German wind turbines and solar panels deemed useless and had to use fossil fuel energy to stop them freezing during cold snap – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

German wind turbines and solar panels deemed useless and had to use fossil fuel energy to stop them freezing during cold snap




Germany has been leading the way “Green Tech” in the European Union in recent decades but last week there was an epic fail when their turbines and solar panels failed to produce green energy during a cold weather event, according to Sky News.

Millions of solar panels and 30,000 wind turbines were set aside whilst Germany reverted back to fossil fuels like gas and coal to produce the energy it needed.

The Sky News host in Australia said ”These monuments to green madness need to draw current from the remains of the fossil fuel power grid to stop them from getting frozen solid”

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