Renewable Energies in Germany Focus on Solar Energy

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1 Energy Renewable Energies in Germany Focus on Solar Energy Dr. Hartmut Grewe, energiewaechter GmbH Consultant by order of Exportinitiative Erneuerbare Energien, sponsored by Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie AHK-Business Trip Solar Energy, New York, March 13,

2 Agenda Goals and Strategies of German Federal Government Renewable Energies in Germany: Facts and Figures EEG: Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources Export Initiative Renewable Energies Solar Energy Made in Germany (Presentation of Invited Companies)

3 Energy Goals and Strategies of German Federal Government

4 Goals: Energy Security and Climate Protection German government intents to replace fossile and nuclear energies step by step through renewable energies (wind and solar). But this also implies the use of bioenergy. Electricity, heat and fuels generated from renewable sources make a country less dependent from energy imports. Besides they create new jobs: 2009 more than were employed in the RE-branch. Renewable energies play a vital role in helping to reduce green house gas emissions

5 Germany s Energy Turnaround in 2011 Fukushima led to Germany s energy turnaround by cabinet decision in June 2011: Nuclear power phase out until 2022 while keeping the aim to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% until 2020 and by 80% until 2050 (compared to 1990) Increase share of RES up to 35% of electricity consumption (today: 17%); EEG remains major instrument to boost RES Simplified approval procedures R&D promotion for energy storage technologies Increase of energy saving and efficiency Increase of grid expansion

6 Energy Strategy: Renewables + Energy Efficiency Conventional energies (fossile and nuclear) will play a different role in the future energy mix of all energy consuming sectors. Also the growth of renewables requires an integral strategy. In the electricity sector you need to save by enhancing energy efficiency, but you also need to expand the central grids and the capacity to store huge amounts of energy, due to fluctuating input. In the building sector you have vast renovation potentials for energy saving. The German government prefers to promote private action through economic incentives instead of regulatory measures. It wants renewables growth with more innovation and cost reduction. Energy prices of renewables need to be competitive in order to protect both national industries as well as private consumers.

7 Energy Renewable Energies in Germany: Facts and Figures

8 Share of Renewable Energies in Total Final Energy Consumption in Germany, 2010 Shares of renewable energy sources among total final energy consumption in Germany 2010 Total: 9,060 PJ 1) Wind energy 1.5 % Hydropower 0.8 % Other fossil energy resources (e.g. hard coal, lignite, mineral oil, natural gas) and nuclear energy 89.1 % RES share % Biomass 2) 7.7 % Other renewables 0.9 % 1) Energy Environment Forecast Analysis (EEFA) GmbH & Co KG; 2) Solid and liquid biomass, biogas, sewage and landfill gas, biogenic share of waste, biogenic fuels; Source: BMU-KI III 1 based on Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) and the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), according to Working Group on Energy Balances e.v. (AGEB); RES: Renewable Energy Sources; deviations in the totals are due to rounding; 1 PJ = Joule; as at: July 2011; all figures provisional

9 [GWh] Share of Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity Generation in Germany, Contribution of renewable energy sources to electricity supply in Germany 120, ,000 Hydropower Biomass * Wind energy Photovoltaics EEG: January ,000 EEG: April 2000 EEG: August ,000 Amendment to BauGB: November ,000 StromEinspG: January March , * Solid and liquid biomass, biogas, sewage and landfill gas, biogenic share of waste; electricity from geothermal energy not presented due to negligible quantities produced; 1 GWh = 1 Mill. kwh; StromEinspG: Act on the Sale of Electricity to the Grid; BauGB: Construction Code; EEG: Renewable Energy Sources Act; Source: BMU-KI III 1 according to Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat); image: BMU / Christoph Edelhoff; as at: July 2011; all figures provisional

10 Renewables Share of Total Electricity Generation in Germany, 2010 Structure of electricity supply from renewable energy sources in Germany 2010 Total: TWh Hydropower: 19.9 % Wind energy: 36.5 % Biogenic share of waste: 4.5 % Landfill gas: 0.7 % Sewage gas: 1.1 % Biogas: 12.9 % Biogenic liquid fuels: 1.7 % Biogenic solid fuels: 11.4 % Photovoltaics: 11.3 % Share of biomass *: 32 % * Solid and liquid biomass, biogas, sewage and landfill gas, biogenic share of waste; electricity from geothermal energy not presented due to negligible quantities produced; deviations in the totals are due to rounding; 1 TWh = 1 Bill. kwh; Source: BMU-KI III 1 according to Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat); as at: July 2011; all figures provisional

