"should Germany be optimistic or pessimistic?" How about realistic? Is that an option?

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

Nah. Realistic doesn't make for good headlines. 😛

@1112viggo

Жыл бұрын

@4K 40FPS I am not so sure that is a given, especially concerning governments. And there is a third option, you can believe in the most likely ending. Of course what is good, bad or even likely is all up for interpretation.

@esraeloh8681

Жыл бұрын

Oh my god I never even thought about that word. I just took point with that ridiculous statement & basically described my realistic practical apporach to this mess. I haven't had a single heater on in my house since 10 months ago. I got a couple LED bulbs half a year ago & they've pretty much payed for themselves already in savings.. Not that I got them for this, they were just a coincidence, layers of clothing, types of clothing, & enough of them to cycle out for wash weeks, & I don't have that many changes of clothing, I just try too eek out as much time with each item as I can. & my only heating has come from soups stews & hot cuppas a few times a day for cuppas, & the stew I make concentrated so I can just pour a cup load into a bowl & I've only used the same energy each day, pluss that 1 pot 1 day in a week. My friends are using 10 times me in energy ffs, not closing a single fking door in their houses even after being told a dozen times. Half of them are in far better insulated houses than I

@Writeous0ne

Жыл бұрын

@4K 40FPS the war taking longer is a moral victory for Ukraine but it's a defeat for Europe's energy market. That's reality.

The weather in Germany was really mild compared to winters in the past. It is around +6°C in southern Germany We're already past winter solstice. January and february might see a real winter situation, but the savings from the mild december will come handy. First gas harbour/converting facility is ready. I see no real probs with the capacity. No time to sit on laurels, though !

@samulikarjalainen6107

Жыл бұрын

We are praying here that January and February will be as mild.

@arturwiebe7482

Жыл бұрын

10 degrees near the Rhine

@arturwiebe7482

Жыл бұрын

@@sazzbot8874 It is now, right:D

@karen4U

Жыл бұрын

Germany has overcome way more difficult times, and overcoming the russian gas dependency will be a no brainer. For the sake of all of us and the generations to come, we will manage to solve this problem.

@maxineporter8848

Жыл бұрын

Germany has planned ahead as best as they could under the circumstances of no gas from Russia. A "mild" winter (compare that with what The eastern US and Canada is going through right now) helps. Perhaps a second LNG terminal will be come operational, but having Wilhelmshaven up and running, the US can provide a steady supply. I assume some energy rationing is continuing, as it started in the fall. I would be guardedly optimistic.

Germany has problems. Russia on the other hand has zero problems. This is because problems are things that by definition have solutions and can be resolved. In Russia to speak of solutions is to acknowledge problems, and to acknowledge problems in Russia is to speak insurrection against Putin's regime. I like Germany's way better!

@duncansmith7562

Жыл бұрын

nah, Russia doesn't have problems like Germany has, and Putin is overwhelmingly popular, unlike the leaders of the West. You got it all backwards.

@RobBCactive

Жыл бұрын

Subtle! That's the exact reason the loss of the trained army is not a problem just statistics.

@edwardvalivonis23

Жыл бұрын

Russia has more problems than anything else

@SchgurmTewehr

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but you should have added that Russia actually has problems, stated it explicitly. The young populations is fleeing, their economy is weaker than ever, political insecurity and a population which doesn’t support the elite anymore.

@duncansmith7562

Жыл бұрын

@@RobBCactive how little you know Russia

"More gas is being injected into storage than withdrawn from it. The total storage level in Germany is 87.31%. The storage level at the Rehden facility is 90.67%." -- Bundesnetzagentur, 2022-12-22

Wow, Germany is actually doing something that will have a long term positive impact 👍 In Finland the government seems to be primarily trying to reduce the price artificially instead of fixing the actual lack of supply problem

@Hacking-NASSA-with-HTML

Жыл бұрын

how dare you to compare budget of Germany and Finland! Besides, Finland has the Most Beautiful PM ever! I would rather freeze with her than talk like that🙂 Shame on you😁

@benjamin2149

Жыл бұрын

We already did to change things in the past. Germany has 50% renewable energy share and we did a a lot in regards of isolation in the last years. Plus a lot was done in regards of energy network improvements with our neighbours. Besides the fact that we had a too big share of russian gas, we were and are in a far better situation then other nations like the UK for example.

@budgetking2591

Жыл бұрын

@@kuiperbond8460 They can afford it, once of richest countries of the world, meanwhile Russian economy is collapsing.

@kimhansen8615

Жыл бұрын

Have you heard of OL3? And don't you plan to open more reactors?

@budgetking2591

Жыл бұрын

@@kuiperbond8460 Russian gas was 10x the price at one point, so this is still cheaper then Russian gas :)

I know that my country, Australia, is the largest shipper of LNG in the world, and our Prime Minister has added that if Europe is struggling we can do our upmost to fill supply shortages.

