In 2000, Germany has forced a law that encourages and promotes the use of renewable energy sources. “This act enables any company or individual who meets the technical and legal requirements to sell renewable electricity into the power grid for a guaranteed, long-term price for each kilowatt-hour sold.” (worldwatch.org).
Current Status:
Wind turbines, hydroelectric plants, solar cells, and biogas digesters cover about 17% of the electricity in Germany. The German Ministry for the Environment and Reactor Safety states that these renewable sources has generated 100 TWh in 2010.
The following table shows how much does every source – conventional and renewable – generates in Germany.
Goals For the Future:
Germany’s government does not stop at that far. They have grater goals to achieve in the field of energy.
By the end of this decade, Germans target to increase the renewable share in total heat supply to 14%, and to 10% in final energy consumption in the transport sector.
“These targets will also help to lower greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 40 percent by 2020 and by 80 to 95 percent by 2050 (compared to 1990). To this end, the government aims to reduce electricity consumption by 10 percent by 2020 and by 25 percent by 2050, while primary energy consumption is to fall by 20 percent by 2020 and 50 percent by 2050.” (Renewable Energy Sources in Figures 9).
Sources:
http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/files/english/pdf/application/pdf/broschuere_ee_zahlen_en_bf.pdf
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How Germans are involved in going green in Germany ?
The German government had passed a law that promotes the use of renewable energy resources.