11 Share of RES in Total Final Energy Use in Germany

12 Investments [Bill. Euro] Renewables in Germany: Investments in 2010 Investments in the construction of renewable energy installations in Germany Investments in RES Investments in the electricity sector (RES) Source: BMU-KI III 1 according to the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW); Years 2004 and 2005 estimated; image: BMU / Dieter Böhme; as at: July 2011; all figures provisional

13 Renewables in Germany: Growth of Total Employment Jobs in the renewable energy sources sector in Germany Wind energy Biomass Solar energy Hydropower Geothermal energy 1,800 7,600 7,800 8,100 9,500 13,300 14,500 10,300 25,100 49,200 56,800 63,900 80,600 85,700 96, , , , , ,900 Increase: approx. 129 % 160, , , ,400 7,500 Publicly funded 6,500 jobs jobs jobs jobs research / 4,500 administration 3, ,000 40,000 60,000 80, , , ,000 Figures for 2009 and 2010 are provisional estimate; deviations in totals are due to rounding; Source: O Sullivan/Edler/van Mark/Nieder/Lehr: "Bruttobeschäftigung durch erneuerbare Energien im Jahr eine erste Abschätzung", as at: March 2011; interim report of research project Kurzund langfristige Auswirkungen des Ausbaus erneuerbarer Energien auf den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt ; image: BMU / Christoph Busse / transit

14 Energy RES Promotion in Germany: Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources ( EEG )

15 [Mill. EUR] [TWh/a] Feed-In Tariffs for Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources in Germany, Feed-in and payment under the Electricity Feed Act (StromEinspG) and the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) in Germany 14,000 12,000 Feed-in under StromEinspG [TWh/a] Feed-in under EEG [TWh/a] Payment of fees [Mill. EUR] ,000 EEG: April 2000 EEG: August , ,000 4,000 2,000 0 StromEinspG: January March Amendment to BauGB: November EEG: January StromEinspG: Act on the Sale of Electricity to the Grid; BauGB: Construction Code; EEG: Renewable Energy Sources Act; 1 TWh = 1 Bill. kwh; Source: BMU-KI III 1 according to Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat); Year 2010: provisional estimate (IfnE); image: BMU / Bernd Müller; as at: July 2011; all figures provisional

16 RES in Private Ownership

17 EEG: Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources To protect the climate, the EEG aims to increase the proportion of renewable energy sources in total energy supply to at least 30% by 2020 Key features of the German EEG: Fixed Feed-In tariffs over 20 years guaranteed by law for RES system operators Grid operators are obliged to connect RES systems to the grid and to buy the electricity from the system operators to the tariffs Tariffs vary according to the source of energy, e.g. Biomass, Solar PV etc. Amendments to the EEG at regular intervals in order to adjust the act to current development of markets and (competitiveness of) technologies

18 Lessons Learned: EEG 2012 Major amendments for 2012 compared to EEG 2009: Tariffs Adjustment (especially for wind energy and bioenergy) Unification and Simplification Implementation of incentives for direct marketing of electricity Introduction of a Market Premium Introduction of a Flexibility Premium (for biogas only) Further Reductions in FITs for PV-Promotion!

19 Energy Exportinitiative Erneuerbare Energien

20 Goals of Exportinitiative for Renewable Energies Contribution to global climate protection by using advanced RE-technologies Support of German companies in export promotion securing foreign markets for small and medium enterprises Contribution to international knowledge transfer through patents and joint ventures

21 Services of Exportinitiative for Renewable Energies Info Services Special events, Country profiles, Advice and Counseling Business Promotion AHK-business trips, customer services Marketing Support Presentation at foreign industrial fairs, Invitations to foreign customers, Presentation of companies and products, Technology Fairs, Internet- Platforms and Beacon-Projects Programs for Emerging Economies Support for special project development (PEP)

22 Energy Solar Energy Made in Germany : Participating Companies from Germany

23 Company Representatives from Germany (1) Abakus Solar AG Representatives: Mr. James Huff, Mr. Roland Wigger IBC Solar AG Representative: Ms. Anja Burau S.A.G. Solarstrom AG Representative: Mr. Steffen Bittler Vollmer Engineering Representative: Mr. Hans Georg Vollmer

24 Company Representatives from Germany (2) Decker GmbH Representatives: Mr. Kay Rehberg, Ms. Nancy Fürst Eisenmann AG Representatives: Mr. Richard Hennessy, Mr. Michael Hachmoeller Ritter XL Solar GmbH Representatives: Mr. Oliver Kreis Varista GmbH Representative: Mr. Heiko Kunze

25 Energy Thank you for your attention! Contact: Dr. Hartmut Grewe, energiewaechter GmbH