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are different critics and questions concerning the role of germany in the war and is right on gaza today. my guess is germany's foreign minister on the book and i'm going to ask a lot of your questions. how babble is this bad book? it's a pleasure to have you here with us today. i dw hello, hello, good day. hello. so we have lost a great many lives since how much to attack on these right. and these rice resulting board and how much on day 380 side, and according to day 3, the army. 1200 codes and 240 hostages and gaza. according to the has ministry which belongs to how much 15000 code, including some 5500 children. never the less missus babel you do not support a ceasefire. hudson's hall. but why need an investment stitched on the home? it's as it's an east, i might have stopped me 1st. i don't believe that anyone sitting here and quiet

secure berlin can truly imagine the scope of what it all means. they're on the ground. i spoke with a father of a hostage family, withdrew him and passports who described how his wife and his 2 little daughters were abducted they receive. and i have 2 children myself. i mean, it is nearly unbearable to think about what it would have been like if it had been one's own children who were suddenly attacked and brutally humiliated on october 7th, thrown on a truck and not to have heard a word from the children's sense. and i have the same feeling when i with him tomorrow. a week ago i sat there too. i spoke with a man whose wife and only son had lost their lives in gaza just a couple of days earlier. and the thought of what that means for someone to, for of having to imagine one's own kids. as we keep seeing in pictures sitting on the rubble of their former home, their parents buried beneath it. it makes it that much clearer, this awful suffering must have an end comes into every human life has the same

value, no matter what passports, what religion, what background is parents, children, all of us in this world. we more in the same for a time, can not be allowed. he's of 8. how and lies, and why don't you just called for an immediate cease fire. now if you've seen all of this suffering your says via on this slide, so because in order to relieve that suffering and to attempt to ensure that right now, especially in gaza, people can be given the most essential humanitarian assistance. water, food. it doesn't help to act impulsively and say, the guns must fall silent. that is not the responsibility of politicians. they need to work towards really getting that humanitarian assistance into the region of and this for a ceasefire is real and from us would have to agree to stop shooting at each other . that would mean is real, would no longer be able to defend itself amid the ongoing garage of missiles every day, almost makes it clear that it wants to wipe is real off the map. that means they

want to, in my a light is real. and in such a situation is real has the right to protect this population. i'm. it was an intern at the same time i am, we are working with our international partners with the americans, but also with many arab countries to do everything possible to ensure the people in gauze i have safe places where they won't be killed, where they can access clean drinking water and medication. my objective, when i was an israel to make clear to the israeli government that the people in gauze a must be protected. their fight is with the terrorist organizations come off, who want to destroy israel and not with civilians and gaza. women and children, innocent palestinians, it'd be by the, let's say, on the topic of the humanitarian situation. the un secretary general says guys as becoming a graveyard for children, the w h. o speaks of the catastrophic situation on the ground and has called for an immediate cease fire and not a temporary cease fires in order to save civilian suffering. you yourself have

spoken to lot about the suffering there. once the hospital is 26, have been forced to discontinue the work and goes out where schools are being bombed and the civilian population is bearing the brunt of the suffering. what's as has to happen, as i said at the top, 13000 dead. what must happen before you would say stop, stop. the scale is missing is definitely starting to do. i believe we need to be cautious that we don't simply demand commitments, that in no way reduce the human suffering in this awful situation. we are in a terrible situation in which a terror organization come us is abusing children, families, hospitals, and schools, which are actually protected civilian sites to run a war, a war to wipe out juice. and in this situation where terrorist and we saw this a north and a rock for instance. and in syria where as lama jihad did exactly the same, abuse the civilian population for their terrace fight against humanity. and when

rocca and most of all were liberated, we also saw what it meant when terrorist abuse people of human shields. and at the same time, as stated israel as the democratic states, that's what differentiates democratic states from care organizations. to do every thing of the war against terror to best protect the civilian population. and that is a dilemma. and we have to confront that dilemma. and that's why we can't just say stop, because no one will stop, but rather we must make sure that humanitarian assistance gets into the region. that is real, can have enough trust that at the moment the who mandatory and 8 arrives pauses, which i have always called for that many europeans are calling for that. these pauses in the fighting are not misused. her mouse does not use those pauses to carry out new terror attacks on israel or against its own people against the palestinians. because we have seen that item, the whole thing at the moment,