@tomhenry897

Жыл бұрын

For $$$

@joebloggs6131

Жыл бұрын

@@tomhenry897 Well yes, there is a lot of sea in between Australia and Europe... Up to Germany 🇩🇪

@gpsfinancial6988

Жыл бұрын

@@tomhenry897 Could swap LPG for high demand German built cars like the fancy Tesla Model Ys.

@luci75d76

Жыл бұрын

not cheap and way to far away , need LnG tankers whicg ar ein very high demand for short routes

@death_parade

Жыл бұрын

Last I heard, Australia can't build LNG tankers.

Anybody remember President Trump talked about natural gas that German bought from Russia at NATO summit 4-5 years ago?

This is not about the storage levels, it's about the cost. LNG is much more expensive than the pipeline gas, and it will remain so for objective reasons. Germany will get all the gas it needs, but will pay much more, so its industry will have to find a way to keep competitiveness or go bust.

@KP-kg2ky

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nu1vn3yy9s You have no idea what you are narrating.

@arman5116

Жыл бұрын

@денис баженов I agree that Germany has a well advanced high-tech industry, but the energy component is always high if you consider all the costs. There is no way around it. And thinking that Germany is so advanced that it can shrug off its competitors despite high energy cost is an illusion. Tough times ahead.

@KP-kg2ky

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nu1vn3yy9s If an additional 5% in price rendered anyone's goods not uncompetitive, everyone would add that 5% to increase their profits.

@MrManny075

Жыл бұрын

LNG is not just expensive it's coming a long way it takes months and there are not many special ships for it and many countries compete for them so the cost goes even higher, in the long run, they all go bust or move their production somewhere else.

@lawyupang

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nu1vn3yy9s industry cannot live alone. It is a chain. e.g. making a car requires engine, glasses, tyres and etc... If one part of it breaks, it will affect the whole chain. Oil and natural gas isn't only used as electricity, heating and fuels. It is also source materials for plastics, drugs, fertilizers and and much more. (Actually, Russia also main providers for many basic elements, like Helium, Aluminium, Nickel.) With the banning of Russia, it basically kills most industries. So Germany companies need to move out of Germany. And US know this and that is why there is an inflation act, which basically subsidies foreign companies to move to US. (and France is very angry with this act.)

Also wir haben grade 13 Grad tagsüber. Sieht nicht nach nem Kalten Winter aus

@svanimation8969

Жыл бұрын

Bruh 😮 in my place 13 °c like freezing cold like feeling 😂

The weather forecast for next week in south of Germany is 12 degree on average lol

@dailylearning1706

Жыл бұрын

The weather in Germany this winter has only a week of harsh weather. The rest has been very mild and normal so far even currently

@cathie3874

Жыл бұрын

global warming is a real thing then 😀

@maxineporter8848

Жыл бұрын

That is absolutely balmy in comparison with Canada!! We won't see those temperatures until spring!

@migsvensurfing6310

Жыл бұрын

Very warm up here in the north to. I think the weathergods are with us and not 💩tin land.

@suportbghelp4938

Жыл бұрын

I never hear anyone predict current weather in USA.Just coming.

The storage facility in this story is 99.1% full. Clickbait alert.

What are you talking about? We have almost 90% in gas reserves, which is over 10% more compared to ladt year this time and it not the only source of energy here. I know that fear sells, but co'mon DW...

@Writeous0ne

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but the reserves were already 31% full before the sanctions on Russia and 40% of the imports were from Russia still. So that means 71% of the reserves from this year will not be imported next year. So realistically only 25% or so has not come from Russia. So how does that get replaced next year if the reserves are depleted and how much will the cost be. Both end games are bad for europe.

@Masterrunescapeer

Жыл бұрын

@@Writeous0ne 40% were not from Russia, June import dropped by half norm, July 25% of norm, August 20% and September no Russian gas. Most of it has come from Belgium, Norway, and France. Denmark's Tyra fields will also be interesting, as they're set to come online end of 2023/early 2024, at that point Germany can also drop LNG imports, if it hasn't already substituted most of that with electricity / renewable.

@Writeous0ne

Жыл бұрын

@@Masterrunescapeer that's just simply incorrect. If you look into the BCM of natural gas each of those countries can export and how much gas the EU imports per year you will find out it's incorrect. Most of the gas Europe imported this year was still from Russia and most of the storage that was already full was from Russia. Russia still made over 100 billion from Europe in 10 months this year.

@gerbre1

Жыл бұрын

@@Writeous0ne If we stay on the path of the optimistic scenario on the energy monitor website of the Zeit, we are on the path again right now and with every warm day it's getting better, then the reserves will stay over 70% at the end of the winter.

89% storage level atm, first LNG terminal opened other LNG ports follow, don't worry about Germany😉

@kukulroukul4698

Жыл бұрын

true ! they like to weep A LOT

@neodym5809

Жыл бұрын

Storage levels are even increasing.

@Writeous0ne

Жыл бұрын

@@neodym5809 the problem is the worst case scenario is running out of reserves the best case scenario is not running out but costing a fortune whether the reserves last or not, the situation is still dire

@neodym5809

Жыл бұрын

@@Writeous0ne it is not dire. All indicators of the industry are getting better. Optimism comes back. People know that a gas shortage has been prevented. Expensive? Yes, but Germany is rich.

