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    EW-R-3: Electricity storage options

    A block diagram shows with two columns each for the years 2011 to 2017 the net nominal capacity for installed and under construction turbine operation as well as the gross nominal capacity for installed pumping operation in gigawatts. There is a significant increasing trend for both installed turbine operation and turbine capacity under construction. No trend is discernible for installed pumping operation.

    … for installed pumping operation. Source: BNetzA (monitoring according to § 35 EnWG; power plant list) Download image (95.86 kB) Tags Competence Centre on Climate …

  • Press release 12/2020 from 16.03.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Renewables cover 17.1 percent of gross final energy consumption in Germany in 2019

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … the expansion of renewable generation capacities is declining overall. Onshore wind power in particular is suffering as a result of prevailing conditions: the net newly … in 2019. Since 2000, 2008 was the only other year in which installed wind onshore power was lower. Gains in the installation of new photovoltaic systems cannot fully … Dirk Messner said: "There is no way around it; we need to return to more wind power installation if we want to replace phased out coal-generated electricity with …

  • Press release 04/2016 from 03.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Sharp decrease of climate gases in Germany in 2014

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … in transport and agriculture sectors Renewable energies include wind and solar power, biomass, geothermal energy and hydropower Source: Jose Juan Castellano / Fotolia.com Emissions of Germany’s greenhouse … million tonnes compared to 2013. The greatest reduction was achieved in electric power generation (20.9 million tonnes) although the power export balance continued …

  • KomPass: Article from 07.01.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Adaptation at the Federal Level

    the Reichstags dome behind plants

    … businesses and society can get support in the form of information and tools for their handling of the consequences of climate change. The German … businesses and society can get support in the form of information and tools for their handling of the consequences of climate change. The German …

  • Appointment from 01.12.2020

    Compliance digital III

    … to provide information on request, and about how they can use the AskREACH IT tools to meet these obligations. What information are enterprises obliged to provide …

  • News from 18.12.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2023

    Climate protection is also possible without nuclear energy

    Installation of a Photovoltaic system on a roof

    … in Dubai, there is talk of a tripling of electricity generation from nuclear power, which is supposedly essential for climate protection. The Factsheet “What is … nuclear energy unrealistic The factsheet also shows that tripling today's nuclear power plant capacity is not realistic. Such an increase in today's nuclear energy … the climate targets was developed as part of the project “Climate impact of nuclear power based on an (empirical) analysis of GHG emissions along the entire value …

  • Press release 08/2018 from 26.03.2018 | Last changed: 05.04.2018

    Green house gas emissions 2017 on the decline, slightly

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … that less hard coal was used to generate electricity due to the high level of wind power feed-in. Also, hard coal-operated power plants with a total capacity of more … were either decommissioned or put on the grid reserve in 2017. Two lignite-powered power plants were put on safety standby in the fourth quarter of the year. … not a significant factor in the rise of emissions. Coupled with the trend to more powerful engines in cars, this accounted for an increase of no more than 0.2 million …

  • Press release 09/2018 from 02.04.2019 | Last changed: 16.04.2019

    Climate footprint 2018: 4.5 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions

    Kraftwerk

    … accounted for approximately 14 million tonnes of CO2 (4.5% reduction). Electric power generation from renewable energies increased in 2018 with a decline in power production with all fossil fuels, due in part to the shutdown of power plants. Hard coal reflected the greatest decline in emissions, which is in …

  • News from 26.05.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Making the EU Emissions Trading System fit for the future

    Europaflaggen wehen im Wind vor einem Regierungsgebäude

    … of action of the MSR in different emission scenarios with the help of a calculation tool developed by the Öko-Institut. Assuming that emissions from the stationary ETS … and the paper proposes a simplified rule-based determination to compensate for power plant closures. Associated content Links DEHSt – Further Development of EU ETS …