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Dossier

Dossier

Resilience and Sovereignty

The security of energy supply and the increased use of climate-friendly energies are among the central tasks for Germany in the future. In our dossier "Resilience and Sovereignty" we present various projects and companies that are already making a contribution to this today.

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Underground power cable building site

The green electricity highway

The expansion of renewable energies plays an outstanding role for Germany in the energy transition and in achieving the national climate goals. By the end of the decade, their share is expected to have risen to up to 80 percent. KfW supports the sustainable transformation in the energy sector in a variety of ways.

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Offshore wind farm

The home of wind

The German government is increasingly focusing on offshore wind power as it looks to expand the use of renewable energy sources. The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm paves the way for further projects.

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Supply of LNG

This year, Germany is facing its biggest challenge yet in terms of energy policy: within just a few months, previous fundamental decisions had to be revised and new ones made in order to ensure the country's energy security in the present and also in the future.

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Contact plant at Aurubis in Hamburg, in which the extracted heat is generated

Steamy liaison

The metal company Aurubis and the energy supplier enercity are making industrial history in Hamburg. HafenCity Ost ("HarbourCity East") is the first city district to be supplied almost completely with waste heat that is virtually carbon-free.

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A large Liquid Natural Gas tanker is sailing on the sea.

Fast track to independence

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has played a key role in Germany’s energy security since the Ukraine War. In the medium term, the import could replace Russian pipeline gas. On behalf of the German Federal Government, KfW is now participating in the construction of Germany’s first LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel.

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Stefan Wintels and Robert Habeck

“A completely new dynamic”

Top-level conversation: Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck and KfW CEO Stefan Wintels in an interview about the consequences of the Ukraine war, new priorities and KfW’s role in the German Federal Government’s strategy.

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A man looks out of his rooftop window onto his photovoltaic modules.

Solar energy on demand

Sonnen GmbH has developed a storage system so that solar power can be used even after sunset. Homeowners can use an app to control when and to where the electricity should flow from their photovoltaic systems.

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mayor Weber in front of wind turbine

The village of the future

Free e-buses? Wind turbines and solar power? District heating and organic vegetables from permaculture soils? In the Lower Saxon municipality of Flecken Steyerberg, this is already part of everyday life.

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Christoph Meiners next to his fuel cell

A real powerhouse

Heating systems with fuel cells supply electricity and heat at the same time. But the costs of acquiring the technology are high. Development funds are intended to help establish this technology on the market.

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Solar panel Bevinahalli

Green corridors

A solar power plant in the village of Bevinahalli now produces urgently needed energy for the Indian city and IT metropolis of Bangalore. The use of renewable energies in India is indispensable. The country is already the third largest electricity consumer in the world.

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Landscape with power poles and wind wheels

Smart grids

Unfortunately, green electricity is only produced when the wind blows or the sun shines. This means power consumers need to adjust. With the help of price signals, new intelligent data networks can help to use energy when it is created.

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New heat supply for Dortmund's city

Dortmund is ushering in a new era for heating: in the future, the heat supplied to Dortmund's city centre will originate from industrial exhaust heat. The supplier will be KG Deutsche Gasrußwerke GmbH & Co.

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Thomas Koch in his garden

Leading by example

Global warming requires immediate action. Thomas Koch, who works for German development finance institution DEG, has assumed responsibility and reduced his carbon footprint to a minimum. How did he get to that point? It all started with a visitor to his home.

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Energy Bunker by night

From bunker to power plant

In the Hamburg district of Wilhelmsburg, a World War II bunker is being used as a renewable energy power plant to generate decentralised heat for the surrounding area, as well as electricity.

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Electricity to go

Jürgen Zinecker has developed a mobile power pack: ARVEY supplies and stores electricity on the go – with the power of the sun.

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Power from the own harvest

Municipalities and companies all across Germany are using renewable energy. They are almost completely independent of traditional energy suppliers. Learn more about three inspiring projects, including the municipality of Büsingen, which is relying on a local heating network.

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Ilsfeld's town sign: European energy and climate protection municipality

A plus for both the climate and balance sheet

The community of Ilsfeld wants to cut its ties to fossil-based sources of energy. The local heat network in Ilsfeld uses the heat from purified waste water and supplies the community with environmentally-friendly energy.

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