@Writeous0ne

Жыл бұрын

@@neodym5809 most people aren't rich. I can tell you are a child or someone who does not pay the household bills. For working class people like me, energy prices are not affordable.

Approval for solar park took 6 months, and you are happy about it . There is something really wrong with EU.

That's why ECB should keep interest rates rising, slowing overheating economy, and gas price, slowing the inflation

@josehawking5293

Жыл бұрын

Your no economist

@SladkaPritomnost

Жыл бұрын

@@josehawking5293I'm not an economist but in economy it's called Phillips curve.

Germany could always deport the millions of orcs in Germany to save gas…

It is not primarily about finding a second gear but a viable solution for scalable energy storage. That still seems the biggest of all hurdles where it comes to energy production that is depending on day night or good bad weather cicles.

@OchNe926

Жыл бұрын

Take a closer look at CmBlu's ultra-scalable organic Solid-Flow Battery technology!

@josehawking5293

Жыл бұрын

Nuclear

@hape3862

Жыл бұрын

@@josehawking5293 Yes, let's drop decentralized, free renewable energy, from which every household with a PV system on the roof can benefit, in favor of centralized power plants from the last century with monopolistic power companies owned by rich capitalists! And let's get the uranium from Ruzzia - what can go wrong?

@surryan

Жыл бұрын

Energy storage is a wonderful Idea!! But we are a good ways off from that being reasonably cheap enough to power our lives. I know me coming from Norther Maine means you want to dismiss my opinion outright. But it is going to take 20 plus years for energy storage to even come close to making sure we have adequate energy here in Germany. Nuclear may not be the permanent solution, but it is scalable and cleaner than Lignite. Much cleaner. And Nuclear takes 5 to 7 to online and will give us time to perfect the storage solution.

@surryan

Жыл бұрын

While Lignite is scalable, it is important not to think that our wind and solar is contributing anything substantial to that ideal. And Lignite is the DIRTIEST of fissile fuels (also what Germany uses currently to subsidise our power grid. It is going to take 20 plus years to properly iterate on current battery tech, and Nuclear will help us to bridge that gap. Even if we don't want to admit it. 5 to 7 years to online some plants that will make sure we get there, and is worth the cost. But that is just my opinion.

Next winter Denmarks largest offshore naural gas field Tyra-2 will be operational producing 2,8 billion cubic metres per year, and gas is a very small percentage of the Danish energy mix, so most will be exported.

@glenncordova4027

Жыл бұрын

Denmark has a lot of natural gas which they will not touch. Sad.

@giamannguyen797

Жыл бұрын

Ok/dung phu thuot vao:ta ac vo nhan dao:putin va nuoc nga

@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko

Жыл бұрын

Russia used to export around 5.2 billion cubic meters before the Ukraine war and it was done via pipeline. Assuming that Denmark exports most of its gas, there's still a shortfall of at least 2 billion cubic meter of gas which will be costly to purchase because it's imported via LNG ships that competes with other countries.

Yes it is

I have hunch that Germany is vulnerable to sudden changes and slow to adaptations. The country's bureaucracy is really something.

@Sir-Complains-a-Lot

Жыл бұрын

I have a hunch too, you have no idea about germans economy, because we just replace over 60% of gas and over 40% of oil supplies. Almost 50 % comes from green energy already and Nuclear power plants will all be shut down before 2030.

Russia would have annihilated Germany if it wasn't for those meddling jackets!

Plenty of gas reserves in Germany. Not to mention the energy saving measures in place, and the importation of LNG with more LNG terminals coming online in early 2023. In simple terms, the worst is over.

here's hoping temperature does not drop to -40 degrees for a couple of months.

They should design a new brick that doesn't require gas for production. Free your dependence.

You know it wont be a long term solution when you are just dumping money to fill up that hole.

Germany needs to end the war in Ukraine by providing tanks and ammo to drive the ORC's out of Ukraine, then as Russia pays tax for the damage it has done by selling gas only in EUROS.

@loopmantra8314

Жыл бұрын

That's a nice fairy tale right there

@svanimation8969

Жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 Euro days over now !

@BIPDSHAWAII

Жыл бұрын

🤡

@mw9297

Жыл бұрын

Ww3 ww3 ww3 💥💥☢️

Its ok this will be the warmest winter on record..

@samulikarjalainen6107

Жыл бұрын

Let see next yearr.

@budgetking2591

Жыл бұрын

@@samulikarjalainen6107 lol i didnt need to put the heater on once yet, this winter is a joke, even winter doesnt like putin it seems xD

@user-kh1ox7wv2f

Жыл бұрын

А что у перспективе? Что с другими зимами? 😉

@user-kh1ox7wv2f

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetking2591 самое главное то, что Путина любит его народ! В России, примерно, газ в 230 раз, а электричество в 3000 раз дешевле, чем в Европе! В рублях 1 куб. газа стоит 6 рублей, а 1 киловатт электричества 3 рубля. Евро стоит примерно 65 рублей. В России отопить жилье до 25 градусов может себе позволить самый бедный пенсионер. 👍

@suportbghelp4938

Жыл бұрын

USA never expect cold too. LOL You are God prophet or what?

