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> when the wind doesn't blow

During day hours and with clear weather it's solar.

Currently at night in Germany it's: imports from other countries + coal power plants + gas power plants + little bit of hydro/biomass.

The plan for coming decade is to replace coal power plants with new subsidized gas power plants.

https://table.media/en/europe/news/gas-fired-power-plants-eu...

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So, relying on others to fix your mess + catastrophic emissions + catastrophic but less so emissions + something pretty much at full capacity.

Or they could get with the times and build a ton of battery like California. Down to 25% fossil in 2026 due to the massive success of shifting solar into the night with batteries.

the answers exist, euro states just can’t get out of their own way and actually build things

It's expensive to build enough batteries to cover a few days with very little generation. Hydrogen and gas turbines currently look cheaper.

and thats fine by me! if we covered just the average daily cycle with batteries (like cali is closing in on) then you're talking like a 95% non-fossil production for the year. We've effectively won the climate crisis at that point. Or at least, can spend our efforts in other sectors while technology keeps giving us more options for the last 5%

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