As of: March 2010
Development of Renewable Energy Sources in Germany 2009
Please note: an updated version of this text is available in German. The English translation is in process and will be available here shortly.
In the economic crisis year 2009, renewable energy sources (RES) proved themselves to be a stable factor. Despite exceptionally unfavourable wind conditions, in 2009 renewable energy sources supplied slightly more energy than the previous year, with around 238 billion kWh in total (previous year: 236 billion kWh).
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Background
Data from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) on the development of renewable energies in Germany in 2009 (provisional figures) based on information supplied by the Working Group on Renewable Energies-Statistics (AGEE-Stat)