people in the north of gauze and wanted to flee, come off, started shooting a palestinian civilians. how many on most of these groups pricing and additional seamless? spanish awesome, scraping the often talk of destroying how much some military experts expect that an ongoing ground offensive would create a breeding ground for further red color zation. the radical islamist buses. running him, us our head cost in canada and turkey and nothing garza and how about experts also say it would be very difficult to distort. how much did you all agree militarily some point to the water and that one on that is right in 2006, when these red wanted to destroy that is from this militia has blown. but hezbollah has been part of ever really been these governments since then. and experts say it is far from weak light and yet as a cable and they hold on to us my question to you via phone. and do you believe that the military operation is the only way to obtain security and peace in the region right now? position to hide on feed and,

and does it your tell this was come out. one can never just fight terrorism. militarily, the us president made that clear, don't repeat the mistakes that we as americans made after september 11th the idea. so one can simply fight terrorism militarily. but rather it's about security. it's about people's freedom. and that's why i and germany, along with other partners also with air of countries are in such intense talks. what could a political solution look like? one that would allow palestinians in gaza, but also in the west bank to live in safety and freedom in their own palestinian state free from terrorism. i told him i had to leave him, couldn't fly if one table was most easy to. and all you do is look at the solution looks like this, that it can only work for 2 states at the same time. only when palestinians can live in peace and freedom, and one is re lease can live in peace and security, free of terrorism. can there be a sustainable solution? there are no easy answers. that's why i want to underscore again with an eye to

terrorism. it is not only directed toward israel. we saw when hamas came to power after 2007. how they themselves went after palestinians. maybe some still recall the images from back then how they threw fund to critics from rooftops shot regime critics and the kneecaps. the death penalty was carried out against palestinians and gaza if they were critical of terrorism. and that makes it so clear that it is our responsibility as an international community. there has to be security for palestinians to finally have prospects for the future and development opportunities . they need what every family seeks security for their own children to hide the item and kids. susan, onto i've been traveling in the region 3 visits since october 7. what do you consider to be a concrete solution? what kind of solutions do you put forth when you speak with partners on the ground there? not for it. so i start to state solution with no sign on such a heights as

a v v, v. until the what the, what does that really mean? there has been talk over 2 states, so use in for years. but what does that mean today? how should it be implemented? step upside down and funny. it is been talked about for years, but nothing has happened during that time. and i believe we, the international community are in a situation in which, as i have said, the palestinians, like every people in this world have the right to live in peace and freedom in safety. but also to be given a chance to develop. so that can only happen if they can govern themselves when they can set their own agenda. and that is why, for instance, anthony blinking and i made it clear at the g 7 summit in tokyo. the palestinians must be able to manage themselves free from terrorism. on the other hand, that means israel's right to exist, that israel security must be guaranteed to unlock the cause of will not be made smaller so that over to 1000000 people in gaza can live in freedom and safety with

no expulsion. and to work toward that end is now the obligation of the international community. even if the horizon seems so far away to contemplate how a 2 state solution in which the international community provide security and protection. and how can it be set up on either twice, but the part that gets us there is missing, of course. there is no chance of that happening right now. first of all, the incredible suffering and gaza must be ended and the israelis must be able to live in security. they cannot do that now. we shall hide mabel candice seats and the $240.00 innocent hostages. the women looked at the children's eyes must all be allowed to return to their is really home and you have a home. i've called fish for he often speak of the hostages. what is the current state of negotiations? who are you negotiated with? to secure the release of the, of the plans you visitations there to one can see how important it is that even if

everyone of course looks differently at this awful conflict, naturally from their own experience, their own suffering from the outset. several arrow countries made clear. not only are we distancing ourselves, we condemn in the strongest possible terms, the brutal way come off treats as hostages. katara is negotiating, i say, i think there's a few minutes ago. you said come us, political leadership is and katara and other places. but we also see that's been the game terrorist have played in recent years. their structures are increasingly decentralized. political leadership may not be giving instructions to military leadership and gaza spits and that there are individual splinter groups among them to hot us who have the hostages in their hands. and that is why all sides arabs is regulates. the entire international community are doing all we can to see that the hostages are brought together as one large group that can be released. and to do

