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Renewable energy in Germany
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Renewable energy in Germany is mainly based on wind and biomass, plus solar and hydro. Germany had the world's largest photovoltaic installed capacity until 2014, and as of 2023 it has over 82 GW. It is also the world's third country by installed total wind power capacity, 64 GW in 2021 and second for offshore wind, with over 7 GW. Germany has been called "the world's first major renewable energy economy".
Jobs in the renewable energy sector in Germany in 2018
Jobs in the renewable energy sector in Germany in 2018
Survey of public opinion: Germans, who would accept a power plant close to their home.
Survey of public opinion: Germans, who would accept a power plant close to their home.
Image: Biogas Photovoltaik Wind
Image: Biogas Photovoltaik Wind
Image: Bernburg Energiegewinnung mit Windrädern
Image: Bernburg Energiegewinnung mit Windrädern
Renewable energy commercialization
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Renewable energy commercialization involves the deployment of three generations of renewable energy technologies dating back more than 100 years. First-generation technologies, which are already mature and economically competitive, include biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal power and heat. Second-generation technologies are market-ready and are being deployed at the present time; they include solar heating, photovoltaics, wind power, solar thermal power stations, and modern forms of bioenergy. Third-generation technologies require continued R&D efforts in order to make large contributions on a global scale and include advanced biomass gasification, hot-dry-rock geothermal power, and ocean energy. In 2019, nearly 75% of new installed electricity generation capacity used renewable energy and the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted that by 2025, renewable capacity will meet 35% of global power generation.
Biomass heating plant in Austria. The total heat power is about 1000 kW.
Biomass heating plant in Austria. The total heat power is about 1000 kW.
The 22,500 MW Three Gorges Dam in the People's Republic of China, the largest hydroelectric power station in the world
The 22,500 MW Three Gorges Dam in the People's Republic of China, the largest hydroelectric power station in the world
One of many power plants at The Geysers, a geothermal power field in northern California, with a total output of over 750 MW
One of many power plants at The Geysers, a geothermal power field in northern California, with a total output of over 750 MW
Solar energy technologies, such as solar water heaters, located on or near the buildings which they supply with energy, are a prime example of a soft
Solar energy technologies, such as solar water heaters, located on or near the buildings which they supply with energy, are a prime example of a soft energy technology.