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4 The Fukushima disaster has heightened the debate about the future of nuclear energy, especially in Germany. In China, the government wants to reconsider the decision to build 40 new nuclear reactors by 2016; all approval procedures have been suspended for the time being. The same is happening in Russia that wants to erect 26 new nuclear power plants over the next 20 years. In the EU, Energy Commissioner Oettinger announced stress tests to assess the safety of the Union’s nuclear power plants. After the German Energy Concept is Before a new Energy Concept? While in China, Russia and also in neighbouring European countries, it cannot be assumed de facto that new nuclear power plants will not be built, the German Federal Government has just embarked on the opposite course. The decision taken in autumn 2010 to extend the lifetime of Germany’s nuclear power plants was suspended for three months by a moratorium; the seven oldest nuclear reactors were taken off the grid, an ethics committee was established to evaluate nuclear energy and, only a few weeks later, Germany announced its plan to end electricity generation from nuclear power plants by 2020 at the latest. At the same time, the Energy Concept that was also adopted in the autumn of 2010 is to be reviewed. Being based solely on climate protection, it neglected security of supply and economic factors. Utopian aspirations are one thing, but somewhat more realism could have been expected of the black-yellow Federal Government. The current Energy Concept was already subject to criticism; most of its objectives are unrealistic and over-ambitious, because they are based on questionable assumptions. Furthermore, the huge costs and risks of the - It does not make sense to keep formulating new objectives, to set even more ambitious timeframes and to play down the impact on electricity tariffs or to deny any imminent bottlenecks in the electricity supply network. Is a concept
Requirements of an Energy Policy to 2020 – An Urgent Re-evaluation of Coal In the opinion of VDKi, policymakers should, on the basis of the most recent experience, further develop and detail the positions set out in the Energy Concept. This should include a re-evaluation of fossil-fuelled power generation, 1. A Measured and Realistic Energy Transformation A U-turn in energy supply choices is wanted politically and socially for reasons of climate protection and is not questioned. It must, however, remain economically feasible and must not have a negative impact on security of supply, in order to be successful in the long run. Coal is the supporting pillar of a bridge to a safe, competitive and environmentally friendly supply of energy. 2. No Risk to Security of Supply Power must be available reliably 24 hours a day for industry, commerce and households as well as public services. If it is accepted that renewable energy sources have priority feed-in, then coal must bring security to power generation today and tomorrow during times when renewables are not available. With increasing non-dispatched power and priority feed-in, balancing the network will become even more challenging. According to expert opinion, several thousand kilometres of new extra-high voltage lines are needed by 2020 in order to transport wind power generated in North Germany to the consumption centres in West and South Germany. Bearing in mind that today not even 100 km have been constructed and that citizens are protesting against almost all infrastructure projects, the ambitious schedules of the Federal Government must be examined and adapted to reality. 3. Curb Subsidy for Green Electricity with a Harmonised European Approach that is Openly Transparent Shown in the Federal Budget An industrial base such as Germany depends on reliable electricity at competitive prices. The costs to promote power generation from wind, sun and water should therefore no longer be passed through to the power consumer, but should be openly shown as a subsidy from the federal budget. Otherwise, the competitivity of Germany as an industrial centre with competitive energy prices is in serious danger because of the enormous costs of renewable energy sources. With a functioning EU Emissions Trading Scheme, to protect the climate, the Renewable Energy Sources Act does not make sense. Furthermore, it appears that wind and solar capacities are developed where they obtain the highest subsidies and not where the best wind or sun conditions exist. It is all the more important to harmonise renewables support across the EU in order to deploy renewable energy where it is most economical. 5
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