that, there has to be a pause in the fighting. that's why it's so important to finally be able to implement these pauses for humanitarian assistance, and at the same time to free the hostages made it need. you also have repeatedly reported that there could soon be an agreement on the fate of the hostages. what is the latest information? because act of, as i said, these negotiations are ongoing. and here to it is so important to remember the families when your own child, a 12 year old is in the clutches of from us in order to protect your child, your relatives, you do not want to discuss everything publicly, because that could also endanger the hostages release, as i said, negotiations are going on around the clock and my earnest appeal and that of all people who see humanity is that these innocent people finally be set free. isn't one for the mention, and there's probably come see i'm for how to stand on your previously mentioned that to states. so the ocean is there. a settlement policy is seen as

a major point of contention between israel and the palestinians when it comes to the chances of the 2 states. so the ocean d humanitarian role deemed is there 80 settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem. and he goes, dictates the goals on what concrete steps is, the german government undertaking, in order to deed with the legal settlements and set their violence in the is for any occupied territory, solid us and didn't get us. that's one of those, the gateway repeatedly and clearly addressing that as a government and not just now, but rather for the past several months over the last few years. because what i'm trying to do now, i would like to elaborate because it is so complicated is to put myself in the other is place. what would i do if it was my family, if it was my country? and that's why, in my view, it is not enough to say that one can only look at this from one perspective. that's why i told the united nations general assembly as well as the security council, always be prepared to put yourself in the other shoes. when you and the

prerequisite for that is human rights. universal human rights. and that's why, for instance, from day one and my post as the german foreign minister on my 1st visit to israel on my 1st visit to the west bank. i made it clear that this settlement policy that it was not supported from our side that it would not be tolerated, but instead that we condemn it. how many is that? you initially gamble? and that is why we told the israeli governments in the strongest terms to end it yet. i'm, i'm, let's move to next. and i made a clear on my visit last week in ramallah for you. so i understand and tel aviv in front of is really journalists septic is rarely prime minister, must condemn settler violence. it must be criminally punished. i mean, that is an, is real security interest, especially with an eye to security in the west bank. israel is responsible for making sure the situation does not escalate further to. um, there are

a lot of humanitarian demonstrations around the world calling for a cease fire. there's also a un security council resolutions docs and one that is binding an international humanitarian law. that of largest israel to abide by international humanitarian low by ensuring compliance with longer poses so for each lasting for more than a day due to the humanitarian situation. part of the ocean was the release of hostages by how much which is labeled as tattered organization in germany and yours is right, has rejected the result you shouldn't explaining. there would be no pause and fighting before the hostages. are really the filing guy is, is there a breaking international law as a notice, as it gets into what you just cited in the security council? that is exactly what i always said. so to those who would say that germany is hypocritical, i say no, not in the least that we have fought for those same pauses in the fighting because

we know they represent the only chance to incrementally ease the humanitarian situation. it is unbelievably important that the security council just agreed to that. and that's why we are working non stop to bring it about that. so i'm as high as i has to shift is ryan is not adhering to a service that you speak of how important it is. do you believe is right, is violating international low. think exactly. like i said, the situation is complex. if only it were so easy to distinguish black and white in a situation where the terrorist organization is abusing international humanitarian law by using civilians as human shields, the situation violates international law. then for a good i think. so i'm as a to add people can use that to understand how that is, why germany and europe designated as a terrorist organization. then there's the un security concept and of course is ryan. wouldn't that mean it would have to adhere to international law? i missed on the circuit i should have gotten or is that yes,

the tools as this aisle is doing everything to protect civilians to the best of their abilities. we are working with the israeli government around the clock to ease the humanitarian situation and gaza as well as possible. like i said, it's an ultimate dilemma, trying to get to mandatory an aide into a situation in which a tear organization is misusing schools and hospitals as military grounds. but i have stated clearly several times that the german government that i, as the german 4 administer in the past weeks have done everything possible to ensure longer. humanitarian pauses, pauses lasting several days when me, other than time they haven't taken place yet. have the end. yes, that's what so complex and difficult about the situation so difficult about if it were easy, we would have already mitigated the fact that ms. miles from guys are constantly hitting israel. i've been there several times now. and in tel aviv, i had to take shelter in a bunker because the rocket fire was continuing. key actors are continuing to make

