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The volume of electricity generated by combined heat and power (CHP) has been increasing and almost steadily until 2017.The decline in CHP electricity generation between 2017 and 2018 is due to a change in energy statistics: Since 2018, CHP plants have been recorded more accurately.The CHP Act stipulates that CHP should generate 110 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2020. In 2025, the target... read more
The share of renewable energies in electricity consumption increased from 6.3 % to 41.1 % between 2000 and 2021.The share of renewable energies in gross final energy consumption increased from 6.2 % (2004) to 19.7 % (2021).The goal of increasing the share of renewable energies in gross final energy consumption to 18 % by 2020 was achieved.The 2030 targets can only be achieved with considerable add... read more
Energy efficiency of an economy can be measured using the indicator ‘final energy productivity’.Between 1990 and 2020 final energy productivity increased by 64 %.The German Federal Government aims to increase final energy productivity by 2.1 % every year.Between 2008 and 2020 the annual average growth has been 1.4 %. This is significantly below the target. read more
Overall, primary energy consumption in Germany has been decreasing slightly. Between 1990 and 2021 it fell by 18 %.According to the political targets of the German federal government, consumption is to be reduced by 30 % by 2030 and by 50 % by 2050.Since 2008, energy consumption has fallen by an average of 1.3 % per year. In order to achieve the 2030 target, primary energy consumption would have t... read more
Final energy consumption associated with buildings decreased by 17 % between 2008 and 2018.However, according to the 2010 Energy Concept, the indicator should be decreasing by 20 % between 2008 and 2020.This target is to be achieved with the help of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan and the Energy Efficiency Strategy for Buildings. read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
