Frankfurt/ Düsseldorf/ Berlin-The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) today presented the result of the energy transition monitoring. On this basis, the future energy policy and design of the energy system should be aligned. At the same time, VDMA Power Systems and IG Metall have submitted a short study together with the consulting company forecast. This should show complementary industrial policy perspectives and the importance of resilient added value in the context of the energy transition are to be illustrated.
Hartmut Rauen, deputy general manager of the VDMA:
Monitoring shows what everyone knew. The energy transition can and must become more efficient. Neither the study nor the ten key measures of the ministry result in a clear concept for the future. ”
“From monitoring and statements by the minister, the image emerges that the focus is now on the question of costs and that it will be permanently reworking in the 1930s. In addition: Only those who have the technology developments and domestic value creation through transformation technologies can be successful.”
“It remains open to how we quickly come to a modernized framework for the necessary investments in technology, manufacturing and application of globally contested transformation technologies. Here, the confession to the need for hydrogen stroke and carbon management also help little.”
Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of IG Metall, declares energy transition monitoring:
In order to secure the future of the industrial location of Germany, we need renewable energies. It is therefore a good thing that the federal government does not question the 80 percent goal when expanding the renewables. However, we have doubts as to whether lower power consumption should actually be expected. ”
“We must not now cut the potential for the future development of industry – such as hydrogen and artificial intelligence (AI).
“The government should not only pay attention to the costs, but also to secure work and value creation in Germany and Europe. The costs for network expansion will increase. The financing necessary for this must be ensured in the long term.”
On the forecast short study by VDMA Power Sytems and IG Metall, Dr. Dennis Rendschmidt, Managing Director VDMA Power Systems:
“A reality check at the beginning of the legislative period makes sense to check whether previous assumptions and forecasts are still true. Our study is expressly understood as a supplement to the monitoring report. It is about expanding the perspectives beyond the energy and mainly cost -oriented perspective.”
“A cost -oriented view of the energy transition is offered economically, but falls short. Because investments in energy infrastructure are not only expenses, but at the same time value added impulses for the German economy. They create demand for components, secure employment and generate tax volume. This makes a contribution to long -term economic stability.”
“In order to ensure security of supply, technological sovereignty and industrial value creation, continuity and political reliability are particularly needed. A stretching and streaking of the expansion over time while holding the overall expansion goals would have, accordingly, significantly higher positive effects than a permanent reduction in expansion.
“Domestic added value provides economic advantages. The energy transition offers significant opportunities for industry in transformation technologies. In addition to positive employment effects, internal European and global export potentials open up that contribute to the economic strengthening.”
“The energy system is critical infrastructure. Our study underlines the importance of a resilient energy system that is less dependent on non-European energy suppliers. This applies to both fuels and in particular for energy systems. The preservation of technological know-how in Germany and Europe is a central factor.”
Manuel Bloemers, secretary from the IG Metall Board of Directors, Department of Industry and Industry Policy, explains to the study:
“Energy policy is trust policy, we are not allowed to change the rules and expansion paths every four years. The companies and employees face the changes, but expect in return, predictability and reliability. Production capacities are not well controlled and more expensive with hard demolition edges.”
“AI applications, heat pumps, e-cars but also electrified industrial processes will massively drive up the electricity requirements in the medium to long term. Renewable energies at the same time reduce the generation costs of electricity significantly. To keep the total system costs within the framework and to secure employment and added value in the long term. ”
“Well-trained and highly qualified employees, as we need for coping with the energy and heat transition, are rare. We must therefore do everything we can to ensure that good industrial workplaces that we have in energy plant and power plant construction. This also ensures tax volume and growth in Germany.”
Energy transition. Efficient. Make. Monitoring report on the start of the 21st legislative period