Germany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory

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Germany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory
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Free energy should mean algae production

This is a jump I'm not understanding. Do you mean that energy having no cost would mean that the electricity generated can be used to make algae? Or that it's a byproduct of?

Do you mean that energy having no cost would mean that the electricity generated can be used to make algae?

Yes. Make algae with energy that produces no carbon dioxide = carbon sink.

There's just no economic incentive to do so. (yet?)

The economic advantage is that our grandchildren might be able to have an economy if we don't crash and burn this place before we die.

Exactly! Put a real price of carbon and this will start to chance.