My mom always said "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." I guess they don't have that saying in Europe . 🤷🏽‍♀️

@neodym5809

Жыл бұрын

It was not Russia feeding Europe.

@BIPDSHAWAII

Жыл бұрын

@@neodym5809 You sure about that buddy?

@henkvandervossen6616

Жыл бұрын

Luckily Russia does not feed us

@BIPDSHAWAII

Жыл бұрын

@@henkvandervossen6616 Not anymore it doesn't lol. That's why y'all are rationing gas and oil and begging my country before natural gas and firing up your coal mines again 🤣 Germany gobbled up Russian gas and is starving without it. Well done 👌

@neodym5809

Жыл бұрын

@@BIPDSHAWAII yes. Europe is fine without Russia, economy is growing. Russia without Europe is in the worst recession since the 90s. Shows you who fed who.

Yes.

Stop fretting. You are well aware that you sit on a huge hot water reserve just 2-3 miles under your feet. Pump it pump and through the pipes in your building. Stop your selfpity. Do something positive! Utilize your young peoples innovative ideas and implement them.

What about next winter? All gas purchased somewhere else will be a few times more expensive.

@josehawking5293

Жыл бұрын

Tell that to a Ukrainian

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

We will ramp up renewables and reduce gas and oil consumption even further. That has been the plan anyway; it just has to be accelerated now.

@nvelsen1975

Жыл бұрын

The high spike was because other places had to increase production. Now they have. Prices will remain stable. Plus this is one extra year that we build more nuclear, solar and wind power, thus reducing our need for fossil fuels.

@Joris13T

Жыл бұрын

We will need less & less gas. From next week on you need at least a hybrid heat pump here, in 2026 no new gas connections are allowed... The switch will take some years but we will get there

Well see the problem here with switching up renewables a gear is like a study done in the USA with wind power. It was found that wind installations in the USA, which they do studies for the best spots before installing, needs to be backed by something that can handle the rapid shifts and intermittent supply of wind power and match it up to the electricity demand curve. The only power supply at the time that worked at grid scale that could keep up with the rapid shifts in wind generation was natural gas fired power plants. At this it was found that wind was only able to produce 11% of the power due to its volatility, the other 89% had to come from natural gas. With the poor solar availability in Germany, wind is considered better than solar in this piece. Uhm, yeah, not good if you were hoping to break your dependence on natural gas for power. Looks like Germany's best hope at this point is to get as much power as possible in the winter from France's nuclear power plants. What are neighbors for anyway, right? Oh and wondering why weather has been mild in Germany? Well a huge polar vortex has been blowing into the USA, putting most of the country into a deep freeze. A number of people have died in the deep freeze. Just need to wait your turn for the polar vortex to blow into Germany.

Natgas price is really cheap in the commodities market right now. If demand was so high prices would be higher, matbe reserves are already full and there's nowhere else to put gas.

@Writeous0ne

Жыл бұрын

Except next year gas prices are expected to double. Remember gas now is 4x what it was and next year will be 9-10x more.

Olaf "Hans" Schultz: "I see nothing! NOTHING!" Let's hope our Heroes have the same treatment for their supplies.

There are only 3 more months of winter to go, so, I don't see much of a problem.

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

More like two. I mean, we almost have spring temperatures at the moment. I find it hard to believe that we will have frost in March.

@rasgeleisim

Жыл бұрын

Don't think it like that. Germany is country who uses massive amount of gas for heating for their industry and it doesn't depends on weather. The gas problem would be a huge blow to their economy if everything goes bad.

@neodym5809

Жыл бұрын

@@rasgeleisim Germany does depend on the weather, as it produces its electricity by wind and sun. Furthermore, heating is dependent on the weather, too.

@rasgeleisim

Жыл бұрын

@@neodym5809 No. I was talking about just gas using amount. Of course naturel energy resources depends on weather. But it is a different subject and yes in that regard it is just like you said. But since Germany using their natural gas stocks for industry in the whole year so the weather would not change their gas need significantly.

@m.g.debruin8294

Жыл бұрын

@@rasgeleisim There are 5 more countries who produce more gas than Russia.

In summary there is no problem in Germany but might be next winter if all goes badly. Some low value energy intensive industries may need to relocate to places that make more sense. France has finally decided to take maintenance on their nuclear plants seriously. Germany can place the country before the bureaucrats and get stuff like LPG terminals built. That all sounds way better than the pessimists were telling us.

@tomhenry897

Жыл бұрын

Mean move production to China Where you going to get all that tax money for your social welfare when there’s no jobs

@quantummotion

Жыл бұрын

That is indeed the worry, like BASF. This is why development of gas fields WITHIN the EU needs to be accelerated ASAP.

