2.15 min., published: 2015
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/fuggerei-in-augsburg
The EEG is supposed to achieve the goals of the Paris climate summit. But at the rate of expansion to date, according to a study by Berlin's HTW, we will have to wait until 2150 for Germany to switch completely to renewable energies.
It is not news that the implementation of the climate turnaround will not proceed without effort. Based on the expansion progress of energy systems for renewable energies from the years 2000 to 2015, Volker Quaschning from the Berlin University of Applied Sciences has calculated in the so-called "sector coupling study".how long it would take for Germany to obtain 100 per cent of its energy from renewable sources. He arrives at the year 2150.
"Paris goals practically impossible"
"This makes it practically impossible to meet the Paris targets. Either the political leaders lack the necessary expertise or they do not intend to comply with the climate protection agreement at all," says Quaschning.
"We need to expand wind and solar energy three to six times faster than planned by the federal government," Volker Quaschning specified the results of his research group Solar Storage Systems at HTW Berlin: onshore wind power would have to be expanded by 6.3 gigawatts net per year instead of 2.8 GW gross, as envisaged in the EEG 2016. In the case of photovoltaics, as much as 15 GW would be required annually instead of the 2.5 GW envisaged in the EEG.
The HTW Berlin sector coupling study is available for download at the following link: https://pvspeicher.htw-berlin.de/sektorkopplungsstudie
At www.greenpeace-energy.de/presse you will also find a fact sheet with key results of the HTW study and additional calculations by Greenpeace Energy on the need for long-term storage (wind gas / power to gas) in the context of sector coupling.
Press release from 20 June 2016 by Greenpeace Energy eG and Prof. Dr. Volker Quaschning, Renewable Energies Course, Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Keywords:
100% EEs, CO2-neutral, Renewable, Research, Climate protection, New books and studies, Environmental policy
The German Solar Energy Society e.V. (DGS) and the energy advice service of the consumer advice centre have been cooperating with each other since 1 December 2020. Consumer enquiries from both institutions are answered by the energy advisors of the consumer advice centre. In return, the DGS trains the advisors of the consumer advice centre in the subject area of plug-in solar devices.
The DGS, above all the PVplug working group, regularly receives enquiries from consumers seeking advice on the subject of plug-in solar technology. Questions on this topic are also increasingly being asked in the energy advice centres of the consumer advice centre, so that the idea of a cooperation between the two associations in the field of plug-in solar devices was obvious. Within the framework of this cooperation, the increasing number of enquiries can now be answered and the associated advice provided in a timely manner by the energy advice service of the consumer advice centre. In addition, the DGS is available to the energy consultants of the consumer advice centre as a specialist contact.
"In the cooperation, we complement each other professionally and structurally and can thus offer those seeking advice a high level of advice quality" explains Schekeb Rezazada, consultant for cooperation and networking of the energy advice of the consumer advice centre. Advice seekers can ask their individual questions about plug-in solar devices to an energy advisor at the consumer advice centre. The consultation can take place in person, by telephone or online.
The growing interest of consumers and the media in these electricity-generating household appliances, which also allow tenants and apartment owners to participate in the energy turnaround and inexpensive solar electricity, motivates us to enter into this promising cooperation with the consumer advice centres, which has already been successful in individual federal states", explains Thomas Seltmann, one of the founders of the PVplug working group at the DGS and a photovoltaics consultant at the NRW consumer advice centre.
"Only together will we be able to master the challenges of the energy transition. This cooperation between our associations is an important step on this path," emphasizes Bernhard Weyres-Borchert, President of the DGS.
German Society for Solar Energy (DGS)
The DGS was founded in Munich in 1975 and, as a non-profit association, represents the interests of consumers and users of solar energy throughout Germany. Its trademarks are independence, product neutrality and consumer proximity. It networks scientists, engineers, architects and committed people for the energy transition towards 100 percent renewable energies and publishes the oldest German-language trade journal for renewable energies, energy efficiency and energy transition, "Sonnenenergie".
