Formation of the Legal Framework for Renewable Energy Sector Development in Germany
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article delineates the historical evolution of the regulatory framework governing renewable energy in Ger-many, encompassing both federal and regional levels. It elucidates the primary tenets of legislative regulation concerning alternative energy, presenting data on the progressive modification of target indicators for the pro-portion of renewable energy sources in the aggregate electricity consumption and the attainment of installed capacity. Statistical data, disaggregated by federal state, are provided to offer granular insights into the sector’s distribution. The study scrutinizes incentive mechanisms supporting the generation, distribution, storage, and utilization of clean energy. It is concluded that there is a formed system of legislative acts on renewable energy at the level of Germany and its federal states, as well as on the effective state policy of the country and public support for the energy transition. The geographical, economic and political aspects and promising areas of development of the renewable energy industry are covered.
Author: Fedor A. Taskin
Language: English
Topic: Energy Law and Policy
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413604647