@Masterrunescapeer

Жыл бұрын

Note that if all goes badly, highly unlikely, this was probably the toughest winter since France had half their nuclear fleet down, Germany barely managed to finish their LNG port in the last few weeks, and everyone still needed to make all the contracts for new power production, etc., and more gas heating has and will continue to swap to electricity. Industries will also start moving over, lots of them don't need to be using gas, they just used them as was cheapest at the time.

Dear Germany, There is a country called Australia that produces a LOT of LNG. Maybe, try to find it on a map, and then see if they can help.

If the gas reserves wind up, some heads are going to roll. Quite literally. Who choose to produce gas electricity like never before while we were to save gas last summer?

How's that solar energy coming along? 🤔

Funny how the media always makes it look like gas is the only source of energy we use to heat. I think it's not even 50 %. I don't know anyone personally heating with gas. It's very important for the industry though.

@MrNeversweat

Жыл бұрын

You've got limited knowledge on how gas is important to both individuals and industrial consumption

@wisenber

Жыл бұрын

" I think it's not even 50 %. " How much of the electricity comes from gas though? 30k MW of solar isn't going to heat many homes at night.

@wolfgangengel4835

Жыл бұрын

@@wisenber But who heats with electricity anyway? Maybe 4.8 % of the population. People heat with oil, district heating, and other stuff like pellets, wood, coal. Just statistics.

@wolfgangengel4835

Жыл бұрын

@@wisenber But a gas problem could turn into an electricity problem. I give you that. But not really into a heating problem.

@wisenber

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfgangengel4835 "But who heats with electricity anyway? Maybe 4.8 % of the population." Aren't electric heat pumps being encouraged? I imagine far more are using electricity than coal stoves.

Germany emmits about 4x the amount of co2 per kwh compared to France. The bet on renewables in reality is relying on coal and gas.

When it is cold like -25 C and -30 C and especially -40 C we turn on the natural gas heater. Up to there we mostly use electric heat hopefully powered by the local wind farm 1 hour south. Inside we have presently R17 foam insulated walls newly installed with triple pane windows and new doors. The windows work well but the doors are cold insulated steel with leaky perimeters so we just fit a 2" thick foam over all our doors. Heat is off at night. Internal temp declines from 20 C to 6C over 8 hours when -15C...20 C to 2 C over 8 hours when -33 C and -50 C wind chill. We do have a mini wood stove and are building a highly insulated safety room: wood stove, pallet wood, bunk beds, water, food, tools...camping in the basement. Glad to see businesses and citizens are decreasing their fossil energy use. High insulation + local renewables + high efficiency = sustainability.

@farmguy2400

Жыл бұрын

R-17 isn't much insulation. For colder climates R-25 is recommended.

@tomhenry897

Жыл бұрын

Your electricity is coal nuclear or NG

@user-kh1ox7wv2f

Жыл бұрын

Такое помещение очень опасно, если его не проветривать, так как можно отравиться угарным газом. Это может быть фатально. 🤔

@farmguy2400

Жыл бұрын

@@tomhenry897 our electricity is from water.

@rasgeleisim

Жыл бұрын

Which country you are?

Europe spent nearly 800 billion euros on energy crisis in 2021. Even if Europe manages to stop buying Russian gas completely, the era of cheap energy for Europe is over and this will have a huge impact on the economy as companies will find it tougher to compete on the global market with expensive energy bills. Expect Europe to spend hundreds of billions more euros to mitigate this energy crisis.

NO engergy-shortage in Germany::: Just watch live-cam of the Rhine-river to see that every five minutes a Coal-barg passes down, to supply the Rhine to energy-production facilities. Germany has always had unlimited domestic coal supplies, although in recent years it has been consuming very cheap Russian coal. !!! Almost all of thermal-heating needs of Germany can be accommodated through domestic coal.

🇯🇲 here who would like to learn more are there any local news outlets that are covering the Russian gas situation closely?

With how warm it is again i doubt we will have any problems.

@wiszak9370

Жыл бұрын

Look to the weather in the US today. No one expected that a few days ago.

@peterfmodel

Жыл бұрын

The temperatures in Berlin are about average for December, which is good, but January will be a bit colder. I just hope Europe does not experience a unusually cold snap similar to the US/Canada right now.

@retroprogamer7009

Жыл бұрын

@@peterfmodel But we could use some snow and cold weather. It is important for agricultur.

@peterfmodel

Жыл бұрын

@@retroprogamer7009 You raise a valid point.

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

@@peterfmodel Average? For what time frame? It's much too warm for the time of year.

Next year she will bake her brick with American LNG, then she needs to sell her brick at EUR10,00/pc … I don’t see how industry can make profit on American LNGs.

Will the reserves last? That's the title of this content. The only two answers are Yes and No. Which is correct depends on the severity of the winter. As for next winter, the answer has one other component...how quickly can the stocks be replenished. From where does not matter as long as it isn't Russia. There same content in Bout 10 seconds. Any other conversation is off topic.

