Annual Report 2010 - Verein der Kohlenimporteure eV

Photovoltaics made enormous progress, growing by
about 80% from 24 PJ to 45 PJ or 1.46 Mtce. The share
of all renewable energies in primary energy consumption
increased from 8.9% to 9.4%. The 1,320 PJ or 45 Mtce
from renewables were utilised as shown below:
generation of electricity;
heating market; and
production of fuel.
Energy Productivity Continues to Improve –
But Below Average
Energy productivity – measured in euros per gigajoule
– improved temperature adjusted by 1.6% in 2010. The
best way to evaluate the structural development is to
use values adjusted for temperature and stock changes:
Energy Productivity
2009 2010
Difference
in %
Gross Domestic Product (€ bn)
Primary Energy Consumption
in Petajoules
(Adjusted for temperature and
2,169 2,248 3.6
stock changes) 13,610 13,853 1.8
Energy Productivity (in €/GJ) 159 162 - 1.6
HT-D3 Source: AGEB, provisional data
This growth in energy productivity almost reached the
long-term average of 1.8% (1990-2010).
Electricity Generation Increases Significantly
by 5.2%
Gross electricity generation in Germany in 2010 grew
by 32 TWh or 5.2% from about 593 TWh in 2009 to
625 TWh. German consumption increased by about 29
Energy Mix for Gross Power Generation
Energy Source
Lignite
Nuclear Energy
Hard Coal
Natural Gas
Mineral Oil
Renewable Energies
Others
2008
TWh
150.6
148.8
124.6
86.7
9.2
92.7
24.6
2009
TWh
145.6
134.9
107.9
78.8
9.6
94.9
21.5
2010
TWh
145.9
140.6
117.4
83.7
8.1
103.0
26.0
Difference
2009/2010 TWh
0.3
5.7
9.5
4.9
- 1.5
8.1
4.5
Total 637.3 593.2 624.7 31.5
HT-D4 Source: AGEB
The volume of cross-border electricity trade (total
of imports and exports) amounted to 101 TWh or
16% of gross power generation in 2010, representing
an increase of 6 TWh. Almost all sources of energy
contributed to the increased supply of electricity.
Only generation from wind and petroleum products
registered decreases. Generation from hard coal grew
the most in absolute terms. Production increased by 9.5
The use of lignite, essentially for base load, remained
almost constant.
The installed capacity of wind turbines rose by about
wind turbines were in operation. Despite the additional
installed capacity of about 5.5%, production dropped
from 38.6 TWh to 36.5 TWh (-5.5%). Wind turbines
therefore supplied approximately 1,342 full-load hours
in 2010, only 15.3% of their annual capacity. This was
chiefly because there was little wind in 2010 compared
with the long-term average, clearly indicating that this
means of generating electricity is not suitable to cover
the grid load requirements.
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