The previous year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel laid the plant’s cornerstone herself, sending a strong signal of her seriousness about Germany’s shift to clean, renewable energy. Indeed, the much-noted Energiewende, or energy turnaround, that she announced in 2010 is arguably one of the most audacious acts of environmental statesmanship yet.
前一年，德国总理默克尔亲自为这家电厂奠基，这表明她强烈支持德国向清洁可再生能源的转型。事实上，她2010年推出的广受关注的能源转向（Energiewende）可谓具有最果敢的环保主义政治家精神。