Strategies in Photovoltaic Research and Development — Market Introduction Programs

Staiß, Frithjof; Räuber, A.

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“…Several dozen cities opted for this model, including Bonn and Nuremberg. As the process first started in Aachen, this is known as the Aachen model (Solarenergieförderverein, 2002;Staiss & Räuber, 2002). 4 Additional help came from several Länder market-introduction programs, most strongly in North Rhine-Westphalia.…”

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Renewable Electricity Policy in Germany, 1974 to 2005

Lauber

Mez

2006

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society

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Of the large industrial countries, Germany is clearly leading with regard to new renewable energy sources, occupying first rank in terms of installed capacity for wind energy and second for photovoltaics. This is not because of an exceptional natural resource base but because of public policy in this area, despite the fact that this policy was conducted in a lukewarm fashion until 1998. In any case, it led to a remarkable expansion of this sector. The Red-Green coalition, in office from 1998 to 2005, developed the vision of achieving 50% and more of electricity generated from renewable energy sources by 2050, a goal that seems well accepted by the public but not by the established energy interests. There seems to be a good chance that the Conservative-Social Democratic coalition, which took office in November 2005, will continue this course.

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Section: Makeshift Support For Solar Pvmentioning

confidence: 99%

Renewable Electricity Policy in Germany, 1974 to 2005

Lauber

Mez

2006

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society

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“…Several dozen cities opted for this model, including Bonn and Nuremberg. As the process first started in Aachen, this is known as the Aachen model (Solarförderverein, 2002;Staiss and Räuber, 2002). 5 Additional help came from several Länder market introduction programmes, most strongly in North Rhine-Westphalia.…”

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Three Decades of Renewable Electricity Policies in Germany

Lauber

Mez

2004

Energy & Environment

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Of the large industrial countries, Germany is clearly leading with regard to new renewable energy sources, occupying the first rank in terms of installed wind energy capacity, and the second rank in photovoltaics. This capacity is not due to an exceptional natural resource base but to policy, despite the fact that this policy was conducted in a rather lukewarm fashion until 1997. This led to a remarkable expansion of this sector. The red-green coalition, in office since 1998, developed the vision of achieving 50 percent and more of electricity generated from RES by 2050, a goal that seems well accepted by the public but not by the established energy interests or the leaders of the conservative-liberal opposition, even though the cost appears to be comparatively modest. The article gives a historical account of German RES-E policy since 1974 and focuses in particular on the evolution of "feed-in" legislation from 1990 to 2004. The first 15 years of RES-E policy after 1974 were devoted to R&D. Market creation measures only came into effect after 1988; of these, the Feed-In Law was the most important. During the 1990s, it barely managed to survive, but significant improvement occurred after the 1998 election; the new majority greatly strengthened RES-E support, particularly for photovoltaics and biomass. However, this legislation is still not fully accepted on both the domestic and the EU levels.

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Strategies in Photovoltaic Research and Development — Market Introduction Programs

Cited by 2 publications

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Renewable Electricity Policy in Germany, 1974 to 2005

Renewable Electricity Policy in Germany, 1974 to 2005

Three Decades of Renewable Electricity Policies in Germany

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