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ForEWorD
Dear Readers,
The consistent and rapid expansion of renewable energies is a core element of a modern,
sustainable and secure energy system in Germany. The extensive package of measures which
was adopted by the German Bundestag on 30 June 2011 created essential conditions for
speeding up the expansion process. Implementing these diverse measures is a major challenge
for our country.
In view of what we have already accomplished, I am very confident that, by working together
with citizens, companies, energy utilities and not least the stakeholders in the renewable energies
sector, we will succeed in implementing these measures over the coming decades on
the basis of a broad social consensus.
This brochure shows the development of renewable energies for 2010 and provides an overview
of the developments during the preceding years. For instance, in the electricity sector
alone the share of renewables in electricity consumption has increased from 6.4 percent to
around 17 percent within the past ten years. By 2020 at the latest, this share is to rise to at
least 35 percent. In the coming years, heat and cold from renewable sources, biogenic fuels
and electric mobility will also gain further importance and play a greater role in our energy
supply. Renewable energies avoid climate-damaging emissions and are consequently also
good for our environment. They strengthen our economy and create jobs in a sector with
huge potential for growth. Therefore, while our aim to cover at least 80 percent of electricity
consumption and at least 60 percent of total energy consumption with renewables by 2050 is
very ambitious, it is nevertheless feasible, and I will continue to do everything in my power
to forward this goal.
Dr. Norbert Röttgen
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Renewable Energy Sources in Figures
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