"German Pellets: up in smoke"
While Germany鈥檚 energy transition has achieved some impressive results with renewables accounting for around a third of electricity, the lavish subsidies available in the renewable energy sector have also given rise to get-rich-quick schemes that can end in bankruptcies and the loss of jobs and investments, Andreas D枚rnfelder, Jens Koenen and William Underhill write in Handelsblatt Global Edition Magazine. In February, German Pellets 鈥渏oined a long list鈥 of German alternative energy companies that have declared bankruptcy, the authors say. Despite German Pellets troubles, the company鈥檚 founder racked up some 25,000 euro in transport expenses in a single week earlier this year.
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