The secret recipe for citizen energy: bankability

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:00:27 +0000

When the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) led to a wind and solar boom starting in 2000, many environmentalists abroad looked to Germany - including California. But the proposals in California in the mid aught years met with skepticism from large wind and PV manufacturers – of all people. Solar campaigners did not understand their reluctance; after all, such laws would only make the cake bigger for these companies. But the entrepreneurs were concerned only about the size of their piece of the cake, not the size of the whole cake. To understand why they may have been right, we need to dig a little deeper.

Let’s talk about values, not just prices

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:45:05 +0000

In Germany, the expansion of wind power collapsed by around 90% in 2019. In 2020 the solar industry is threatened with collapse. One other thing makes less headlines: Citizen energy has almost come to a standstill. Yet, the second European Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) of 2018 stipulates that citizen’s energy must be given special support. And Germany of all countries – once a pioneer in the...

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Community Renewables Podcast

The secret recipe for citizen energy: bankability

Let’s talk about values, not just prices