On 17 January, at a conference held at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and attended by over 350 national and international experts, the results of the support program “E-Energy – Smart Energy made in Germany“ were presented.  more

On 14 January, on the margins of the IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi, Federal Environment Minister Altmaier and deputy chair of China's National Energy Administration Liu Qi signed a bilateral agreement pledging their cooperation on the expansion of renewable energy. more

From 14 to 17 January, representatives of over 140 countries, including more than 80 energy ministers and 6 heads of government, met in Abu Dhabi for the Assembly of IRENA, followed by the International Renewable Energy Conference ADIREC and the World Future Energy Summit. more

Launch of SME initiative At the beginning of 2013 a new initiative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is being launched to boost the transformation of the German energy system, the "Energiewende". It will provide SMEs with information and expertise on all topics relating to the "Energiewende".  more

Federal Minister for Economics and Technology, Dr. Philipp Rösler, and Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier presented the first monitoring report "Energy of the Future". The federal cabinet had adopted the report earlier in the day. The report finds that the transformation of the energy system, a task for several generations, has made progress, but that some challenges are yet to be addressed. more

Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier has welcomed the European Commission's communication on its renewable energy policy for the period beyond 2020 that was published on 6 June 2012.  more

In 2011, there was again a massive increase in the use of renewable energy worldwide. Global invest­ment in the sector rose by about 17 per cent over 2010 levels, reaching a record high of 257 billion US dollars. This was announced today by the REN21 policy network in its annual Renewables Global Status Report (GSR).  more