The Energy Region North Rhine-Westphalia and the EnergyAgency.NRW Magdalena Sprengel, EnergyAgency.NRW Foreign Affairs & Global Energy Markets Slide 1 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Outline Energy Transition and Climate Protection Policy in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia State of Affairs Regulatory Framework The EnergyAgency.NRW Slide 2 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Outline Energy Transition and Climate Protection Policy in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia State of Affairs Regulatory Framework The EnergyAgency.NRW Slide 3 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
North Rhine-Westphalia The European Centre of the Energy Sector Source: EnergieDaten.NRW 2014 17.8 million inhabitants 34,000 km 2 in area high density of population GDP: 599,8 billion (Germany No. 1, worldwide No.19) Energy sector in NRW (2013) 28% of German electricity production (175.2 TWh) 24% of German electricity consumption (144.7 TWh) 43,760 MW el installed power generation capacity No nuclear energy 9.1 % of electricity generation from renewable energies (15.9 TWh, doubled since 2005) 200,000 employees in energy sector (of whom 26,100 are in the area of renewable energies) The Energy Region No. 1 in Europe Slide 4 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Electricity Generation by Source 2013 NRW Germany 9% 9% 5% 30% 24% 4% 19% 26% 15% 47% Total: 175.1 TWh 12% Total: 632.1 TWh Hard Coal Lignite Gas / Oil Nuclear Renewables Other Source: EnergieDaten.NRW 2014 Slide 5 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Renewable Power and Heat Generation in NRW 2013 Renewable Power Generation Renewable Heat Generation 4% 6% 31% 5% 11% 22% 50% 37% 24% Wind Power Total: 15.9 TWh 10% Biomass solid Total: 12.5 TWh Biomass Biogas Photovoltaics Other Biomass Hydro Power Solar heating Mine Gas Near-surface geothermal Energy Source: EnergieDaten.NRW 2014 Slide 6 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Outline Energy Transition and Climate Protection Policy in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia State of Affairs Regulatory Framework The EnergyAgency.NRW Slide 7 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
2 Pillars of the energy transition 1. Phase-out of nuclear power 2. Renewable Energies Slide 8 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
1. Phase-out of nuclear power Regulatory framework 14th June 2000: Coalition of Socialdemocrats (SPD) and Green Party (Die Grünen) decides the phase-out of nuclear power Agreement with the utilities owning nuclear power plants 2010: Christian Democratic party (CDU) under Angela Merkel decides extended operating lives of nuclear power plants Slide 9 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
11th March 2011 Reactor catastrophe in Fukushima Slide 10 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Reactions in Germany Demonstrations all over Germany Demand for the phase-out again Nuclear Moratorium Energy commission The turnaround of the turnaround Fuentes: Wikipedia, AKU Gronau, Süddeutsche Slide 11 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Phase-out of nuclear power until 2022 2010 2011 Fuente: VE G&M Cottbus Slide 12 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Phase-out of nuclear power Slide 13 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Energy Transition in Germany Legal framework 1991 Stromeinspeisungsgesetz / Electricity Feed-In Act feed-in regulation for renewables Amount of compensation depends on revenues of electriciy supplier 2000 EEG / Renewable Energy Act guaranteed Feed-in tariff for a period of 20 years Revisions 2004, 2009, 2012, 2014 2000 KWK-Gesetz / Law for electricitiy from cogeneration legally set bonus for electicity from cogeneration in addition to market price Slide 14 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Objectives of the Energy Transition in Germany Year Climate Renewable energies Energy efficiency Greenhouse gases (cf. 1990) Proportion of electricity Total proportion Primary energy Electricity Building renovation Transporta tion 2020-40% 35% 18% -20% -10% -20% -10% 2030-55% 50% 30% 2040-70% 65% 45% 2050-80 95% 80% 60% -50% -25% -80% -40% Slide 15 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Measures for the realization of the Energy Transition Renewable energy Electricity Sector EEG Controlled development of renewable energy closely linked with the development of grids Renewable energy Heat Sector EEWG Market incentives for Heat from Renewables (EEWärmeG) Renewable energy Traffic Rate for use of Biofuels (6.25%) and development of E-Mobility 2020: 1 Million Vehicles; 2030: 6 Million Vehicles Storage and Grids Controlled, rapid and transparent development of new grids (2800 km) and renovation of existing grids (2900 km) Slide 16 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
