Commenting on the agreement between the EU Commission, Council and Parliament on the further expansion of renewable energies in Europe Julia Verlindenspokeswoman for Alliance 90/The Greens in the German Bundestag for energy policy:The German government has been unsuccessful in putting the brakes on community energy. Europe is now ensuring that the hurdles and fees for self-generation and consumption of renewable electricity are lowered. The storage and sale of electricity from small systems will also become much easier thanks to the EU regulations. This is good news from Brussels for the decentralised energy transition and the participation of people in the conversion of their energy supply.
In contrast, the expansion target for renewable energies in Europe is falling far short of requirements. Economics Minister Altmaier is currently driving the energy transition against the wall, and not just in Germany. He has also done his utmost in Brussels to ensure that the expansion targets are set too low. We need much more renewable energy and also more energy efficiency in order to ensure a clean energy supply and achieve the Paris climate protection targets. After all, climate protection is about nothing less than our livelihoods.
Press release Alliance 90/The Greens from 14 June 2018
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The state of Lower Saxony has launched a new funding program for battery storage. The funding guidelines were published in the Lower Saxony Ministerial Gazette on 21 October. Applications can be submitted to the NBank with immediate effect.
