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Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/energiebunker-iba-hamburg
Berlin/Stuttgart, 16 November 2017. Baden-Württemberg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bavaria are the leading federal states in the field of renewable energies. This is the result of the comparison of the federal states published today, which the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) have prepared for the fifth time on behalf of and in cooperation with the Agency for Renewable Energies (AEE). Based on 59 indicators, the analysis assesses in detail the political efforts and successes of the federal states in the use of renewable energies as well as in the associated economic and technical transformation. Hesse, Berlin and Saarland are at the bottom of the ranking.
The federal states are important players in the energy transition. They not only implement the energy goals of the federal government and the EU with concrete expansion on the ground, but they can also decisively advance or slow down the progress of the energy transition through their own goals, priorities and programmes as well as the design of framework conditions. The Comparison of Renewable Energies in Germany by DIW Berlin, ZSW and AEE shows the political efforts as well as the successes in the use of renewable energies and in technological and economic structural change on the basis of 59 individual indicators and in four summarising indicator groups. On the one hand, indicators record, for example, the energy policy programmes of the respective federal states, the shares of renewable energies in energy consumption and the successes in expanding individual technologies such as wind power or solar energy. On the other hand, research efforts in the field of renewable energies, support for the settlement of companies from the sector and patent applications in this field are analysed.
"With the Renewable Energies Comparison of the German Federal States, which is now in its fifth year, we can make the energy transition developments comparable at the federal level and thus assess who is acting particularly successfully and where there is still potential for optimisation," explains Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Energy, Transport and Environment Department at DIW Berlin. "The current study shows new highs for many indicators, for example with regard to the shares of renewable energies in the federal states and a progressive expansion in the various technologies. In general, most countries are on the right track, even if there are differences in the pace of development," Kemfert continues.
The highest number of points in the current overall ranking was achieved by Baden-Württemberg, which thus reached the top position for the first time. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania came in second. Both states improved by one position compared to the last ranking in 2014. The last leader, Bavaria, achieved the third-highest total number of points.
Prof. Dr. Frithjof Staiß, Executive Director of the ZSW, comments on the results: "The variety of indicators allows a detailed classification of the strengths and weaknesses of each federal state. The three front-runners alone differ significantly here: Baden-Württemberg scores above all with its political input for the use of renewable energies, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is strong in the area of structural change and Bavaria continues to show high expansion rates for renewables."
"However, not everything is bad in Saarland, which brings up the rear, nor is Baden-Württemberg a pioneer in all areas and could now lay its hands in its lap," Staiß continues. "There is potential for improvement there, for example, in the economic importance of renewable energies. In this area, on the other hand, the last-placed Saarland can at least score points in the development of sales with renewable technologies."
While progress can be seen in most individual indicators for all countries, there are also backward trends in various places in individual countries, for example in the share of renewables in district heating or in the development of energy-related CO2 emissions. Philipp Vohrer, AEE Managing Director, comments: "Even where encouraging values can be noted, the system transformation is far from complete. The study clearly shows where things are going wrong and where there is still an urgent need for action. There is still room for improvement everywhere - here we can learn something from the countries that scored better on the individual points. For the successful realisation of the energy transition and in particular the achievement of the climate goals, further efforts are needed, also and especially in the federal states.
The entire study as well as a summary, reflections on the individual countries and charts to the results can be found collected on the page www.foederal-erneuerbar.de/bundeslaendervergleich-erneuerbare-energien.
Under the link you will also find some downloadable Quotes from AEE Managing Director Philipp Vohrer on the background to the comparison of the federal states and on the results of the individual states.
The study was prepared as part of the Federal Renewable Energy project with funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
The DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research) has been one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany since 1925. It researches economic and socio-scientific correlations in socially relevant subject areas and advises politics and society on this basis. The institute is networked nationally and internationally, provides research infrastructure that is used worldwide and promotes young researchers. DIW Berlin is independent and, as a member of the Leibniz Association, is predominantly financed by public funds.
www.diw.de
The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) is one of the leading institutes for applied research in the fields of photovoltaics, renewable fuels, battery technology and fuel cells as well as energy system analysis. Around 230 scientists, engineers and technicians are currently employed at the three ZSW locations in Stuttgart, Ulm and Widderstall. In addition, there are 90 scientific and student assistants.
