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The Federal Minister of Economics, Katharina Reiche, has recently published the Energy Transition Monitoring Report, which focuses on increasing efficiency and reducing costs. The report, carried out externally by the scientific institutes BET and EWI on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, outlines a path towards sustainably affordable energy that requires more market and technological openness.
The report contains a clear yes to hydrogen, but Mrs. Reiche wants to distance herself from the strict definition of "green hydrogen" at EU level and treat carbon-neutral hydrogen equally. This move has not been explicitly attributed to any individual in the provided search results.
Dr. Simone Peter, President of the Federal Association of Renewable Energy e.V. (BEE), has predominantly approved of the Energy Transition Monitoring report. The BEE recognizes a clear commitment of the Minister to the climate goals and no realignment of energy policy in the report. They particularly welcome the Minister's reference to the need for compatibility and standardization in grid expansion.
However, Peter expressed concerns about hydrogen, stating that it is not sensible to dilute the term "green hydrogen" to such an extent. The BEE is ready to enter into a discourse about the further development of renewable energies.
The report also advises electricity prices to orient themselves to market mechanisms, not be artificially kept low by long-term support. All support measures and subsidies should be reviewed for their economic benefit and reduced to the absolutely necessary level, according to the report.
Mrs. Reiche has expressed a commitment to increasing the share of electricity generated from renewable energies to 80 percent by 2030. However, she has cautioned against a German pioneering role in renewable energies and called for energy policy efforts to be more strongly embedded in the European and international context.
The expansion of solar and wind energy has gone beyond the actual demand, according to the report. Instead, the current electrolyzer expansion targets would be replaced by flexible targets that orient themselves to demand.
Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Federal Managing Director of the German Environmental Aid (DUH), criticizes the Minister's emphasis on "planning realism" as a potential brake on the expansion of renewables.
The Minister has demanded clarity by the end of this year about the first tenders for the expansion of new gas power plants. The report is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy.
In conclusion, the Energy Transition Monitoring report presents a comprehensive plan towards a more efficient and cost-effective energy transition. It emphasizes the importance of market-compliant renewable energy promotion, grid expansion compatibility, and the need for flexible hydrogen targets. However, it also raises concerns about the potential impact of 'planning realism' on the expansion of renewables and the dilution of the 'green hydrogen' term.
