Clean Energy Wire
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On the path to a climate neutral electricity system that is largely covered by renewable sources, Germany is planning a reform to its electricity market. Inaugurating the ‘Climate Neutral Electricity System Platform’, the economy and climate protection ministry (BMWK) aims to address key challenges such as ensuring the electricity supply of the future remains secure, sustainable and affordable.
“Flexibility is the central currency of the future electricity market,” BEE head Simone Peter said. “Decentralised back-up from flexibly controllable bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal energy, storage, green combined heat and power and sector coupling is the intelligent partner of wind and solar energy, alongside grid expansion and load management,” she explained. “It is good that the German government is now tackling this Herculean task,” BSW head Carsten Körnig added.
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