The German Feed-In-Tariff-scheme Regulates the renewable energy plants owners claims vis-à_vis the grid owners: Connection guaranty Priority Feed-in legally fixed compensation over a period of 20 years (feed-in tariff only until 2017) Amount of compensation according to: Technology and size of the plant Year when put into operation is submitted to an annual, quarterly or monthly degression Actual amount (1.8.2014): Photovoltaic 9.23-13.15 ct/kwh; 0.5% monthly degression Wind onshore 4.95 ct/kwh (base amount); 8.93 ct/kwh (initial amount first 5 years); 0.4 % quarterly degression Wind offshore 3.90 ct/kwh (base amount); 15.4 ct/kwh (initial amount first 12 years); fix degression from 2018 Biomass 5.85 23.73 ct/kwh; 0.5% quarterly degression Source: EEG; Bundesnetzagentur Slide 17 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Development of Share of Renewables in Germany 27.8 % Source: BMWi, 2/2015 Slide 18 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Development of Power Generation from Renewables in Germany 2012 3. amendment of the FIT 2. amendment of the FIT 1991 Adoption of the Electricity Feed-in Act (StrEG) 2000 German Renewable Energy Act (FIT) 2004 1. amendment of the FIT Source: BMWi, 2/2015 Slide 19 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
EEG Surcharge Account Revenues Expenditures Sales revenues of the compensated EEG-Electricity at the electricity stock exchange EEG-Surcharge Fixed compensations for the RES plant owners Market premium support system Slide 20 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Composition of the EEG Surcharge 2014 (Total 6.24 ct/kwh) Subsidies for RES Decrease of stock electricity price Industry privilege 2013: 5.277 Cent/kWh 2014: 6.24 Cent/kWh 2015: 6.17 Cent/kWh High electricity consumption in 221 sectors: 2154 in 2015 Cost difference from 2013 Liquidity reserve Market premium Source: BEE Slide 21 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
No charge for privileged industrial enterprises Number of privileged enterprises 2.154 Privileged enterprises Revenue shortfalls at the EEG-Account Slide 22 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
New EEG 2014- Main changes Obligation of direct marketing for installations larger than 500kW (100kW from January 2016) market premium support system Degression (Annual, quarterly or monthly) Introduction of specific growth targets ( corridor targets ) for each technology as cap exceeding: higher degression rate as adjustment tool Auction based system instead of feed-in tariff (pilot phase 2016 for PV, from 2017 all technologies) prevents variety of actors Payment of EEG surcharge also for self-consumption (2015: 30% of surcharge, later 40%, exception smaller than 10 kw) Register of all new installations (by Federal Network Agency) Slide 23 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
New EEG 2014- Main changes Expansion corridor targets (compared to the increase 2013): Onshore wind power: 2,500 MW / year (3,600 MW) Offshore wind power: 6.5 GW by 2020 & 15 GW by 2030 (600 MW) Solar power: 2,500 MW / year (3,300 MW) Biomass: 100 MW / year (550 MW) Slide 24 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Citizen-owned installations: driver of the energy transition Boom: since 2006 over 800 new energy cooperatives (coops) Big Four power provider only 5% Citizens are financially involved in almost every second installed capacity democratic movement Energy providers 9,144 (12.5%) Ownership of Renewables in Germany Institutional and strategic investors 30,230 (41.5%) Total installed capacity: 72.9 GW Citizens and coops 33,532 (46.6%) Individual owner 18,362 (25.2%) Citizen energy coops 6,687 (9,2%) Citizen as minority shareholders 8,483 (11.6%) Source: Trend Research/Leuphana 2013 Slide 25 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