Looks like IMPORTS to save the local business, even if it is a recession. RE is already 50% of the total capacity. Will Germany 🇩🇪 increase that further. The efficiency improvements now. Does that mean gas fired power plant will be made idle. Very costly. 😳👮‍♂️

the second gear can be found at local residents who install solar on their roof. that can potentially save natural gas 10 months a year. but for the coldest 2 months, wind power is desperately needed. this is where the problem is. germans have to increase taxes on natural gas by 1 or two percent every year and put these taxes into funding renewables. like building the roads to the building sites, assisting the special transports as good as possible. everything to lower the cost of implementing that stuff while not violating laws of competition within the EU. the same for austria. even with the green party in the parliament, the speed of implementing wind power is shocking low. we need to get off of natural gas as fast as possible and NOT invest in new gas addictions.

All the politicians who are financially supported by fossil fuel companies have over the years developed an amzingly difficult process for renewables to be constructed. However with the Green Party being part of the government I would hope that they can fix the processes.

@stefanweilhartner4415

Жыл бұрын

yes. but that fix also takes time. some people install 15kWp solar + 15kWh storage at home. of course not everyone can do that. but this is reducing dependency on natural gas for 10 months of the year.

@nvelsen1975

Жыл бұрын

You mean the Green party that was obediently kissing Putin's feet until roughly april 2022, that has been infiltrated top to bottom and the party which demanded that sustainable green nuclear power is shut down so we can use Russian gas instead....

@quantummotion

Жыл бұрын

Germany has already built nameplate capacity of 200% of German peak usage in renewables, and yet it supplies just under 50% of actual usage. Germany needs nonfossil 365/24/7 power GENERATION. Delays are not the problem. Not willing to expand nuclear is.

@matthewbaynham6286

Жыл бұрын

@@quantummotion that's nonsense

@stefanweilhartner4415

Жыл бұрын

@@quantummotion not expanding nuclear is the right way to go. why? because wind and solar are much cheaper. that's why. so why waste money on outdated tech that creates nuclear waste.

Gas was still flowing freely through Nordstream when Germany replenished its supplies earlier this year. China has consumed dramatically less natural gas this year due to COVID lockdowns and it has just placed massive orders for LNG tanker builds (i.e., it's apparently planning on using more LNG). Things don't look as rosy to me.

@Gordonz1

Жыл бұрын

Windows in our homes, schools and businesses are extremally inefficient. One way to improve their efficiency is with shrink wrap plastic or with inserts made of plastics with seals like in fridges. Another option is to partially cover the hot water radiators with aluminum foil that do not have controls and that crank out too much heat. 24/7 .

Say it ain't so. A Blind man could see that coming.

@thuankhong

Жыл бұрын

See the weather in North America to know what Europe will be like.

3:16 this is super petty, but I wish someone would have moved the mouse pointer off the screen

Just wait, Germany is the mother of all mother's of invention. Watch them run heaters from potatoes.

If you look at the nat Gas spot market you can see the price is nealy half way down from '22 top. The price will go down further and germany doesnt pay the spot price in the long term. it was a '22 thing. Russia cuts his own hands....

Plenty of lng off the coast - ready to unload at record prices. Is the price still 5x ?

@drunkdrftr

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the cap?

@oxidemeta7793

Жыл бұрын

I like the Germany and European's self-assuring, or self anaesthesia and self-deception that they're ok with the situation, and have found the remedy and not being affected any more. 🤗🤗

@drunkdrftr

Жыл бұрын

@@oxidemeta7793 out of sight out of mind.

@budgetking2591

Жыл бұрын

nah, gas is already getting dirt cheap, we are almost below prices of before the war. also this winter is a joke so far, so people really didnt need a lot of gas for heating.

@drunkdrftr

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetking2591 prove it. Talk is cheap

Germany needs to provide subsidies for electric heat pumps for home owners and businesses to replace gas and oil boilers. It is time to go all in on wind and solar energy , electric vehicles and electric heat pumps.

@Cotswolds1913

Жыл бұрын

Germany doesn't get much sun, not gonna get far with that.

@user-kh1ox7wv2f

Жыл бұрын

Это все равно не выгодно. На солнечной и ветряной энергии экономику, а именно крупные промышленные заводы, не возможно заставить работать.

@migsvensurfing6310

Жыл бұрын

Dont subsidice because the sellers just increase the prices with the same amount and stick it into their pockets and you end up paying more for a heatpump through tax.

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs

Жыл бұрын

@@Cotswolds1913 Germany gets a decent amount of sun actually, I don't know why people think it's pitch-dark here. Solar power produced in Germany is cheaper than fossil or nuclear electricity, it's perfectly economical.

@Cotswolds1913

Жыл бұрын

@@HeadsFullOfEyeballs No, it doesn't, not in an economical way for powering solar, and also no on your last point.

LNG price is too high,Russian gas ban was a bad choice.

Should be ' Will Germany produce be competitive ' or its heading towards slippery slope..

It will if you listen to Habeck. But will he wager his job on it?

A son asks his dad: Dad, why is our home so cold? Dad replies: Because Russia attacked Ukraine. Son: What do we have to do with it? Dad: Because we imposed sanctions against the Russians. Son: Why? Dad: To make them suffer. Son: And we are what, Russians?

