Energy Efficiency in Germany - Welcome
and Introduction
November 17, 2015, Ljubljana
Urban Peyker, energiewaechter GmbH, by order of Energy Efficiency Export
Initiative sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
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Agenda
 Reasons for Energy Efficiency
 Governmental Strategies and Projects to improve Energy Efficiency:
Overview of German Activities
 Energy Efficiency Export Initiative and Participating German
Companies
Reasons for Energy Efficiency
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Climate Change and Energy Supply
Gap
Energy
saving
Renewables
Fossil fuels
Source: Daniel Scherz; Scherz-Scherz Architekten, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Reduction of Dependency on Imports
Import dependency and self supply of
selected primary energy carriers in Germany
(2013)
Black coal
Mineral oil
Natural gas
Source: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Energiebilanzen 2013
Energy costs climbing
Price trends for fossil-fuel imports to Germany
Source: BMWi 2014
Governmental Strategies and Projects to
Improve Energy Efficiency:
Overview on German Activities
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„Energiewende“ – Goals At a Glance
Source: BMWi 2014
„Energiewende“ and the nuclear power phase phase-out in Germany
 2011: Phase-out of eight nuclear power
plants
 Deactivation of the remaining nine
nuclear power plants until 2022
 Growing share of renewable energies in
energy production
 Importance of energy efficiency
Source: Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), 2011
Nuclear power phase-out timeline
Source: BMWi 2014
„Energiewende“ – Action Plan
Energy policy for
growth and wealth
Overall concept
Goals
Dimensions
Secure, affordable and environmentally friendly energy supply
Grid
Power
Plants
RE
EnEff
Research
Federal, state, local authorities & EU: Framework
Actors
Economy / Companies: Private Investments, Business Segments
Public / Citizens: Acceptance, Contribution, Investments
Monitoring
Source: adapted from BMWi
Annual Report & every three years Progress Report
Energy Efficiency in the Infrastructure and Transport
Road Transport
Rail Transport
Waterways/Shipping
Aviation
Telematics and Traffic Management
Smart Grids
Source: BMWi
„Energiewende“ – Main Challenges
Increasing electricity prices
 Willingness/ability to pay for renewable energies
 Distribution of costs between energy-intensive and other
industries
 Decreasing international competitiveness of the industrial
location Germany?
 Social equity - support for low-income households?
Grid Stability
 Costs and acceptance of grid expansion to secure energy
supplies
Source: German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi): Germany’s new energy policy, 2012
Energy Efficiency Export Initiative and
the Participating German Companies
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The Energy Efficiency Export Initiative
Activities and services:
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Know-how Transfer
Trade Missions
Training/ Education
Fact-Finding Missions
Networking with Decision
Makers and “Advocates”
Private Companies
more Information on the Website
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Participating German Companies
Company
Representative
Business Segment
Ebee Smart
Technologies GmbH
Mr Peter Wilhelm
Charging points for
intelligent E-mobility
eluminocity GmbH
Mr Peter Schroffenegger, Intelligent street lighting
Hubject GmbH
Mr Manuel Scheibel
B2B eRoaming-Plattform
Lumenova GmbH
Mr Robert Virant
Future LED technologies
Participating German Companies
Company
Representative
Business Segment
BASETECH GmbH
Mr
Innovative purification
systems
Candilux GmbH
Mr Wolfgang Seiler
Flexible lighting systems
devolo AG
Mr Walter Krott
Smart Homes
Contact Details:
Urban Peyker, energiewaechter GmbH
[email protected]
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