German energy policy moves from expensive stuff that doesn't work well to stuff that doesn't exist.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. I'm not sure I trust the journo's reading of Merz's words ....

Merz has indicated that a nuclear revival is on the agenda, by using the sites of the closed facilities. However, so far he mostly promoted small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced technologies.

That's not the same as ruling out fission altogether, in favor of fusion.

So ... for Merz, SMRs for the next 30 years, maybe something else in the mix, wind power assumed to carry some weight, then the "technology of the future" cuts in ? And if it doesn't ... well, by then others will be in office, let them deal with it. Not shocking for policy planning in any country. OTOH, maybe he's trying to reintroduce nuclear with as few ripples as possible. Also, maybe he's overdoing it. Maybe not, it's not my country, so I don't know how the voting public will react.

If Merz's plan sounds like a hodgepodge, um, so does much of this article. "Balkan Green Energy News" ? I don't suspect impartiality. Bulgaria and Romania seem to be doing just fine with fission plants, and just to the North, Hungary seems to have settled on a sustainable target of ca. 50% nuclear electricity. Maybe time for the other Balkans to try catching up, if they can avoid any more prolonged wars for a while.