What is an energy system? What are the differences between the conventional energy system of the past and the of the renewable energy system ahead of us? Which conflicts characterize the current system transformation? And what are possible solutions?
On behalf of the foundation, the Reiner Lemoine Institute developed a study on these issues, which was published in September 2019.
The previous attempt to integrate renewable energies into the conventional energy system is therefore reaching its limits, as the analysis shows. Rather, a transformation of the entire energy system must be sought. This also requires an energy policy that, instead of looking into the rear-view mirror, focuses on the requirements of the renewable energy system in front of us and tackles them courageously.
The study shows that the energy transition can only succeed if the energy system as a whole is rebuilt. Because the requirements of the renewable energy system are very different from those of the past. Environmental aspects and the participation of the local population for instance are increasingly becoming a success factor. Decentralized flexibilities are gaining in importance. By contrast, traditional ways of thinking must be discovered and overcome.