The Federal Cabinet has adopted the Climate Protection Plan 2050 presented by Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks (SPD) by circular resolution. It is based on the guiding principle of largely neutral greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century. For the year 2030, it confirms the overall target of a greenhouse gas reduction of at least 55 percent compared to 1990. At the same time, this overall target is broken down to individual sectors for the first time. The plan thus provides clear orientation for all sectors.
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www.bmub.bund.de/...klimaschutzplan_2050_bf.pdf
In the future, companies will test new hydrogen technologies on an industrial scale and in a real environment in 20 real laboratories throughout Germany.
18.7.2019. Today Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier announced the winners of the "Energy Transition Real Labs Ideas Competition". The Energy Transition Real Labs are used to test sustainable energy technologies under real conditions and on an industrial scale. The central theme of the ideas competition is CO2-poor Hydrogen. Its use means no or only very low greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen can be produced, for example, via electrolysis on the basis of electricity from wind power or photovoltaic plants. Other important topics in the first round of the ideas competition are energy storage and energy-optimised neighbourhoods.
Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Peter Altmaier commented: "We want to become the world's number 1 in hydrogen technologies. Hydrogen technologies offer enormous potential for the Energy transition and the Climate protection as well as for new jobs. With the Energy Transition Real Labs, we will test new hydrogen technologies not only in research, but also in application under real conditions and on an industrial scale. This is an important building block for the further implementation of the energy transition. We have therefore selected 20 consortia nationwide as winners of our ideas competition."
The response to the "Ideas Competition Reallabore der Energiewende" far exceeded expectations. A total of 90 proposals were submitted. Some projects cannot be implemented in the existing funding regime. The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology has therefore initiated the expansion of the funding framework. The list of winners published today also includes projects that can only be implemented with a new funding guideline.
In total, the BMWi 20 consortia nationwide that are planning reallabs. These 20 selected winners of the ideas competition can now submit their applications for funding in the coming weeks and months. For this purpose, the BMWi 100 million euros annually for this purpose. In order to underline the special importance of traditional energy regions for the energy system of the future, the Federal Cabinet has already decided in the key points for a Structural Strengthening Act of 22 May 2019 to provide an additional 200 million euros for reallabs in structural transformation regions.
In addition, the Federal Government will adopt a hydrogen strategy by the end of the year. "Real laboratories of the energy transition" are an important building block for this.
Profile of the winners of the "Energy Transition Real Labs Ideas Competition
you will find here (PDF, 136 KB). A map with a geographical overview can be found here (PDF, 1 MB).
A chapeau text explaining the objectives of the ideas competition can be found at here (PDF, 130 KB).
Supplementary information:
"Energy transition real laboratories" are a new funding pillar in the Federal Government's energy research programme. Companies test the real operation of new technologies in a region. Together with partners from science and research, they analyse the interactions with the energy system and society. On site, it becomes apparent how actors and technologies of the energy transition interact. In this way, valuable experience is gathered to accelerate the transfer of innovations into practice. The results of the reallabs also show how the legal framework must be further developed so that business models can be competitive in the long term.
Important impetus for electric mobility in Germany
Bonn/Cologne, 14 June 2017
The new vehicle type is based on a Ford Transit chassis, which is equipped with a battery-electric drivetrain and a body structure in accordance with Post and DHL Paket specifications. Image: Deutsche Post DHL Group
StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, and Ford-Werke GmbH are entering into a partnership to build battery-powered delivery vehicles. After Deutsche Post has already made its mark on the market for smaller vans with the emission-free StreetScooter, which it developed and built itself, the partnership is now moving on to a larger vehicle type: the basis is a Ford Transit chassis, which is equipped with a battery-electric drivetrain and a bodywork according to the specifications of Deutsche Post and DHL Paket.
Production will start in July 2017 and at least 2,500 units will be deployed in Deutsche Post DHL Group's inner-city delivery operations by the end of 2018. This volume will make the joint project the largest producer of battery-electric medium-duty delivery vehicles in Europe.
Both companies, Deutsche Post DHL Group and Ford, share the same goal of helping to shape the mobility of the future by reducing emissions and developing new transport solutions. This partnership is a concrete and important step towards achieving these goals.
"I see this partnership as another important boost for electromobility in Germany," says Jürgen Gerdes, Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG. "This step underlines Deutsche Post's innovation leadership, will relieve the burden on city centres and improve people's quality of life. We are continuing to work on a completely CO2-neutral Logistics!“
"Electromobility and innovative transport solutions for urban areas are at the centre of our efforts to align our business with the requirements of the future," says Steven Armstrong, Group Vice President and President Europe, Middle East and Africa, Ford Motor Company. "For us as the market leader in the commercial vehicle segment in Europe, this partnership is the perfect complement to our plans. With StreetScooter and the Deutsche Post DHL Group, we have a partner with enormous expertise and a global network."
In addition to the new production line, production of the existing StreetScooter models will be significantly expanded, as already announced: StreetScooter GmbH plans to produce up to 20,000 units of its successful smaller e-delivery vehicle in different variants each year in Aachen and at a future additional production site in North Rhine-Westphalia. More than 2,500 StreetScooters are already in use throughout Germany for Deutsche Post. In addition, more and more external interested parties are registering demand or have already taken delivery of StreetScooters to convert their vehicle fleets to emission-free operation.
Source: Deutsche Post DHL Group press release dated 14 June 2017
40 min, interview from October 15, 2020 by Katja Diehl (She Drives Mobility) with resident Levke, who grew up in the car-free settlement "Saarlandstraße" in Hamburg.
With efficiency, greater electrification and renewable energies, it is possible to organise completely greenhouse gas-neutral transport without having to accept restrictions on growth and quality of life. This is the result of scenarios developed by the Öko-Institut and presented today in Berlin by Parliamentary State Secretary Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter. The scenarios for greenhouse gas-neutral transport were developed together with key players from business and society.
Schwarzelühr-Sutter: "The options are there, the opportunities for the economy, the environment and people are great. Renewbility shows us that climate protection in transport is possible! And without sacrificing growth and prosperity, but on the contrary with a better quality of life. Climate protection in transport is no longer a question of whether. It's about how we design climate-neutral transport in the long term."
The results show: Complete decarbonisation of the transport sector is possible - and there are various options for achieving this. To achieve this, the energy basis of transport must be switched to renewable energies. And: Efficient vehicles and modes of transport must be prioritised. The latter is particularly important for two reasons. Firstly, it saves a lot of costs if renewable energies are not wasted unnecessarily. And secondly, it drastically improves the quality of life if, in addition to an energy transition, more environmentally friendly modes of transport are used.
Until now, it was often assumed that environmentally friendly transport would ultimately have to restrict the mobility of many people or the economy. The results of Renewbility disprove this. The research project shows that, on the contrary, greenhouse gas-neutral transport can actually promote growth and improve mobility and quality of life. Numerous discussions with stakeholders from politics, business and civil society form the basis for looking to the future. Suggestions from these discussions have set the direction. The results brochure, key graphics and further information can be found at www.renewbility.de .
An overview of all BMUB mobility projects can be found here: www.mobil-wandel.de
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