Renewable Energies in Germany

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Meike Wächter, energiewaechter GmbHConsultant to the Initiative “renewables – made in Germany” of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

� Energiewende

� Renewable Energies in Germany

� The Initiative Renewables – Made in Germany and the participating

Content

� The Initiative Renewables – Made in Germany and the participating German companies

Background - climate change and energy supply

GapEnergy saving

Fossil fuels

Renewables

Energiewende

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• Already after Chernobyl (1986) and even

before many Germans called for a phase

out of nuclear energy use

• Finally the Catastrophe in Fukushima led

Germany‘s Energiewende („Energy Turnaround“) in 2011

• Finally the Catastrophe in Fukushima led

to Germany’s energy turnaround by

cabinet decision in June 2011:

• Nuclear power use phase out until 2022:

• Deactivation of eight nuclear power plants in 2011

• Nine power plants remaining that will be switched off until 2022

Source: Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), 2011

Three target areas of the Energiewende

Three pillars of the Energiewende

Energiewende - Targets until 2050

Energiewende - Challenges

Energiewende - Challenges

Energiewende - Public opinion

Credits: Renewable Energies Agency, Berlin

Renewable Energies in Germany

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Renewable Energy Development in Germany

Renewable Energy Support Measures (federal)

Renewable Energy Sources Act Amendment 2014

The increasing reallocation charge can not fully explain the rising electricity prices: Reallocation charge (green) and other electricity costs (blue) in €-cents per kWh

Share of the EEG in the electricity bills

Source:Renewable Energies Agency, Berlin

Saving potentials of buildings

The Initiative „Renewables – Made in Germany“ and the participating

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in Germany“ and the participating German companies

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� Info on upcoming events:

Business trips, trade fairs,

information trips for foreign

The Initiative on the web

information trips for foreign

decision makers to Germany

� Information on German companies

and institutions Information on

actual market developments

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� Virtual Market Place; B2B platform

Company Representative Business segment

SUNSET EnergietechnikGmbH

Mr. Dominik Hammer On- and off-grid solar energy solutions

Participating German companies

Sunconcept PlüsterGmbH

Mr. Alois Plüster PV system integrator

SMA Solar Technology AG

Mr. Mathias Ahlert Inverters

Autarsys GmbH Mr. Matthias Roß Energy storage including management systems

Company Representative Business segment

Siemens AG Mr. Andreas Boes Hybrid Power Plants

Participating German companies

Cleanplant Mr. Martin Sabbione Projects for decentralizedrenewable energy supply

LAWI Engineering GmbH

Mr. Martin Sander Solid Biomass Power Plants

Thank you for your attention.

Contact: Meike Wächter, energiewaechter GmbHE-Mail: mw@energiewaechter.de