Chronology of the transformation of the energy system

20 October 2011

The Federal government specifies the monitoring process for the energy transformation

7 June 2011

Speech by Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen at Berlin's Freie Universität on setting off towards a new energy era.

6 June 2011

Cabinet decision on accelerating the transformation of the energy system

30 May 2011

Federal government presents details of the decisions on the continuation of the Energy Concept: phase-out of nuclear power by 2022 and systematic expansion of renewables

30 May 2011

Report of the Ethics Committee on Secure Energy Supply submitted to the Federal government

17 May 2011

The Reactor Safety Commission submits report on the findings of the safety review.

15 April 2011

Accelerating the energy transformation: press conference on energy policy with Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Federal Ministers and the Minister-Presidents of the Länder.

31 March 2011

Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen and chair of the Reactor Safety Commission Rudolf Wieland present the Catalogue of Requirements for the safety review of Germany's nuclear power plants.

22 March 2011

Federal government establishes an Ethics Commission to reassess the risks of nuclear power for Germany. The Commission is chaired by former environment minister Klaus Töpfer and president of the German Research Foundation Matthias Kleiner.

17 March 2011

The Federal Environment Ministry instructs the Reactor Safety Commission to draw up a catalogue of requirements for a safety review of Germany's nuclear power plants.

15 March 2011

In the wake of the major nuclear disaster in Japan, the Federal government announces a moritorium: German nuclear power plants come under scrutiny.

4 March 2011

Amendment to the Act on the Promotion of Renewable Energies in the Heat Sector (EEWärmeG) enters into force.

24 February 2011

The Act adapting renewable energies legislation to EU directives (EAG EE) is adopted. This Act transposes European provisions in the Renewable Energies Directive into national law.

05 January 2011

The laws adopted in the context of implementing the Energy Concept enter into force: 11th and 12th amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, the Act on establishing a Special Energy and Climate Fund (EKFG) and the nuclear fuel tax act (KernbrStG)

28 September 2010

Adoption of the Energy Concept also includes the 10 point immediate action programme with monitoring process and interim reports

28 September 2010

Federal Cabinet adopts Energy Concept 2050

6 September 2010

Draft of the Federal government's Energy Concept is presented at a press conference

30 August 2010

Scenarios provide important decision-making basis for Energy Concept.

11 June 2010

Federal Environment minister Norbert Röttgen invites environment ministers of the Länder to talks on the Energy Concept.

18 November 2009

Elaboration of an Energy Concept laid down in the federal government's Meseberg decisions.