02 Mar 2018

Successful implementation could turn Germany’s Energiewende into a model for the world to follow

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

Germany’s energy transition is not yet perceived as a model for other countries to follow, but a successful implementation could still make it a success story and an inspiration, according to the study ’Energiewende, an interim review – International expert assessment’ authored by Thomas Cunningham, Annika Hedberg, Syed Nazakat, and Lixia Yao. The authors conclude that the fast rollout of renewables is a partial success achieved at high costs, while the modernisation and extension of the power grid remains much too slow, and the European context has not been taken sufficiently into account.

Find the study in German here.

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