Comments on: Germany’s Oil Imports

By: Chirol

Chirol — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:44:42 +0000

Adrian: If you read the title, it says “most important” not all =)

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:46:05 +0000

Those percentages add up to 88%. Where’s the other 12% of Germany’s oil come from?

By: Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:20:18 +0000

Germany leads the world in biodiesel production, although thsi may change now that some subsidies are being withdrawn.

By: Curzon

Curzon — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:24:35 +0000

The problem is, VKT, that your own windmill wouldn’t provide enough power to run a whelk stand, plus the maintenance and upkeep would be prohibitivley expensive. That’s why “wind farms” are coming into fashion — although even those can only provide a fraction of the energy we need for a high cost..

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:37:43 +0000

Also sobering to see how utterly dependent they are on one country. Middle East goes up in flames, they’ll be hurt; Russia goes up in flames, Germany’s economy goes up in flames.

By: von Kaufman-Turkestansky

von Kaufman-Turkestansky — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:00:40 +0000

Sobering indeed. I want my own windmill!

By: Curzon

Curzon — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:58:07 +0000

Sobering to note that, despite the fact that Germany is an alternative energy pioneer, they still only get 5% of their energy from renewable sources.