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Winter 2018 European Energy Innovation 71
GERMANY ENERGY
reliable incentives for reducing energy consumption of transport Leeway to make decisions and
carbon emissions and enables a in order to reduce total energy participation promote social
marketbased innovative optimisation consumption and significantly acceptance
across sector boundaries that is increase the proportion of renewable The next phase of the energy
open to a range of technologies. The energy in the transport sector. transition will affect citizens more
necessary policy decisions on energy than today – through distribution
infrastructures must be made in good Electricity as well as gaseous and issues of energy transition costs
time, to, for example, further develop liquid fuels must be 100 per cent as well as structural changes and
the gas infrastructure or to build an based on renewable energy sources how they affect each person’s own
infrastructure for hybrid trolley trucks. in the future. At the same time, new working and living environment.
mobility strategies are needed to They are challenged to muster the
Building stock and energy sector curb the further increase in traffic necessary private investments as
require the highest investments and, at best, reduce traffic altogether. well as to accept and accelerate the
A successful energy transition will Overall, the transport, energy and IT changes with energy applications,
require continued high investments infrastructures must be planned in a such as in the field of mobility.
by all building owners over the next much more integrated manner across Politicians now face the task of
three decades when it comes to the sectors and the fee and taxation continuously tracking and highlighting
refurbishing their building stock, along systems must be aligned with the the opportunities of the large-scale
with increasing the refurbishment energy transition targets. energy transition project. Citizens
rate from 1.0 to at least 1.4 per cent. themselves need sufficient leeway to
Stimulating and consolidating this A successful energy transition take action as well as participate and
investment dynamics requires a is embedded in international design options for their investment
carefully selected mix of incentive- developments decisions.
focussed instruments, which A sustainable energy system
emphasise stimulus over compulsory in Germany requires balancing The dena Study Integrated Energy
regulations, must be constantly possibilities of a further-developed Transition was conducted by the
reviewed and, if necessary, adapted. common European electricity market, Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena) –
an international trade for synthetic the German Energy Agency – along
Extensive balancing effects within renewable energy carriers (Power with scientific experts and more
Germany and the European Fuels) and a further decrease in cost than 60 companies and industry
integrated grid will be required for of key energy transition technologies associations from all sectors involved
an efficient electricity system with due to global demand. The energy in the energy transition, including
very high proportions of renewable transition can only succeed if it is also energy providers, grid operators,
energy sources. In order to achieve a success in terms of industrial and consultancy firms and industrial
this, investments must be made in economic policy. On the one hand, companies from all sectors as well as
the transmission and distribution this requires instruments to protect industry associations.
grids beyond the existing network German industry from competi-
development plan by 2030. In tive disadvantages due to German The study partners worked together to
addition to the continuous expansion climate protection requirements define and explore various scenarios,
of renewable power generation, (carbon leakage protection), which opportunities for development and
new investments in gas-fired power are higher than in other countries, interdependencies. Scientific experts
plants are needed in alignment with and international agreements for modelled the scenarios. After an
neighbouring European countries. global trade. On the other hand, the interim conclusion in October 2017,
They ensure security of supply growing global demand for energy the transformation trajectories were
when the guaranteed capacity from transition technologies also offers once again discussed, revised and
nuclear power plants is no longer export opportunities for the German calculated. The final version was
available and the guaranteed capacity companies. published in June 2018. l
from coal-fired power plants is only
available to a limited extent. For further information please contact:
The energy transition in transport Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)
is based on several pillars
The electrification of propulsion German Energy Agency Tel.: +49 (0)30 66 777-757
technologies is a major driver of the
energy transition in the transport Christoph Jugel E-mail: jugel@dena.de
sector – but it is not alone. A major
factor is the reduction of the specific Director, Energy Systems dena.de/integrated-energy-transition
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