“The 3 stages of a country embracing renewable energy”
The energy transition of any given country can be divided into three phases, write Christopher Burger and Jens Weinmann in Harvard Business Review (HBR). Energiewende 1.0 is characterised by kick-starting renewables power production. Germany is currently in phase two, struggling with a large share of intermittent, weather dependent power sources, according to the authors. “In the third phase, which is yet to come for any country, we predict that the electricity supply industry will be forced to leave its roots as a public infrastructure service and become truly private businesses, with customized solutions for each producer and consumer,” write Burger and Weinmann.
Read the article in English here.
Also read the CLEW factsheet How can Germany keep the lights on in a renewable energy future?