| ID | 123903 |
| Title Proper | Germany's energy dilemma |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zaritsky, B |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | THE RADICAL ENERGY POLICY SHIFT declared by the German government still remains a priority theme in public debate in the FRG Despite the impressive growth of the proportion of renewable energy sources (RES) in electricity generation, experts and the business community are having increasing doubts about the wisdom of the course taken by the Government in quickly winding down the nuclear energy industry, pushing out hydrocarbon energy resources and speedily introducing RES. How will the break-up of the existing structure of the energy balance tell on the competitiveness of German industry and on household budgets as electricity prices will inevitably rise in the future? Can the weather-dependent wind and solar power plants reliably provide an uninterrupted supply of electricity to businesses? What financial resources will be needed to upgrade and expand the network infrastructure for integrating new parks of RES stations into the national grid? |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 59, No.4; 2013: p.100-112 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 59, No.4; 2013: p.100-112 |
| Key Words | Renewable Energy Sources ; Electricity Generation ; Business Community ; German Industry ; Electricity Price |