clear that they want to destroy israel. and the very moment when who monetary and aid is let in never the less humanitarian cease fires are needed. that is, are urgent appeal also to israel's government. on this, this one is the, i'm going to show a pair of on the site, you know, sort of give one question and then be any of our viewers listening, especially in the out of world say that germany that option because of its own good and responsibility for the whole course is handling, is there a blank check with no regard for whether is right violates international or not. okay. how do you for that? and just as germany's top diplomat wants to negotiate shift when parts of the add up word view, you as bias high advise as i inside each box enrollment that ivonya moved into my sessions are also human. you can't say the perceptions are right or wrong. you can only try to explain that i am very irritated by those people because to me it

sounds like the complete relative ization of genocide, the worst crime this world has ever seen. even my country, the former nazi regime and germany, is responsible for the death of 6000000 jewish men and women, the depth of hundreds of thousands of europeans in europe. we have committed ourselves as an international community and that's what international law is built on. that is the less than we have learned from the horrors of world war 2. now people are criticizing the fact that we are talking about the lessons of world war 2. international law was built upon this foundation, so that a genocide never happens again. so i find that extremely unsettling. our position is we are committed to international law and we are committed to our german responsibility. and that means giving jewish men and women who germany tried to annoy a late under the nazi dictatorship, a safe country. that is the state of israel,

and that's why is real security is germany's reason of state. to me that in no way contradict, standing up for international humanitarian law and for the universality of human rights. that is why i have been making it so clear that each life is equally valuable, that the dreadful images of palestinian children keep me up at night. just as much as the thought of israeli children having been kidnapped can left phone saying one side, suffering against the others. i find that not only malicious but also painful to watch as a human being. and as a mother, what good does it do? a palestinian mother who doesn't know what she can give her children to drink because all she has is brackish water is come off the ducks. other is really children. and the is really children will not be released just because the palestinian mother is suffering. and that's why it's so important to me, to name the suffering of both sides and to try to do everything possible to end the

suffering for israelis and palestinians. and yes, that is germany's responsibility. yeah, that's, that's the thoughts are fun for to via all of the conflict in the middle east, particularly in guys on israel also has an impact here in germany. i'll see, i'll still anti semitic crime has been on the rise and the federal criminal police office reported some 3300 crimes related to the conflict in the middle east since october 7th. what must be done to come back and t semitism against that family. got a daughter's gemacht us one on a table that we were just talking about. how terrorist ideology can't be erased by military means. instead we need to change people's minds when it comes to terrorism . and then we'll look at the same goes for ideologies, but show no respect for human beings such as anti semitism, racism, as lama phobia, or other in human series. in this is another one of our international lessons. when

people want to destroy others based on their jewish space or their muslim phase, or based on their gender, as we've seen the taliban due to women in afghanistan, or when they are excluded from daily life. the way we've seen in germany or do i think we're children aren't safe to go to jewish day care centers. and then we as a society have a problem and it's a political task to fix it. so. so what do we do? is criminal law needs to be applied to its fullest extent. this is why in germany burning the israeli flag is forbidden and is liable to prosecution. that is also why, let's say for example, if demonstrators announced in advance that the burning of the israeli flag is intended to symbolically call into question israel's right to exist, then these demonstrations will be banned. that doesn't mean we are banning freedom

of expression. but it violates the constitution and goes against humanity when people use symbolic flag burnings, to call for the annihilation of an entire country. and that is currently the case on top of good caught it and decent size of to elsewhere. comb. let it talk about the impact on our fellow jewish and muslim citizens insurance. president time maya and your party colleague, economy minister, how big have cold up in muslims, palestinians, and arabs from germany to distance themselves from us and not to let themselves be instrumental lives. that's the gist of what they've set. some people with arab and muslim roots feel as though they are being unfairly accused. that brings me to my question. many, most of them citizens and people living here ask, how can one find and to submit to them without promoting assemble, phobia and racism through it's level 4 be on the fastest most. so the flight on,

