learning from germany's energy revolution - storage battery

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What you learn is amazing when you live abroad.
I'm taking academic leave at Selkirk College in castlega. C.
I am currently teaching at Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, Germany.
Here are some of the things I learned.
Europe may consider using a common language in school courses in all Member States.
A common language can be either French or a build language.
Europeans will allow 50 years to transition so that everyone can speak their native language and the common European language.
Imagine the long one. term planning.
Europe may consider a common military force.
Europe is not too happy with Britain's exit from the EU.
The tabloids are interesting, but in a more serious discussion, the EU has stressed that it does not want to enforce.
But it has nothing to do with European language, European military or Brexit.
This is about the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Europe.
Both European policy and Member States' policy of transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
For example, some countries give notice to automakers that, after a certain date, gasolineor diesel-
Motor vehicles shall not be sold.
Germany has a set of policy and discussion documents called "Energiewende" to milestones, deadlines, andcompliance.
I live in a huge coal mine and thermal power industry.
The quality of coal varies.
Around Cottbus, coal is coal
Soft coal with low energy density, high sulfur content and very high moisture content is about 50.
The extraction of lignite coal will bring serious environmental problems.
In the process of mining, the most hidden link is the formation of sulfuric acid in the drained soil.
The soil has natural high sulfur iron (iron sulphide)content.
A series of natural reactions occur when hydrogen sulfide is exposed to air and water, resulting in the formation of sulfuric acid.
In an open life
The coal mine has a large volume of sulfuric acid, which has caused serious environmental problems.
In addition to the adverse effects on the environment, the combustion of coal needs to be transported to the power plant for drying, crushing and burning;
Once electricity is generated in this way, it is necessary to control the air pollution of sulfuric acid and particulate matter and dispose of the waste.
Electric Coal was the only option during the Cold War.
Electricity generation in eastern Germany.
There is little investment in environmental protection.
Since 1989, the situation has improved significantly with the control of sulfuric acid and particulate matter emissions, but mercury and carbon dioxide emissions remain.
In Europe, everyone I meet recognizes the reality and seriousness of climate change and the role of fossil fuel combustion in discharging carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, which is the main reason. Replacing coal-
The use of renewable energy to supply electricity has improved public health.
It can also save money.
I visited a village in Feldheim, Germany, where all energy was generated by renewable energy.
Third place in fairdeheim
147 high, 56 high power wind turbinesmetre blades.
The wind on the ground is imperceptible, and the wind on the height of the hub is 30 km/h.
Crops can be planted around the turbine.
Energy sales are now a valuable source of income for farmers in fairdeheim.
The company also has a biogas plant that uses crop straw, animal feces and grains to produce methane.
Methane is used to boil water for regional heating systems.
The materials processed by the biogas plant can be applied to the land as fertilizers.
There is a bio-energy plant that extracts waste from the trees harvested in the community forest and burns it high
The high-efficiency combustion system Burns water for the regional heating system.
There's an experiment-
Megawatt-class batteries, which provide temporary power storage when demand and price are at their highest, try to supply the grid.
Fairdeheim sells a lot of surplus power to the state grid.
Citizens are shareholders in the energy industry.
When citizens were told they could not distribute their electricity to themselves on the state grid, they dug up the streets and installed their own power grids.
People have about half the electricity bill in the country.
Their investment in renewable energy has received good economic returns.
Environmental benefits are a coincidence.
This is a small, conservative agricultural community that recognizes the economic and environmental benefits of renewable energy, but this is not the only one.
Canadians need to understand how European communities control their energy resources for the benefit of the local economy and personal wallets.
Canada needs its own energy.
"Robert McRae is an environmental technology lecturer at Selkirk College in B Castlegar. C.
And teach at Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, Germany.