Energy policy in Germany – Towards a policy
for sustainable and independent energy
Eszter Pászti - Márkus
Science and Technology Attachée
Embassy of Hungary, Berlin
17.10. 2014
Innotrends Hungary 2014
Budapest
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Topics
• Overview
• 10 key projects of the 18th legislative term in the
framework of energy transition
• Environmental aspects of the German energy policy
• Renewables – Made in Germany
• Energy Efficiency Export Initiative
• Renewable Energy Act (german: EEG)
• The main purposes of the new act
• Targets of the new act
• Expansion corridors in the new act
• EEG - good for the climate but bad for the German
industy?
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Overview
• Germany is not rich in natural resources
• The aim is: maximising its energy security with a
diverse mix of energy sources and energy suppliers
from around the world.
• After Fukushima, it is more important because the
German Government decided to phase out nuclear
power. ->”energy turnaround”- (german:
„Energiewende”)
• The central aims of the German energy policy:
economic efficiency, security of supply and
environmental compatibility.
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10 key points of the german energy
transition
• 1. Renewables, Renewable Energy Sources Act
• 2-3. European Climate and Energy Framework 2030 and
the reform of the European emissions trading
• 4. Electricity market design
• 5. Efficiency strategy
• 6. Buildings strategy
• 7. Transmission grids
• 8. Distribution grids
• 9. Monitoring
• 10. Platforms
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Environmental aspects of the
German energy policy
Effective climate protection is one of the
greatest global challenges in the field of
energy policy.
The German Goverment has launched many
initiatives regarding to this objective with
the following aims:
• to enhance energy savings,
• to promote the more rational use of energy,
• to increase the share of renewable energies in
overall energy supply.
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Energy concept
Ambitious objectives of the German Government
in its Energy concept:
• Greenhouse gas emissions are to be cut by at
least 80% by 2050 compared with 1990
• Renewable energy is to be expanded so as to
provide the bulk of our energy supply.
• The German energy consumption is to be
reduced and our energy efficiency raised.
Renewables – Made in
Germany
• This initiative exists since 2002 by the German
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
• It is an active contribution to the global fight against
climate change while promoting the use of renewable
energies.
• By showcasing Germany’s technical expertise in
this field and by organising business trips to and from
Germany.
• The initiative stimulates business contacts between
German companies and those from abroad.
More information: www.renewables-made-in-germany.com
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Energy Efficiency Export
Initiative
Germany has a good reputation worldwide for its high-quality
technical products and its practical expertise in that era.
->The BMWi launched the Energy Efficiency Export Initiative.
To bring German energy efficiency know-how and experience
to other countries by:
• showing solutions in the field of energy efficiency;
• helping implement and expand energy efficiency measures
to boost competitiveness;
• transfering know-how to the political decision-makers, key
opinion leaders and market participants;
• contributing to international climate protection.
More information: http://www.efficiency-from-germany.info
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German Renewable Energy
Sources Act (german: EEG)
The act was introduced in 2000 and gave dynamism
to the use of renewable energies in Germany
by prefering electricity from renewable energies
into the electricity network and giving
reimbursement for the producers.
The result: more use of renewable energies BUT
higher and higher energy prices.
The act had to be reformed. The new law came into
force: 01. 08. 2014.
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The main purposes of the new
act
• to stimulate the sustainable development of energy
supply;
• to reduce the costs of energy supply to the national
economy;
• to conserve fossil fuels;
• to promote the further development of technologies
for the generation of electricity from renewable
energy sources.
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Targets of the new act
The objective is well- known: to increase the share of
renewable energy sources in the German
electricity supply.
Renewable energy shall account for:
• 40% to 45% of the share in the gross electricity
consumption by 2025;
• 55% to 60% by 2035;
• 80% by 2050.
Now it is: 24%
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Brutto energy consumption 2013
Brown coal
25, 5 %
Nuclear energy
15, 4 %
Hard coal
19, 4 %
Natural gas
10, 6
Mineral oil
1, 0%
Renewable
energies
24, 1%
Others
4, 0%
Source: Destatis
The reforms of the new act in facts
• Reduction of the reimbursement
• Reduction of the privileges accrding to the EEGtax - due to the competition proceedings of the
European Commission
• Expansion corridors in the production of energy
from renewable energy resources
Expansion Corridors
The transformation of the energy supply system shall be
achieved with the help of expansion corridors. The German
government supports until these values the produced energy
from renewable energy resources:
•Onshore wind power: net annual growth corridor target of 2500
MW
•Offshore wind power: corridor target of 6500 MW by 2020
•Solar power: net annual growth corridor target of 2500 MW
•Biomass: net annual growth corridor target of 100 MW
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EEG - good for the climate but
bad for the German industy?
The German welfare sytem is based on the industry
and the success of the large - scale, small and
medium-sized enterprises.
BUT
By using more and more renewable energies, the
price of the electricity is getting higher and it has a
negative effect on the competitiveness of the
German industry.
The aim is: to keep the enterprises in Germany
despite of the high electricity prices.
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Useful links:
• http://www.germanenergyblog.de/?page_id=283
• http://www.bmwi.de/EN/Topics/Energy/energyreforms.html
• http://www.erneuerbareenergien.de/EE/Navigation/DE/Home/home.html
My contact details
Eszter Pászti-Márkus
Science and Technology Attaché
Embassy of Hungary
Unter den Linden 76
10117 Berlin
Germany
Telephon: 00 49 30 203 10 189
Email: [email protected]
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Thank you for your attention!
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