Germany also generates very little electricity from solar in the winter, use quite a bit of coal plant and imports multiple Twh from its neighbors in the worst months.

So yeah sure, it can pretend to be ahead on green tech, as long as France invests in nuclear and sell it cheap electricity in the winter when it is most needed and most expensive.

I am so tired of the bullshit about Germany "success", I think they should be disconnected from the EU grid so they can walk the walk before talking the talk.