i didn't, i think you're living according to article one of our constitution and expressing it human dignity shall be inviolable. and that means we do everything to protect the dignity of every person living in our country. anybody who denies the right of human beings of jewish men and women to live, or who says their country should be destroyed, is attacking human dignity. we need to state that clearly, but not fall into sweeping statements or thinking just because mr. myer mr. tubal mr. owed somebody else said that so for instance, if it was a muslim citizen who said that, that does not mean it comes from a whole section of the population. but in situations like this, the same thing goes as we see with other topics, not in my name, for example. there are so many situations where people declare in solidarity with

others. we condemn terrace methods in the strongest possible terms. condemning, for example, the actions of come us. that's why this bothers me. and i've made this clear to international partners, but i've been very clear about it in germany as well. yes, i'm very disturbed by the fact that muslim associations did not condemn the actions of october 7th and the strongest possible terms for what it was, namely, a barbaric terrorist situation. an act of terror against his rarely human beings. but not only against them. you know that many era people were also killed. many international citizens, german citizens died and there are associations that clearly condemned that muslim associations, but others did not. and i asked these associations, why not on the side of the people fellow citizens who currently feel like they are being unfairly accused. they feel they need to take action and distance themselves

from something that they are not even affiliated with. so what would you tell these people who currently feel unsettled because they are being asked to do something that they feel wouldn't be demanded of other german citizens. date say they are german citizens, just like any other stuff along nice w i meant i think any human being who saw what happened on october 7th has the urge as a human being, at least this is how i have experienced it with many muslim friends, jewish friends, christian friends, or people like me who don't believe in any god to make clear that this was so barbaric and abnormal that it must be condemned in the strongest possible terms to distance one self as a human being. i think that should be self evident in a situation like that. the same goes for any human being who is willing to look at what happened on october 7th, or willing to look at what is happening in gaza. they wouldn't see

a child sitting on a pile of rubble and say, i don't care, i've got nothing to do with it. i think it's a question of humanity. i don't always. and that's why, again, yes, i absolutely don't understand how the raping of women and some of seen the off of videos of what happened and a number of keyboard, same people. i watched a very long video of it and is real. it's hard to describe a woman being raped, of course, that's all pixellated. you can see she's half alive, covered in blood, and then a man comes. you only see men in the video. she comes and couches out, her eyes with a broomstick that happened in this situation. i think it's essential to keep speaking about these things. and so the nunen, the justice of my nose, which the indies as it towards. so in a sense here, and if i get to got a question about cause i'm sure you're also speaking with your partners about what

would happen and guys after the war. there are separate scenarios being discussed. one is that is right, occupies guys, uh another is that out of units are stationed in gaza, or the posting and national resorted to takes over or does is placed onto international control. which scenario do you support as of some items? for us start, we cannot make decisions without involving palestinian men and women. but while i've been deeply saddened by accusations from the arabic speaking world, i'll be honest about that. the germany does not care about the suffering. i have been as clear as i was at the g 7 summit. no, not only am i not indifferent to the suffering, i am doing everything to make clear to everybody willing to stand up for peace and security in the region that this can only work if palestinians have their own state and is re lease, have their own state and that's why i clearly laid out a 5 point plan while i was there, along with antony blinking,

which address some of the things you've just mentioned. for example, in order to ensure security, we need international responsibility position. we've learned this from the terrible wars in europe's western vulcans. there to the international community assumed a responsibility to protect. it was also a situation where the worst crimes had been committed. an actors in the region had simply lost all trust. i see the same thing there. when that happens, does it start out? so what do you mean with international responsibility? do you mean to, to national troops stationed and gaza, or what do you mean exactly? internet, i mean taking international responsibility for security, whoever that may be. we have un peacekeepers who haven't been in gaza. is that good? i'm not saying no, that's why i said international responsibility. because there's the question whether peacekeepers work. it requires actors that the israelis trust and actors that the palestinians trust. that's why it would need

