Stephan Sina mit Hermann Otto Solms (© Friedrich Naumann Stiftung)
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If Possible, Please Turn Around: Three Years of Energiewende in Germany

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Berlin, Germany
Panel discussion

On 7 May 2013, Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, took part in a discussion in Berlin on the energy transition in Germany (Energiewende) organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. The other contributors were Herrmann-Otto Solms (FDP) and Georg Zachmann (Breughel Institut, Brussels). Steffen Hentrich (Liberal Institut) moderated the discussion. About 60 participants attended the event.

The event "Wenn möglich: bitte wenden! Drei Jahre Energiewende in Deutschland"(If Possible, Please Turn Around: Three Years of Energiewende in Germany) was introduced by a presentation of Herrmann-Otto Solms on energy prices as a competitive factor. The discussion that followed focused on the reform of the Renewable Energy Act and the relationship between the Energiewende and EU energy and competition policy.

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Bitte wenden: Drei Jahre Energiewende in Deutschland
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Panel discussion
Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Language
German
Keywords
renewable energy, Energiewende, competition policy, EU
Germany, Europe
ProjectTrilateral Expert Group on Energy Transformation ("Energiewende")
 
Trilateral Expert Group on Energy Transformation ("Energiewende")
A group of renowned experts from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic regularly met in 2013 to address and discuss the opportunities and challenges arising from Germany’s energy transition for increased cross-border cooperation. Within the scope of the working... Read more

Trilateral Expert Group on Energy Transformation ("Energiewende")

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