A Success Story – The German Renewable Energy Act Turns Ten
In its first ten years, the German Renewable Energy Act (the Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz or EEG) has triggered an unprecedented growth in renewable energy in the electricity sector. This feed-in law complements the emissions trading scheme, and is making a significant contribution towards achieving Germany’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 % from 1990 levels by 2020.
In addition to driving a significant expansion in renewable energy, the benefits of the EEG have far outweighed its costs and consequently the Act has become a case study for many other countries. The German Minister for the Environment even brought forward the target of generating Germany’s entire energy supply from renewable energy by 2050. To reach this goal, the EEG needs to evolve further, particularly in terms of the economic integration of renewable energy into the European internal electricity market and the technical integration of renewable electricity into the electricity system. A promising advancement would be a feed-in premium option that complements to the existing fixed feed-in tariff.
| Copyright: | © Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH | |
| Quelle: | Issue 01/2010 (Juli 2010) | |
| Seiten: | 15 | |
| Autor: | Dr. Volker Oschmann  | |
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