New Government New Policy - New Development? A status report on Germany

by Peter AhmelsPresident of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE)

EWECAthens, March 2006

Wind energy in Germany: installed capacityAs of: 1/2006Total: 18,428 MW Newly installed in 2005: 1,808 MW

Wind energy in Europe: installed capacity

Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG): Targets

High acceptance of increasing utilisation of windpower%Latest surveys:

Source: BEE, 8/2004Fixed retail price 19.2 ct/kWhComponents of electricity price in ct/kWhAverage price of 1 kWh for an average German household

StandardTariffCt/kWhStandardized tariff onshore Study: Analysis of Effectiveness of Instruments in the Electricity SectorFraunhofer / ISI Karlsruhe 2005

ESDESEFRITUKATIEFactor of Effectivness %Price per kWh (ct)BEStudy: Analysis of Effectiveness of Instruments in the Electricity SectorFraunhofer / ISI Karlsruhe 2005

QuotaFixed priceTender-systemEfficiency of systems in Europe

Cost of electricity...

$/458gPrice of uranium

Price of gasct

Price of oil$/Bbl

Electricity price at stock exchange Leipzig> + 100% in 3 years /MWh

Feed-in tariffs for wind energy: 68% degression between 1991 and 2010

The perspective: cheap electricity due to wind energy

Costs of avoidance of CO2/t

Consequence of non-action: growing dependence on imports

Bottleneck gridno optimization (temperature monitoring)planning period > 10 years Height limits for turbines general distance recommendations for turbines next to settlementObstacles

Development of Wind Energy in Germany until 2020Megawattyear+ 11 TMW+12+10

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