“Deceptive growth”

Rapid wind power development in Germany is not a sign of the Energiewende’s success - and the biggest changes in the country’s energy system are yet to come, writes Klaus Stratmann in an opinion piece in Handelsblatt. The transition was not just about expanding renewables, but “until now there are only hazy ideas on how to reach the next step of the Energiewende”, writes Stratmann. To take into account the volatility of renewable sources meant to “search for new possibilities to use the excess power [and to] ensure that enough reserves are available at times of low wind and little sun”, writes Stratmann.

Read the opinion piece (behind paywall) in German here.

For background read the CLEW factsheet How can Germany keep the lights on in a renewable energy future?