Alexa Kay

1/24/13

Germany has created renewable energy for over 2,000 homes.  Lillgrund is the largest wind farm in Europe. Lillgrund is  off the coast of Sweden.  This wind farm produces the most renewable energy in the world. The company is called Siemens and its CEO is Rene Umlauft. Umlauft says that as of now three percent of the  worlds renewable energy is being used and in the next 20 years the rate should go up to about seventeen percent.

Solar and wind powered energy still can not compete with coal but it is still evolving and being updated.Record sales of a billion dollars have already been spent on the renewable energy act. Renewable energy can only improve. The windmill farms are also being built in the U.S,Canada and Asia in hopes to expanding renewable energy policy.

The wind is a problem because it is never completely stable. Researchers are slowly beginning to adapt and figure out what else to do before the year 2022, which is when they are looking at  abandoning nuclear power as well. They are working on expanding there grid and adapting for a greater reliance on renewables. This process is moving rather slowly. Also the amount of money that will be  spent will be over 30 billion dollars by the time this is all over.

Germany is number one wind power producer in the  European Union. Spain is second and then Italy, France and the UK. All these countries have a  similar goal which is to be able to provide 20 percent of the total renewable sources. Germany is right on track to achieve, if continued the way it is going now.

Sources:

CNN; Germanys ‘green: goals http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/02/23/ilist.germany.pleitgen.wind.power.cnn?iref=allsearch

The Wall Street Journal; German Nucleur Exit ‘green goals http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304665904576383760044558224.html

Euronews;http://www.euronews.com/2012/05/29/germany-s-green-giga-goals/