State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Rainer Baake (3rd from right) with representatives of the five model regions
Energy system

Showcases demonstrating the future of the energy transition

Five model regions are testing technologies for our future energy system. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is providing more than 200 million euros for this work, in which more than 200 companies are involved.

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Illustration: Jobs in the renewables sector, by selected world region.

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Working in the field of renewables

Across the European Union, 1.2 million people work in the the renewables sector. This figure is second only to China’s. This is just one of the facts we learned from the 2016 World Energy Outlook, which was presented in Berlin on 30 November.

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Efficiency

Cut down on your energy consumption, not the number of lights

It’s nearly Christmas! Choose some energy-efficient fairy lights and lamps that can be dimmed to summon the Christmas spirit and lower your electricity bill at the same time.

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Presentation by female engineer at construction site.
International

Energy solutions from Germany are in high demand around the world

German technology, expertise and political dialogue on the energy transition help countries such as China and Morocco to build up high-performance and long-lasting energy supply systems. This development opens up a large number of opportunities for German firms to export their products.

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Illustration: Renewable energy sources, emlectric grid and a house (consumers) under a looking glass.

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What is a ‘passive house’?

There is one thing that passive houses do extremely well: save energy! How do these buildings, which are particularly energy-efficient, work? And what kind of funding is available for those wanting to build a passive house?

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Jochen Homann, President of the Bundesnetzagentur

Quote of the week

“Electricity consumers in Germany continue to benefit from having a large number of suppliers. Approximately four million household customers switched electricity supplier in 2015. That is about 231,000 more than in the previous year.”

Jochen Homann, President of the Bundesnetzagentur during the presentation of the 2016 monitoring report on the development of the German electricity and gas markets

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Dena launches a global energy transition award for young companies

The German Energy Agency (dena) has launched an international competition entitled ‘Start Up Energy Transition’. Young companies can submit their ideas for new business models and their visions for the energy transition until 31 January 2017. Find out more

German Sustainability Award honours company manufacturing thermoelectric modules

In the category of research, the German Sustainability Award was awarded to Evonik this year. The company was honoured for developing a new manufacturing process that helps mass-produce thermoelectric modules at a very low cost. The project receives funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Find out more

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