{"id":12644,"date":"2014-05-16T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T12:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.sma-sunny.com\/?p=12644"},"modified":"2014-05-16T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T12:55:27","slug":"what-is-the-german-energiewende-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/en\/what-is-the-german-energiewende-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the German Energiewende?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/NBx493I0W7k\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"What is the German Energiewende?\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_NBx493I0W7k\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NBx493I0W7k\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NBx493I0W7k\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M23S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2013-02-04T14:14:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NBx493I0W7k\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NBx493I0W7k\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">What is the German Energiewende?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NBx493I0W7k\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NBx493I0W7k\/0.jpg\" alt=\"What is the German Energiewende?\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Germany has drawn a lot of international attention for its aim to switch to a renewable energy economy and leave nuclear and fossil energy behind. A lot of the international reporting about the German Energy Transition, or Energiewende, has, however, been misleading -- for instance, when it comes to the role of coal power, energy price trends, and carbon emissions. The website www.energytransition.de aims to explain what the German Energy Transition is, how it works, and what challenges lay ahead. It is intended to provide facts and explain the politics and policies to an international audience. The website highlights the effects of the Energiewende on the German economy, environment and society and addresses the most important questions.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Germany has drawn a lot of international attention for its aim to switch to a renewable energy economy and leave nuclear and fossil energy behind. A lot of the international reporting about the German Energy Transition, or Energiewende, has, however, been misleading &#8212; for instance, when it comes to the role of coal power, energy price trends, and carbon emissions.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energytransition.de\" target=\"_blank\">www.energytransition.de<\/a> aims to explain what the German Energy Transition is, how it works, and what challenges lay ahead. It is intended to provide facts and explain the politics and policies to an international audience. 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