German Energy Transition

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Reference - No Reference -1 – Why the EnergiewendeFighting climate changeReducing energy importsStimulating technology innovation and the green economyReducing and eliminating the risks of nuclear powerEnergy securityStrengthening local economies and providing social justice2 – Technology as a key issueEfficiencyLess electricity from coalWind powerBiomassPhotovoltaics (PV)Other renewablesGrid and power storageFlexible power production (no more baseload)Energy by the people for the people3 – Policies for clean energyNuclear phase-outRenewable Energy Act with feed-in tariffsEmissions tradingEnvironmental taxationCogeneration ActRenewable Energy Heating Act and Market Incentive Program (MAP)Act on Accelerating Grid ExpansionEnergy-Conservation Ordinance (EnEV) and financial support schemesEcodesign/ErP DirectiveInternational Climate InitiativeAmendments to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) in 2014L – Coordination with the European Union4 – History of the EnergiewendeOrigin of the term "Energiewende"Wyhl – the nuclear plant that never wasThe oil crisisChernobyl – change comes slowlyFull-cost compensation for photovoltaicsEU court says feed-in tariffs are “not state aid”Renewable Energy Act (EEG)Timeline Energiewende5 – European perspectivesA – Energy Transition – Think EuropeanB – Poland’s Energiewende. No, not a Polish joke. A European transitionC – The frontrunner – Denmark is putting its money on windD – Ready for take-off: the French energy transition in the makingE – Energy in the Czech Republic: small steps without real progressF – Energy Transition in Spain – which way forward?G – Austria and its energy transition: A frontrunner falls behindH – Dazed and confused? The UK’s energy policy needs a sense of direction6 – International perspectivesRenewables in South Africa: The need for a developmental caseThere's more renewables in the PhilippinesJordan seeks a “solar-torch” from GermanyTransatlantic Take-Away: What Germany's Energiewende means for the United StatesThe Energiewende – a blueprint for the energy transition in Japan?India's Opportunity to Leapfrog into the Renewable AgeChina’s Sustainable Energy Development7 – Questions & AnswersIs the energy transition affordable?How will Germany ensure that the poor can still afford energy?When will renewables pay for themselves?Is the energy payback from wind and solar ever positive?Why are low-carbon goals not enough in themselves?Will Germany import more power from abroad after the nuclear phase-out?Did Germany not overreact to Fukushima?Are renewables not a relatively expensive way to lower carbon emissions?Will the nuclear phase-out not increase Germany's carbon emissions?Would nuclear power not be an inexpensive way to reduce carbon emissions?Will the lights go out?Will the Energiewende kill jobs?Do Germans support the Energiewende?How can Germany be both a green leader and remain an industrial powerhouse?How are energy-intensive firms exempted from the surcharge for renewable power?What role will shale gas play in the German Energiewende?Why did carbon emissions increase in 2013 and fall again in 2014?Is Germany undergoing a coal renaissance?How much electricity storage will Germany need?How could the cost of Germany’s Energiewende be decreased?

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