Germany, Energy production 2016: 29% Renewables including 11.9% Wind. 53.6% Fossil, 13.1% Nuclear and 4.3% mixed other. This is fantastic progress in Germany but does not come close to "mostly wind power". As for the Saharan solar panels idea, what planet are you on? Articles such as this, full of bullshit, half-truths and outright lies, do not help the cause.
Source for German energy production:
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-energy-consumption-and-power-mix-charts
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