Coal and wood? Green energy isn’t giving Germany the utopia they dreamed.
3 years ago German diplomats were laughing at Trump’s energy predictions for Germany. He was right again and no one in Germany is laughing now.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=FfJv9QYrlwg&feature=emb_logo
From the article:
In fact, gas prices are so high in Germany today that wood-burning stoves and firewood have become scarce nationwide.
German citizens are loading up on wood to heat their homes next year — just like they did in the Middle Ages.
Wood-burning stoves and firewood have become scarce nationwide in the wake of the Ukraine war. Furnace builders and installers can hardly save themselves from orders from concerned customers who want to install an additional heating option in their house or apartment.
“When the war broke out, demand exploded,” says a spokesman for the Central Association for Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning (ZVSHK) in Sankt Augustin on request.
But even a stove does not guarantee a warm living room next winter: because the firewood dealers are also faced with a nationwide rush of customers and can no longer meet the exorbitantly increased demand in many places. “The market is empty,” says Gerd Müller, head of the office of the Federal Firewood Association in Kamen.
The triggers are obviously both the skyrocketing gas and heating oil prices as well as the concern that the heating could remain cold next winter. “People are unsettled or even scared,” says the Central Association for Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning. At least some customers will probably not get their stove before the end of next winter. According to the ZVSHK, the waiting time is a year in some cases. There are around 2,000 furnace construction companies nationwide.
The fact that they have a "Federal Firewood Association" says it all. Firewood Nazis. No Firewood for YOU!
Why aren't they out there protesting this???
Don't they know it's on purpose?
They can’t protest Germany because they believe they did nothing wrong. It’s always someone else’s fault. In this case it’s Putin’s fault for not selling them an unlimited amount of cheap gas after they tried to sanction and bankrupt Russia.
They would be thrown in jail for anti-antisemitism.
Oh my GAWD!
Their going to burn down all the forrests. What about global warming? Are they ready for some this winter?
Trump told them it was going to get colder. KEK
Any fool can make a room warming wood burning stove from large clay pottery and clay pipe (sewer pipe). With a little ingenuity, there is no reason to be cold.
Also, now would be the perfect time to visit old coal country in Germany and walk along the abandoned rail lines with a small cart. You could find enough coal to get a family through the winter.
Poland here. We saw this coming, when we had the natural gas installed few years ago, we left the wood furnace backup just incase. In May we ordered firewood to stock-up for winter, at a good price too. The next week, my uncle tried to order firewood as well, and they were already sold-out from a sudden spark in demand.
Amazing.
Natural gas was already expensive in Europe.
Next winter, I was expecting 2.0x to 2.5x more expensive, as a result of Ukraine. Unaffordable for most Europeans.
If Zelenskky doesn't win by winter, his popularity will lose very fast. He will be forced to concede to Russian demands.
Imagine being in Germany and freezing to death in June or July...
They are preparing for winter and it gets awful cold in the Bavarian Alps
Let them freeze.
Not like they weren't warned.
Water based geothermal, plus a backup electric boiler. Pros: works as long as electricity can be generated and delivered to the boiler, Cons: without alternatives to the grid you're fucked by high prices or risk having no heat at all.
i wanted a small wood stove insert for my small fireplace but they stoped sellingthat size due to BS EPA. it was efficient enough for the new standards so instead i burn less efficiently in the fireplace directly.
Jeez... better go see my firewood "dealer" soon... Most Germans already have wood stoves.