@91827364ize

Жыл бұрын

Good imagination

@dirk2518

Жыл бұрын

Compared to the suffering of the ukrainians our problems are minor. It’s a small effort to cut on gas consumption.

@roschanvargonay9820

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes changing things to the better (in this case reducing dependance on a facist regime) needs some suffering

@zanizone3617

Жыл бұрын

And the alternative? What would that be? Appeasing Russia _again_ ? Because that's what lead us where we are now. Nothing else. How well will German economy do, in a few years, with Russian tanks rolling down the streets in the Baltics and Poland?

Don't see any problems with gas in Germany as long as there is bratwurst and beer

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

I don't particularly like either. Greetings from Germany.

@nvelsen1975

Жыл бұрын

Beer consumption also leads to lots of gas production, it's all recycleable in the end. 😉

Obnoxious article , OMMITING every TRUTH ...bassicaly A LIE !

Remember that making natural gas into liquid consume a lot of energy - more carbon in the atmosphere. A curiosity: the three phase/three wire system was invented by a Russian in Germany.

@nvelsen1975

Жыл бұрын

Well, untill we can defeat the luddites who don't want nuclear power, that's what it will have to be.

I have a neighbor here in Germany and talked to her about saving energy because of the energy crisis. Her answer was that she doesn't care that if she is cold she wants heat... the government sadly does not do anything concerning education on preserving energy. They think tossing some money at people instead of investing in new energy will be enough.

@DJ1573

Жыл бұрын

There were several campaigns to educate about energy saving. Even a campaign where every home boiler that uses gas got a free visit from a technician that changed the settings to save up to 10% in gas usage. Germany is not the US

@maxineporter8848

Жыл бұрын

I thought Germans were rationing energy this fall, in preparation for a lean winter. Cutting out hot water consumption, turning off lights, turning down the heat a few Grad. The news media had articles on this earlier this fall.

@DJ1573

Жыл бұрын

@@maxineporter8848 Those were suggestions to lower the energy bill, gas storages were full much earlier than planned.

@mindymorgan7684

Жыл бұрын

@@maxineporter8848 no such thing

@mindymorgan7684

Жыл бұрын

@@DJ1573 impossible there wouldn't be enough technicians

The largest storage facilities in Europe is in Ukraine, Ukraine has storage capacity of 30 million tonnes all that's needed is to use it an extra 17 million tonnes is no problem just ask Ukrainians to store it .

Is price of energy a factor in the competitive markets where Friendly countries have energy at 20% of your costs? Government support? just means more taxes and even higher prices.

Perhaps the time of indifference to extravagant over-use and waste is coming to an end. Consumerism based on throw-away short use consumer goods is the height of ignorance and neglect. Construction and infrastructure can be enduring or lacking in quality. Pay it forward.

Is it actually warm enough to construct buildings in the middle of winter in Germany? Why do you need to make bricks in the winter? Maybe just have a long extended winter shut down during the holidays.

Well, wood fire is still a thing, but if you insist not to then just warp more blankets. Business has to adapt. Pro tip, move out of EU and you can use wood fire. I don't think you have to worry too much tho. Winter might be mild. In SEA area, it's cold for 3 days, a day warm, repeat 3 times so far. Pretty mild

no more dependents on Russian gas, now 100% depending on USA

@NoHairMan

Жыл бұрын

🤖

@glenncordova4027

Жыл бұрын

And gas from Denmark, Norway, Qatar, Algeria and Australia.

@bierfuerall

Жыл бұрын

@@glenncordova4027 where does Denmark gets his gas from?

@glenncordova4027

Жыл бұрын

@@bierfuerall Their gas fields in the North Sea

@bierfuerall

Жыл бұрын

@@glenncordova4027 they barely cover 2% of their own supplies, dream on

Bricks are not a immediate have tom

@wisenber

Жыл бұрын

Neither are the jobs that come with them.

@Robert-cu9bm

Жыл бұрын

Not unless you built your house out of straw and a wolf came by.

@rogerbrownreacts8528

Жыл бұрын

@@Robert-cu9bm Long term structures are not a priority.

@rogerbrownreacts8528

Жыл бұрын

@@Robert-cu9bm Also most places are made of wood.

Next Year, Next winter - what about that?

@ramr7051

Жыл бұрын

There's a year to prepare for that, filling up reserves. Didn't come to mind?

why care. german should go all renewable energy now

Self inflicted

Time to go green

21st Century- new paradigms- the 20th century might as well be 1,000 years ago. 🌿🌎🌏🌍🌿

European leaders doesn't have sense

I thought Germany was fine. Liars

Don't throw a stone to neighbors while sitting in a glass house 🏡

@michaelmcclown5593

Жыл бұрын

Putin lives in a glass house ?

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

You talking to Putin?

Hopefully Germany is not too inconvenienced from America's shifting from a bombs for bucks economy to a gas for schmucks economy.

You could always bring the biggest German in town, feed him a bunch of cheese pizza, hook him up to the grid and you're good to go.

@watershed8685

Жыл бұрын

Fart jokes, really?