a mix of players to ensure that terrorism can't rise to power. once again. it would also need to see to it that is real security is guaranteed. in addition, i've made clear that this means there can be no expulsion. this is why there can be no occupation of the gaza strip light is real. instead, there must be international responsibility in the future, palestinians need to be able to make their own choice. administrative structures must be strengthened, so that hope and an economic perspective can finally arise. we've seen similar elements in east timor as well as in the western balkans, ult investigation, a by a con. besides, if any, if i understood you correctly, that means that you are in favor offer to national troops and gaza. hi. do you think palestinians would go along with that with these re lease? what is the information you received after proposing that 12 o'clock at home? and it was accept, like i said, that is the perspective that we must speak about international security and a certain presence. if i'm serious about this,

it can't be without the people's involvement. i can't just say this is a way it will be hard to go see ation as of right, to pass back to you. yes. and in order to even realize that prospect we need various countries from the region international countries close to israel's thinking about this problem. that's what we're doing right now. and yes, whether i am in the palestinian territories or in jordan, where i met refugee families or in israel, i can sense that this is very urgent of about open east. got you all these people, the ordinary people, living in different countries, share the same desire for peace and security. so yes, i also sense a lot of support for international responsibility on the fund for to internet sonata and photo and what international responsibility include the gulf states of your in touch with saudi arabia and with the united out of admin rates. are they prepared to send saudi troops or m a ride to troops to gaza?

i can knock on that so she can be exact as into yeah, like i said right now. unfortunately, we're not at that point yet. that political horizon is still far away at the moment come off, tear against israel is continuing and interrupted. and we're seeing unbelievable suffering and gaza. that's why so many actors are currently saying we can't discuss the political horizon just yet. but i think if we don't show now that there can be a solution, then they'll win the upper hand, or if the playbook of terror is successful, then people will think there is no solution in i. that's why those who live in security and freedom as we do here, need to think about a solution along with air of countries. that's why yes, i also speak with the gulf states, and it's not just me speaking with them. together we speak to all of those who feel or bear responsibility, not only for security in the middle east,

but are also committed as of today. and this is the bitter truth to taking small steps to reduce humanitarians suffering and to prevent a further escalation in the region, which would then push this political goal even further into the horizon, lightest sites. and then if, unfortunately, our time is up and we got one last question about the conflict in the middle east. president ad one was in germany, then he went back to turkey. and according to the media media and called is ryan, it's hetero state again. what do you say to that? that's that was, comes a lot during the turkish president state visit. the federal chancellor made it very clear that we not only stand for israel's right to exist. it is our responsibility as an international community. and as europeans, i believe world wide, we are currently watching a strong desire to cater to certain sentiments within society. and that's the way i

see it now is the time when everybody with political responsibility must ask themselves whether they will succumb to sentiment or take responsibility in a world that is already falling apart. or for putting an end to this horrible war in the best interest of israeli and palestinian security for total. okay, it does all these of it. it won't even show, announced that we see it as our german responsibility to do everything we can to strive for security in the middle east fund is that use that one does even is at times that means that all we can do in this dramatic situation is move forward one millimeter at a time on this less you can, but every millimeter is worth it side. but only because it's about every single person and israel, and in palestine, i get, i mean, you need to know. and by this i'm getting, i'm sending mention a gets a and he's got you want and published. you know,

how to sions on file. thank you very much, mrs. babbled for being with us today. of course we have many questions, but i would have time unfortunately is up. i hope we meet again and the things on the ground would be different by then. thank you. same to you. so kind of, i don't know the, it's astonishing but clean energy from the sun. solar energy is become the cheapest way to generate electricity. it's even cheaper than coal. and yet it produces only 3 percent of the world's electricity. when we using way, way more of how does it get so cheap? and what does this have to do with a ducks? let's find out the

