Fraunhofer ISE: Germany has to mount 14 GW of brand-new PV systems annually by 2030

• As part of its "Green Deal", the EU specifies that CO2 emissions have to be lowered by 55 percent by 2030 and by 100 percent by 2050 (in each case contrasted to the recommendation year 1990).

To achieve these targets, Germany would have to include photovoltaic or pv power plants with an ability of 10 to 14 GW annually by 2030. For wind power, a yearly increase of 9 GW is required to give adequate CO2-free power for Germany.

This is the verdict released by Fraunhofer ISE in a brief research study. The researchers have recalculated the consequences of the brand-new EU targets for the expansion of renewable energies in Germany and updated a study from February.

If the decrease of CO2 exhausts by 65 percent is to be attained by 2030, battery electric lorries would certainly have to make up 30 to 35 percent of passenger transport in the flexibility industry, according to more outcomes. To be climate-neutral in 2050, conventional interior combustion engines are to be removed from passenger car web traffic along with from freight transportation.

The upgraded research "Paths to a Climate-Neutral Energy System. The German Energy Transition in its Social Context" (February 2020, upgrade December 2020) is offered at no cost as a download