Professor Quaschning from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Berlin criticized the German government’s approach to renewable energy expansion, suggesting it is counterproductive amid the ongoing energy crisis. He highlighted the escalating costs of recent European nuclear projects and emphasized the need for increased investment in renewable energy and storage solutions. Quaschning attributed the shifting public sentiment towards nuclear power to a desire for immediate solutions to rising energy prices, labeling such views as populist and primarily supported by conservative factions.