NRW: First German Federal State with a Climate Protection Act (2013) Some Targets of the Climate Protection Act : - Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: 25 % by 2020, 80 % by 2050 - Climate neutral state administration by 2030 Other Targets (e.g. Potentials Studies of the NRW State Environment Agency (LANUV)) - 30 % power from renewable energy sources by 2025 (now: 9.1%) - Increase of cogeneration from 12% up to 25% by 2020 - Increase of electricity generated by wind energy from 4% (2013) to 15% (~ 20 GW) by 2020 See also: www.energieatlasnrw.de Slide 26 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Wind Energy in NRW: Development Slide 27 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Wind Energy: NRW top five in Germany Federal State of Germany Totally installed capacity 31.12.2013 MW Total numbers 31.12.2013 New installations 13 31.12.2013 MW New numbers 13 31.12.2013 1 Lower Saxony 7646.12 5490 389.84 151 2 Brandenburg 5047.19 3204 255 106 3 Saxony-Anhalt 4048.19 2501 225.95 88 4 Schleswig-Holstein 3897.49 2929 427.95 162 5 North Rhine-Westphalia 3414.67 2984 237.85 108 6 Mecklenburg - Vorpommern 2338.53 1612 401.54 135 NRW is a federal state without a coastline highest population density in Germany to reach the 15% target until 2020, an annual growth of 450 MW is necessary Sources: 2014 BWE, Zahlen für 2013; VDMA / BWE 30.1.2014 Slide 28 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Outline Energy Transition and Climate Protection Policy in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia State of Affairs Regulatory Framework The EnergyAgency.NRW Slide 29 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
EnergyAgency.NRW- Partner for Technology Transfer & Networking Government of NRW Companies, Municipalities, Institutions Universities, Research Institutes Slide 30 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
EnergyAgency.NRW: Activities Network and cluster management: cluster EnergyRegion.NRW, cluster EnergyResearch.NRW Energy consulting for SMEs and municipalities on all matters of climate protection and energy (1000 companies per year, initial advice free of charge) Continuous training for companies, federations, institutes, local authorities and end consumers (60 training concepts, e-learning platform) Mediation and advisory services for general public, local authorities and investors Marketing activities and public relations (2012: 66 conferences, 16 trade fair partcipations, 4 marketing campaigns) Foreign trade activities Slide 31 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
EnergyAgency.NRW: facts & figures 32 3,300 companies and institutions are partners of the EnergyAgency.NRW 76 % of the companies are SMEs; 64 universities, 107 institutions and 94 associations; 5,200 individuals actively involved in working groups and networks. 11 Networks within the cluster EnergyRegion.NRW Wind Energy Biomass Photovoltaics Geothermal Energy Storages & Grids Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Energy-efficient and Solar Construction Fuels and Engines of the Future Power Plant Technologies Mining Energy Economics Slide 32 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
The EnergyAgency.NRW : Organisation 120 employees Main office: Düsseldorf Other locations: Wuppertal, Gelsenkirchen, Bochum, Bad Sassendorf, Münster, Detmold, Cologne Financing Mainly public financing: Co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the state of NRW Also private financing e.g. marketing campaigns Slide 33 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Marketing Campaigns On behalf of and in cooperation with the NRW state government, the EnergyAgency.NRW coordinates and supports initiatives that create good publicity, provide information on various topics and add impetus to the market. 4 on-going campaigns: NRW Heat Pump Marketplace www.waermepumpen-marktplatz-nrw.de Wood Pellet Campaign www.aktion-holzpellets.de Photovoltaic NRW www.photovoltaik.nrw.de CHP campaign www.kwk-fuer-nrw.de Slide 34 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Infotour Photovoltaics & Heat pumps Slide 35 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015
Thank you! EnergyAgency.NRW Foreign Affairs & Global Energy Markets Magdalena Sprengel sprengel@energieagentur.nrw.de +49 (0) 211-86642-243 Roßstraße 92, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany Slide 36 Düsseldorf, September 23th, 2015