Internet: www.dgs.de | www.sonnenenergie.de
PVplug
In 2016, dedicated experts founded the PVplug working group in the DGS to make plug-in solar devices simpler and safer for consumers. To this end, the team also developed a special DGS safety standard, according to which suppliers can have their products certified by the DGS. In 2018, the working group received the Georg Salvamoser Award for its voluntary commitment to the reformulation of electrotechnical standards.
Information under www.pvplug.de
Energy advice from the consumer advice centre
The federal support for energy consulting of the consumer advice centre offers the largest interest-neutral consulting service on the topic of energy in Germany. Since 1978, it has accompanied private consumers into an energy-conscious future with currently around 600 energy advisors and at more than 900 locations. Every year, more than 140,000 households receive independent and neutral advice on all energy topics, such as energy saving, thermal insulation, modern heating technology and renewable energies. The energy efficiency measures brought about by the consultations in one year result in energy savings equivalent to a freight train 85 km long full of hard coal. The federal funding for energy advice provided by the consumer advice centre is supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
Source: PM of DGS from 1.12.2020
Keywords:
Citizen Energy, DE-News, Renewable, Climate protection, PV, Build it yourself
In December 2020, the German Timber Industry Association (HDH) launched the "Initiative for Climate Protection in the Timber Industry". The aim is to support the industry companies in the necessary reduction of CO2 emissions. The initiative is now being further developed into an innovation cluster.
"We started with the claim to offer companies CO2 accounting and to accompany them to certified climate neutrality," says HDH CEO Denny Ohnesorge. "The response has been overwhelming: more than 40 companies have joined the initiative so far. We quickly realised that this can only be a first step. Climate neutrality is good, but further reducing energy consumption in processes and thus saving energy and greenhouse gases is even better. The best energy is the energy that is not consumed.
Under this motto, an Erfa group is to be established within the framework of the cluster and concrete ideas and measures are to be developed with the participation of consultants, service providers and science. This promotes the transfer of knowledge in this subject area and helps the companies to identify further CO2 saving opportunities in all operational areas, to introduce process innovations and to initiate corresponding projects. The innovation cluster will start with three online seminars for all interested parties:
1st CO2 balancing: 08.11.2021, 15-16 hrs
2. climate strategy for companies: 06.12.2021, 3 - 4 p.m.
3. sustainable mobility concepts for companies, 13.12.2021, 3 - 4 p.m.
The HDH is supported by the Gesellschaft für Klimaschutz Holzindustrie - GKH GmbH, which also carries out the certification of climate neutrality according to internationally recognised standards. Further information is provided on the website of the industry initiative climateprotectionwoodindustry.com and on woodindustry.com published. The establishment of the innovation cluster is supported by the Agency of Renewable Resources (Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V.). (FNR) and funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
The complete Programme of the seminar series and all information about registration is available here.
Background
In December 2020, the German Association of the Wood and Plastics Processing Industries and Related Industries (HDH) launched the CLIMATE PROTECTION IN THE WOOD INDUSTRY initiative. The goal: to support companies in making their contribution to climate protection by reducing greenhouse gases - for a climate-neutral industry. The initiative builds on the experiences of the climate pact of the furniture industry. Against the background of increasingly important climate protection measures, it is an offer to all companies in the sector to become climate neutral with the support of the HDH and its member associations.
Keywords:
DE-News, Wood construction, Climate protection, Sustainable management, Resource efficiency, Life cycle assessment
Min. 4:36; Video from 18.02.2020; Ed.: MWSP Mannheim
Mannheim's conversion is green - this is demonstrated by the work of the municipal development company MWSP on the TURLEY, TAYLOR, FRANKLIN and SPINELLI sites.
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/quartier-franklin-in-mannheim
Keywords:
Stock, Movies, Movies 4 to 10 Min, Barracks conversion, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, Quarters, eMobility
