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What is renewable energy?
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Unlike fossil energy sources, such as oil and coal, renewable energy sources are sources that are endless, and thus future-proof. Renewable sources include sun, wind, water, geothermic energy and biomass.
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What advantages are there in using renewable energy?
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Renewable energy is not just climate-friendly, but there is also an unlimited supply. And using renewable energy means we do not have to rely on supplies of raw materials from crisis regions.
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What is the Renewable Energy Act (EEG)?
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The EEG is a German government instrument for promoting the development of an alternative energy supply. It guarantees plant operators the purchase of the electricity they generate at a fixed tariff for a period of 20 years.
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What targets have the German government set for the expansion of renewable energy generation?
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By 2020 renewable energy should provide for 30 % in the electricity sector, 14% in the heating, and 12–15% in the fuel sector. If this target is met, it will be possible to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40%.
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What contribution does renewable energy make to the economy?
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On the one hand it is a job-generating machine: since 1998 the number of those employed in the industry has quadrupled to 280,000. On the other hand, the expansion of alternative energy is associated with a high added value, because investment in the industry is rising. In 2008 a total of 13.1 billion euros was invested in the sector, 20% up on the previous year.
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What is photovoltaics?
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Photovoltaics is the generation of electricity using the sun’s rays. Modules mounted on roofs or open land converts sunlight into electrical energy that is then fed into the grid.
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What is Biomass?
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Biomass is organic material of plant or animal origin. Burning biomass to produce energy is carbon-neutral, because the amount of CO2 released is the same as it has absorbed during its growth.
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How does a biogas plant work?
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Biogas plants ferment biomass – such as slurry or energy plants – in large quantities. This produces combustible biogas that is usually used as fuel for heating power stations that work by combining heat and electricity generation. When the electricity is produced the heat also produced is used instead of just releasing it as waste.
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