[kellyhound]

The two towers, equivalent to roughly 56,000 tonnes of concrete, collapsed in a controlled demolition on Saturday. It comes as part of Germany's nuclear phaseout.
Two cooling towers of the former nuclear power plant in Germay's Bavarian town of Gundremmingen were brought down in a controlled demolition at noon on Saturday.

The plant had served as an important landmark in the town for nearly six decades, bringing numerous new jobs and boosting the local economy.

As part of the country's nuclear phaseout and under Germany's energy transition policy, the Gundremmingen, as well as the Brokdorf, and Grohnde nuclear power plants, had already been decommissioned in December 2021.

The closure of the plant had been a tough pill to swallow, and yet thousands gathered to watch the removal of the two towers from the town's skyline.

The municipality, who had prepared for a large crowd of onlookers, set up a restricted zone around the power plant.

According to energy company RWE, the demolition could be observed from various watch points in the region. Some pubs also offered public "demolition viewing parties"

There were three explosions in total. The first was carried out to chase away nearby animals and wildlife. The second brought down the first tower, and the third caused the second tower to collapse.

Roughly 56,000 tonnes of concrete collapsed in a matter of seconds. Following Saturday's demolition, the dismantling of the plant will further continue, local media report, with completion expected by 2040.

[Mr.NoCredit]

Nuclear energy is the way to the future. These people are going to suffer for more expensive energy without the plant.

Those were both perfect, controlled demolitions.

[IvorySmith]

What's part of their energy transition idea? More reliance on Russia?
Maybe Europe is waking up to its reliance on the U.S.? Who knows.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by IvorySmith ↗

What's part of their energy transition idea? More reliance on Russia?
Maybe Europe is waking up to its reliance on the U.S.? Who knows.

Climate neutrality: Achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.

Renewable energy: Generate at least 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Coal phase-out: Complete the phase-out of coal-fired power plants by 2038.

Nuclear phase-out: Completed with the shutdown of the last nuclear power plants in 2023.

Energy efficiency: Improve energy efficiency to use energy more sparingly and efficiently.

How the goals will be achieved:
Expanding renewables: Significantly expand wind and solar power capacity to meet targets.

Hydrogen: Invest in green hydrogen production to help decarbonize sectors like industry.

Infrastructure: Ensure the grid can handle the increased share of renewables and higher demand from areas like electric mobility.

Eight leading electrolyser manufacturers warn survival of green hydrogen sector is ‘at immediate risk’.

https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/elec...s-/2-1-1879564

Why the hydrogen future is not imminent.

https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2025/w...s-not-imminent


I would go more for this for household consumers:
https://interestingengineering.com/e...-wind-turbines


or the blade: https://www.biobasedpress.eu/2024/10...-wind-turbine/

and many other inventions.

[Spiffyfable]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit ↗

Nuclear energy is the way to the future. These people are going to suffer for more expensive energy without the plant.

Those were both perfect, controlled demolitions.

I 100% agree

If you look close enough on the top of the second tower... you can see Wolverine and Deadpool fighting it out

[houseoftechno]

It is so sad to see such technologically advanced nations destroy themselves with politically motivated bad science. US is not immune, but for the time being, we are trying to backpedal some of our stupid mistakes such as EVs and taxpayer funded chinese solar panels.