New Energy

Germany Targets Three New Windmills a Day for Energy Reboot

  • Chancellor Scholz says faster expansion of renewables needed
  • He rules out further nuclear power extension to ease crunch

Onshore wind turbines in Wilhelmshaven.

Photographer: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany needs to increase its pace of expanding renewable power to reach its goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2045, even as Europe’s largest economy withstands the initial impact of Russia’s energy squeeze.