According to BDEW Chairman Stefan Kapferer, if Germany achieves the goal of 65% of new energy market share in 2030, it must add 100 GW of wind and solar installed capacity based on the currently installed 120 GW.
Kapferer, speaking at the annual conference of BDEW, said that in Germany's energy revolution from fossil fuels to clean energy, energy growth potential is huge. At the same time, it also emphasizes the need to change government policies to achieve Germany's ambitious goals.
Germany's offshore wind power hopes to increase its offshore wind power installed capacity from the current 15GW to 20GW by 2030, and achieve the goal of 35GW in 2035. The photovoltaic industry is requesting cancellation of the 52 GW support ceiling. It is expected that this year's or next year will reach cumulative capacity in Germany.
Luise Wolff, president of BDEW, told SÜD reporters that Germany needs to increase its wind energy by 10-11 GW per year to meet its 2030 goals.
Kapferer also said that it favors the introduction of a carbon dioxide tax in the heating and transportation sector and calls on the Prime Minister Angela Merkel's Christian Democracy Coalition (CDU supports climate protection measures, albeit at a very high cost. “Climate protection must be calculated in federal budget spending, Otherwise we will not be able to achieve our climate goals."
German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze supported BDEW's policy change requirements during the event. The speech at the BDEW conference is as follows: "I am very pleased that you have put pressure on the government. We need to turn this pressure into motivation to speed up the action, the previous process is too slow." And promise that 2019 will become the "year of action for climate protection decision-making" .
In recent months, Berlin school climate activists and “YouTubers” have faced tremendous pressure to strike, and they are demanding more rapid energy transitions, coal exports and the introduction of carbon dioxide taxes.
However, Schulze said that the carbon dioxide tax alone will not solve the climate crisis and urges a socially compatible solution. Schulze also called for the elimination of PV support for on-line and onshore wind power rules, and said she hopes to see a better energy vision from alliance partners.
BDEW is researching upcoming issues and offering different alternative solutions. The concept of introducing electricity-gas technology has also been proposed to link the power sector to industry, heating and transportation.
