear Plant

The term "energy revolution" sounds light and airy enough, but how do human beings manage to wrest electricity from the sea? Germany's largest offshore wind farm, a power plant surrounded by a hostile environment, produces 12 times as much energy as the world's first nuclear power plant. Von Alexander Smoltczyk

German Solar Firms Eclipsed by Chinese Rivals - Jan Woitas/ dpa

The Sun Rises in the East German Solar Firms Eclipsed by Chinese Rivals

Green energy used to be Germany's great hope for its economic future. But now the German solar industry is in trouble amid huge losses, job cuts and the threat of bankruptcies. Chinese firms are gaining an ever greater share of the German market -- and are benefiting from German subsidies for renewable energy. By SPIEGEL Staff.

'It Pains Me Too' - dapd

E.on CEO on Job Cuts 'It Pains Me Too'

Johannes Teyssen, 51, is the CEO of E.on, Germany's largest utility company. In a SPIEGEL interview, he explains why he thinks the energy giant should shed 11,000 jobs across the world and what the impending nuclear phase-out means for the future.

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