Russia's invasion of Ukraine has crystallised the need for clean, renewable energy in Germany.
BBC News, Abensberg
During the day, panels on the lamp posts absorb the rays of the sun, which get stored in a battery buried in the ground at the foot of the post. Lothar told me the lamps, which are activated by motion sensors, "are charged by day and used at night".Lothar, an engineer who works in technical building services, has photovoltaic panels on the roof of his house, his shed and his garage, where he and his wife keep their electric cars.
When I visited it was cold but sunny, and according to the energy monitor on the Abensberg webpage the town was at that time producing over 90% of the power it needed to function. However, as most of the energy comes from the sun, it has to supplement its supply from the grid when it is dark or cloudy.
He said the energy crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine was focussing people's minds on renewables. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country's three remaining nuclear power stations to keep operating until mid-April, as the energy crisis hurts the economy.
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