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“Green Power, not nuclear energy.” Germany will fully transition off nuclear by 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the academic breeding ground of Einstein, Freud, and many other internationally-known scholars, it should come as no surprise that Germany is at the forefront of modernizing an industry as complex as energy. Over the last two decades, Germany has been revamping its electricity sector with the ambitious goal of powering its economy almost entirely on renewable energy by 2050. And last Sunday, the country broke a new record<\/a> by acquiring nearly 75 percent of its total energy demand from renewable sources (mostly wind and solar). Even the European Union\u2019s recent announcement<\/a> that it will begin divesting in renewable energy by 2017 hasn\u2019t shaken Germany\u2019s ambition to forge ahead \u00a0in its quest to phase out fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

Energiewende<\/i> (the German term for \u2018energy transition\u2019) is by far the most aggressive clean energy effort among the G20<\/a> and could be as beneficial for other countries as it is for Germany. The German Institute for International and Security Affairs argues<\/a>, \u201cIf the [German] energy transition succeeds, it will serve as an international model… The allure of the German energy transition represents an important foreign policy resource, of which full use should be made.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the moment, Energiewende<\/i> is the closest thing the world has to a renewables-integration pilot on a national scale. If successful, this blueprint will expedite the broad scale integration of technologies that will be necessary to wean the world off fossil fuels and combat climate change.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s reasons for pursuing Energiewende <\/i>(Energy Transition):<\/b><\/p>\n

According<\/a> to the Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU), one of the two federal entities responsible for energy in Germany, and Energy Transition (2013)<\/a>, five of Germany\u2019s reasons for pursuing Energiewende<\/i> are:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Responsibility to future generations<\/b> to choose an alternative form of energy supply wherever it\u2019s technologically and economically feasible.<\/li>\n
  2. Lead international climate protection activity<\/b> by example.<\/li>\n
  3. Make the country less dependent on energy imports<\/b>. At present, Germany imports 97 percent of its oil, 90 percent of its natural gas, and two-thirds of its hard coal.<\/li>\n
  4. Tap the budding clean energy industry\u2019s economic potential <\/b>regarding both jobs and GDP.<\/li>\n
  5. Enable greater public participation in the energy sector<\/b> via demand-side production, local cooperatives, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Energiewende<\/i><\/b> goals and Germany\u2019s progress:<\/b><\/p>\n

    Table 1, below, highlights Germany\u2019s climate and energy goals, including reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a significant ramp-up of renewable energy (RE) sources, both in the total use of electricity and the country\u2019s overall consumption of energy (including oil, gas, nuclear, etc. and referred to as \u2018end-use energy\u2019 in the table), plus notable reductions in primary energy use, electricity consumption, and the country\u2019s buildings\u2019 use of energy. According to a 2013 report<\/a> from Poyry, these targets are not legally<\/i> binding (i.e. national targets of this level of ambition are not part of any legislative document). But they are politically<\/i> binding, for they appear in a range of official documents. This shows the level of ambition possible without introducing formal legislation.<\/p>\n

    Table 1 \u2013 Germany\u2019s Climate and Energy Targets<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    2020<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    2030<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    2040<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    2050<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    GHG (wrt* 1990)<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    -40%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    -55%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    -70%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    -80-95%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    RE share (electricity)<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    35%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    50%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    65%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    80-95%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    RE share (end-use energy)<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    18%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    30%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    45%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    60%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Primary energy (wrt 2008)<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    -20%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

    -50%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Electricity consumption (wrt 2008)<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    -10%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

    -25%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Energy requirements in buildings (wrt 2008)<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    -10% (heat)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

    -25% (primary energy)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Energy end-use productivity<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    2.1% annually<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Nuclear phase-out<\/b><\/td>\n\n

    All nuclear power plants must be switched off by 2022.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    *wrt = \u201cwith respect to\u201d<\/p>\n

    The law catalyzing Germany\u2019s renewable energy increases is the \u201cRenewable Energy Law\u201d (EEG), the first iteration of which was passed in 2000.\u00a0 Energiewende<\/i> was later conceived in September 2010 when the Federal Government adopted the Energy Concept<\/i><\/a>, which was revised in 2011 after the Fukushima meltdown inspired the German government to cut nuclear power from its envisioned electricity mix.<\/p>\n

    A little over a decade after the EEG and just a few years after Energiewende<\/i>\u2019s birth, the German energy landscape has been completely transformed.\u00a0 According to the Hertie School Experts on the German Federal Elections (2013)<\/a>, renewables\u2019 share in Germany\u2019s electricity generation has increased from three percent in 1990 to twelve percent in 2005 to more than 22 percent in 2013. In the first quarter of 2014, renewable energy resources met 27 percent<\/a> of the country\u2019s electricity demand, double the approximately thirteen percent of U.S. electricity supply powered by renewables as of November 2013.<\/p>\n

    What we can learn from Germany<\/b><\/p>\n

    One procedural insight Energiewende<\/i> has underscored is that an energy transition to renewables entails both accumulating megawatt hours and<\/i> optimizing this capacity. In Germany, renewables have become a central pillar of the electricity market. So now, the aim has expanded to optimizing the renewable energy mix through infrastructural and other investments geared towards making supply more responsive to demand. The past two years have seen multiple measures – such as the April 2014 bill<\/a> that aims to \u201ccontrol renewables growth [while] enhancing market integration\u201d \u2013 that water down incentives for Energiewende<\/i> for various reasons, foremost of which is cost containment. While far more renewable energy capacity is needed, enough has been amassed such that massive strides towards Energiewende\u2019<\/i>s goals can materialize in the form of optimization improvements, even if capacity additions are reduced.<\/p>\n

    EDF is at the forefront of leading a U.S. energy transition<\/a>. The German example reveals that, while aligning politics, policies, and governance structure for such a transition is a heavy lift requiring robust agenda-setting efforts, implementation occurs quickly and with overwhelming economic benefits once these pieces are in place. Though U.S. and German social, political, and economic contexts differ \u2013 and policy solutions that were successful in Germany might not suit the U.S. \u2013 there are many important lessons the U.S. can learn from Germany\u2019s experience with Energiewende<\/i>.<\/p>\n

    Catching up to a frontier is easier than forging one. Cell phones are prominent in many African villages that never had landlines.\u00a0 And followers can learn from leaders\u2019 inefficiencies. In the energy transition context, the U.S. has the benefit of learning from Germany\u2019s experience. Once the right policies and incentives are in place, the energy transition in the U.S. should occur even faster than it has in Germany.<\/p>\n

    Over the next five blog posts, I will describe best practices gleaned from the German experience and examine their U.S. applicability. The following blog series will focus on the Politics, Governance, Policy, Implementation, and Economy of Energiewende.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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