Transformation of Energetics: results and new perspectives

Abstract

The author considers results of German energetics development during the legislature duration 2014-2017 against the background of transformation of energetics goals on the base of valid statistics. These results are contradicting ones: on the first hand, substitution of hydrocarbon and nuclear fuels with renewable power sources was in progress; but on the other hand, translation of this tendency outside energetics failed. Thus, the tusk to reduce hydrocarbon emission and increase energy efficiency has been hindered. Furthermore, increase of unstable sources of energy generation and mutation of energetics geography require capital-intensive and knowledge-intensive modernization of nets; the low rate of the modernization hampers further increase of renewable power generation. In such circumstances, in spite of the fact that the new grand coalition government has come to power, one may expect a correction of previous course in the energy policy. The author predicts the perspective lines of such alterations.

Keywords

• germany
• transformation of energetics
• energy production by types of energy carriers
• climate policy
• electric network
• energy efficiency