The ZSW is a member of the Innovationsallianz Baden-Württemberg (innBW), an association of 13 non-university, business-related research institutes.
www.zsw-bw.de
Keywords:
Stakeholders, DE-News, Renewable, Climate protection, New books and studies, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, News Blog Bavaria, News Blog Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, PV, PlusEnergy house/settlement, SDG 2030, Environmental policy
Today, Thursday, the European Parliament voted on new rules on occupational pensions (1). Thanks to the persistence of the European Parliament's negotiating delegation, sustainable and environmental criteria must be taken into account in future investments, as we Greens/EFA Group have proposed.
Sven Giegold, the Greens/EFA Group's financial and economic spokesperson, said: "The new rules on occupational pensions enshrine the phase-out of fossil fuels in European law for the first time. This is a great success to strengthen investments in sustainable products. In future, pension funds will have to take social and environmental standards into account when they invest. This will protect policyholders from heavy losses when the phase-out of fossil fuels comes. Customers will receive more and better information about the investments. The new rules are therefore good for customers and the climate. Pension funds must act now and exit fossil fuel investments."
(1) At present, occupational pension funds manage assets of around 3300 billion euros across Europe. When it comes to investments, occupational pension funds will have to pursue a divestment strategy in future, i.e. say goodbye to fossil fuels. They must invest customers' money according to social and ecological criteria and take good corporate governance into account. In the case of financial investments in fossil fuels, internal risk assessments must now mandatorily include any losses in value resulting from climate change. In addition, policyholders will receive more detailed information on their expected insurance benefits and on the costs of the pension fund.
Keywords:
Renewable, Climate protection, News Blog Europe (without DE), SDG 2030, Environmental policy
"The building sector is responsible for around one third of all CO2-emissions in Germany. To achieve a climate-neutral building stock by 2050, the energy refurbishment of existing buildings alone is not enough," explains Michael Zahn, CEO of Deutsche Wohnen SE. "We also need to exploit the technological possibilities for CO2-Reduction to the fullest and open up the opportunity for our tenants to live sustainably."
Together with GETEC, Deutsche Wohnen will in future jointly develop offers for green tenant electricity and electric mobility for its tenants. As an important contribution to the energy transition in the big city, the companies want to promote decentralised power supply by means of photovoltaic (PV) systems in the neighbourhoods. Around 1,000 PV systems will be installed on the roofs of Deutsche Wohnen's properties - the first 20 will go into operation this year. The electricity generated by these systems will be directly available to the tenants in the buildings as green tenant electricity, without first being fed through the grid. This conserves resources and relieves the strain on electricity grids. Even small solar systems with a peak output of 38 kilowattsPeak (kWP) save around 14 tonnes of CO2 in. In Deutsche Wohnen's portfolios, the savings potential thus amounts to a total of around 14,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
"Deutsche Wohnen has been investing in improving the carbon footprint of its properties for years. The expansion of photovoltaics is the next logical step towards climate-neutral living and working. We will invest around 50 million euros in this over the next ten years," says Michael Zahn.
In the future, the decentrally generated electricity will also be used to charge e-vehicles in the respective residential complexes, among other things. Together with GETEC, Deutsche Wohnen intends to set up more than 2,000 charging points across Germany. Planning for the first joint charging infrastructure projects has already begun. The investment volume amounts to approximately 25 million euros.
"Together with Deutsche Wohnen, we are creating needs-based electric charging infrastructure in neighbourhoods across Germany, sending a clear signal for the mobility turnaround," says Dr Karl Gerhold, managing partner of GETEC Energie Holding GmbH, underlining the aims of the collaboration.
Deutsche Wohnen and GETEC will establish the joint company SYNVIA mobility GmbH for the construction and operation of electric charging stations. The electricity generated in the districts will be marketed by the new joint company SYNVIA energy GmbH.
Source: Deutsche Wohnen PM dated 29 September 2020
Keywords:
Stock, DE-News, Renewable, News Blog Berlin, PV, eMobility
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Time-lapse of the construction of the ZEB Lab in Trondheim (Norway) until April 2020
Completion: May 2020
Address
ZEB laboratory
Address: Att. SINTEF Community
Høyskoleringen 7B, 7034 Trondheim, NORWAY
www.sintef.no/community
Links
Project: https://zeblab.no/
Photos: https://zeblab.no/photos
https://blog.sintef.com/…thermal-batteries-with-biowax…
Keywords:
CO2-neutral, Energy storage, Movies, Movies < 4 Min, Building, University, Wood construction, NaWaRohs, News Blog Europe (without DE), News Blog Norway, PV, PlusEnergy house/settlement
