Renewable energies are key pillar of German energy supply
Germany showed a strong increase in renewable electricity in 2011, reaching to 20 percent of its total energy supply in 2011. This is triple the amount of its share since 2000.
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The past year, the share of renewable energies in Germany's energy supply once again rose considerably. This is confirmed by preliminary estimates calculated by the Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat) for the German Environment Ministry. In particular in the electricity sector, renewable energies achieved a strong rise to around 20 percent of electricity consumption. In 2010, this share was around 17 percent. Based on a 6.4 percent share in total electricity consumption in 2000, the renewables' share roughly tripled by 2011.
Measured against the total final energy consumption (electricity, heat, mobility), renewable energies were able to further enhance their position: from 11.3 percent in 2010 to a current share of around 12 percent - around three times higher than 10 years ago.
These findings confirm that the German government remains on the right track to reaching its ambitious targets for the expansion of renewable energies.
The figures given are preliminary estimates. The German Environment Ministry will publish more detailed figures from the AGEE-Stat in February.
