After spending time in France and Germany, I put together a few articles on their respective approaches to energy, particularly nuclear power. France gets most of its electricity from nuclear power plants, but the French are growing skeptical of this strategy, as old reactors demand upgrades, new reactors run over budget and renewables join the grid.
The entrance to a French nuclear research center adorned with solar panels
Though the wall fell more than a generation ago, relics of the divide still linger in Berlin. Since unification, Germany has struggled to bring the eastern part of the country up to par with the west, especially in the energy sector. But in some respects, East Germany has come out ahead, with a higher penetration of renewable energy.
Berlin from space. Courtesy of Chris Hadfield/NASA. Used with permission.