1st. let's take a look at how much the price for sold as folder. i started this job as a list of sold over 2005, and then i thought sort of is ridiculous expense. did he chases to have solar analysts that research from blue book? any? yes, you pay about $4.00. it was for solar panels. let's tell you pay about $0.20 for that same and that is just the last 15 years. if you look further back, the price drop is even more impressive. how did this happen? if in a long story, but it's unbelievable. gregory nimitz has written the book about this. no one country did it. it was a exchange of one country building on another one. the us created the technology model they sold a sale made from silicon, was invented in the west and 1954. but then it made me go to using the space industry and still super expensive. but as the technology progressed,

price of stocks of default to germany created a market in 2000 germany past the loss of boost renewable energy, develop principal speak because they put a fixed price of energy generated from sources like windows solar people and companies of reason to setup solar panels, and for them to do that, someone needed to build the solar panels between china made it cheap. once the german launch from a to force, china really started to come help those solar cells. so basically you feel the whole industry for this. on a scale that the west, really the key problem, china was almost a non existent player 20 years ago. and today they're the biggest producer of solar panels about not 70 percent of the world production. so this is how we ended up where we are now. clean energy that also makes businesses, the solar is so great. so why don't we rely on that much, much smaller than just switch off. all these go to power plants. well,

sold us always had this one big problem. it only really works when the sun is shining when it's cloudy, or even worse, doc, even the best solar cells are pretty useless. and that's a real shame because that's when we need the most. let's take a look at how we use energy in the morning when most people get up and get ready. we need energy. so called craft shots out. would you mind for power from non renewable sources like cold and gas throughout the day? first them places without much so after the morning spike, it stays pretty level. when people come home in the evening, it goes up again and then drops at nights. at this point, you might get an idea of why they call it the duck coast because it kind of looks like a duck. anyway, few places with lots of solar like california. this kind of changes the mornings are pretty much the same. then the sun rises and solar energy production keeps this

less demand for non renewable energy drops to the sunset status. that is when conventional demand shoots up, again, way steeper than in the 1st 2 problems. one traditional power plants suck at ramping up is quick. that means you have to keep them running at a certain altitude all day, even though there's lots of solar. and that means that you can end up with actually more power produced in the middle of the day of this year. and that leads to the 2nd problem that limits to how much energy you can put into the grids, too much so i could overpower it, so it needs to be thrown away. this has always made it super difficult to add lots of solar to power systems. guess what that is now is solution to this terms as you have part of it in front of you right now. and lithium ion battery, or we're just taking the same construction, stringing together many, many of those cells and making battery packs that we can use for cars. and then we

can also scale that up to use for stationary power to, to go next to wind parks or solar solar farms. what's been quite good over the last few years is the best. the rates have gone a lot cheaper as well. and with now see, install the project built with a couple of hours of storage in the past to me so that i can shift some generation from the middle of the day to the evening where there's often to take advantage of state amount in us. for example, the state of new mexico just decided to shut down a cold fund and instead to build new solar farms that store large amounts of the energy they produce and batteries living in mind, batteries have become a lot better and a lot cheaper than expected in the last few years, the now a viable option for storing and shifting, at least a few hours worth of solar energy is needed. so the storage problem that sold always sat is actually not that much of a problem anymore. sometimes though, we might want to long term storage places without much sunshine, for example,

and that's why companies are offering other solutions. let's just run through another type of battery called a flow battery separates the charge outside of cell. that has 2 advantages. it can store more energy and for longer the problem is that still relatively expensive. and may i ask who i'm tied real storage, which is already used quite a bit. you need to like send one of them needs to be in a hill. during the day you use solar energy to pump water from the low, like up to the highest link. what do you need? the energy, a 9th. you can just let it run down through a tub i forgot to you need to find legs and weld hill. another solution is, and gravity comes from a swift company. it's working on, it's how that raises building blocks with solar energy. and then we'll leases the energy by lowering them again. that's of this to space. and that's also the option of using solar to produce hydrogen. and with that hydrogen you could send to

a number of things like fuel costs or even make steel. but the whole process is still pretty costly. i think that the storage will most likely that they might. i'm with some hydrogen and maybe a few other options. there are alternatives. it's just that. let's see, my own batteries are becoming so flexible and so expensive that it's, it'll be hardly the alternatives to compete, but they do have other attributes like big old the charge longer, which could turn out to be play a pretty important role. and in some applications. so that has become cheap and has pretty much fix that. the biggest problem is what's next. it's going to be fixed. it's going to be everywhere. we forecast that even though for the policy solar would supply about 23 percent of liquid electricity by 2050. our customers think it's gonna be much higher than that. i would not be surprised if by 2030 we're talking about solar doing a large part of the world's electricity supply, sold as calm as long blown away. but now that the technology is in place,

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