A government between Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU),their Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Greens would beexcellent news for the renewables industry, thanks to the Greens’ deep-rooted andunwavering support of Germany’s move away from nuclear power toward renewables.

But Merkel last Friday met leaders of theSocial Democrats (SPD), with whom a coalition is seen as more likely than withthe Greens.