I wonder if Germany is restarting the nuclear power plants they have recently closed. I suspect they have but i must admit i am uncertain. Once they are up and running Germany can stop using gas to generate electricity, which is a very inefficient method of using gas. Its always better to pump gas to the point of usage, as efficacy will be much higher. Burning gas to generate electricity and then sending it over wires would result is significant energy wastage which Germany cannot afford.

@andywolan

Жыл бұрын

Ironically, if they left their nuclear reactors alone, they would have had a smooth transition off fossil fuels and into renewables despite being cut off from Russian gas. Now they are scrambling. .

@IchhabezuvielYoutubegegucktO_o

Жыл бұрын

@@andywolan Ironically one if the countrys Germany bought fuel rods from was Russia.

@andywolan

Жыл бұрын

@@IchhabezuvielKZreadgegucktO_o True. Other countries such as the US can supply them with uranium fuel rods as well.

@neodym5809

Жыл бұрын

Restarting a nuclear power plant takes years. So it would not solve the issue the next three winters.

@andywolan

Жыл бұрын

@@neodym5809 True. Maybe longer if they were in the middle of decommissioning them.

Why do I care?

Being honest if it goes wrong for Germany will all they leaders finally admit none of them were ever qualified like Trus! Only at least Trus was smart to quit within 45 days🤣🤣🤣

Germany and the EU are still buying Russian gas in massive quantities. Don’t be fooled into thinking otherwise. In the first 7 months of 2023 the EU imported 40% MORE Russian LNG than it did in the same period of 2022. The EU paid Russia $5.5 BILLION for LNG in those 7 months. It was mostly imported via Spain and Belgium. Spain takes 18% of all Russian LNG, Belgium 17%. From Spain and Belgium it get piped to…….. Germany!

if you change alitle bit the vertical line on the vent you will change the perspektive to brighter side with Greek Chi Rho letters

As the German people and their leaders

Good Grief! Someone needs to start putting valium or Xanax in the German water supply! First of all, the storage was at 100% when winter started, they couldn't have had more gas if they could get it. Second, they built all thos LNG terminals so if there is a cold snap, they will make plans to refill those. Third, so far Europe has had a pretty mild winter-especially when considering what the US midwest is now going through!! So Germans just need to start conserving where they can, the government is watching the storage numbers so Germans, just take chill pills!

No the gas wont last...that my friend doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out. But freedom has a cost... Anyway if anyone "got this" the Germans will have..."Vorsprung durch Technik" and all that. Well what ya waiting on? an invitation? It's in the post...ya just got one.

@enjayl.9681

Жыл бұрын

Freedom??? U forgot other raw materials

This is the sort of early speculation is what Herr Putin likes to hear.

As an American living in Germany I know I have a very small stone to stand on. But Solar is absolutely a terrible place to put our tax money. While wind is a little more viable, we really need to look at what can be produced, and work toward a more perpetual energy solution. Even if that means looking at "waste disposal" as solar and wind are wonderful, but not a properly viable solution for Germany in the short or even medium term.

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

Keep your nuke plants at home and let us show you what is 'properly viable'.

@surryan

Жыл бұрын

@@harmless6813 You are aware that Germany currently uses the most fissile fuel of fissile fuels to provide the absurdly expensive electricity we currently overpay for at the moment right? While I am willing to admit that Nuclear is not necessarily the perfect solution. Are you willing to admit that Lignite is much further from an adequate solution for German Energy as my proposed 20 year solution?

@surryan

Жыл бұрын

@@harmless6813 You are aware that Germany currently uses the most fissile fuel of fissile fuels to provide the absurdly expensive electricity we currently overpay for at the moment right? While I am willing to admit that Nuclear is not necessarily the perfect solution. Are you willing to admit that Lignite is much further from an adequate solution for German Energy as my proposed 20 year solution?

@PeterPan30000

Жыл бұрын

@@harmless6813 The highest price for electricity worlwide, while we are at 45% coal as part of total electricity production in many winter days.

@harmless6813

Жыл бұрын

@@surryan I am aware that you are really trolling hard, even making double posts.

Thank god for global warming.

@Shaddarhim

Жыл бұрын

There is no god global warming is manmade.

DW still holding firm to their editorial line that the German nuclear shut-down must not be criticized.

They will need to buy russian gas before the end of the winter

@Phil-D83

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nu1vn3yy9s I hope that I am wrong but...

@jimbodimbo981

Жыл бұрын

Would you like to make a bet on that?

@Phil-D83

Жыл бұрын

@jimbodimbo981 depends how cold it gets and for how long. Germany may be ok, the poorer EU members will likely not be ok.

@m.g.debruin8294

Жыл бұрын

@@Phil-D83 Poor the EU are the riches coutries in the world with the USA.

Brrrrrrrrrrr ?

Since when is "Germany frets" a headline? You dudes are fretting always and about everything and complaining about anything that moves, LOL It's part of the German DNA.

According to the Pitler Jugend it's already empty, and was never filled. Main thing is not to support terrorists.

Just keep making bricks