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The EU and Germany have set themselves ambitious
mid- and long-term energy and climate targets

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Power generation in Europe 2023: Low-carbon generationachieves a share of >62 %Total 2.401 TWh

Coal
12%

Nuclear23%

 Wind18%
Gas17%



Hydro
12%
Solar
9%

Other9%
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The “Energy Transition” is Germany’s long-term
energy and climate strategy

30 GW

10 GW

wind offshore
until 2030

electrolysis
capacity
until 2030

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Germany’s Electricity Mix in 2023: Renewables account for >53 %of the total power generation
Gross generation: 513,7 TWh – 53,6 % share of RES
Import/Export:
70,3 TWh/58,5 TWhgas
 Natural16%Others5%

Nuclear
1%Wind27%

Hard coal9%Lignite
17%

Hydro
4%

Other RES
1%

PV
12%

Biomas8%

Source: AG Energiebilanzen

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Germany has set ambitious capacity targets for renewable energies
and expansion of the transmission grid
RES generation capacity

Transmission grid(target 2030)(target 2030 ~14.000 km)

215 GWtarget 2030

19 GW/areq.

115 GW
total
installedcapacity
end of2023
thereofexpansion
2023
781,7

8 GW/areq.

7 years2822 km

60,930 GW
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3 GW/areq.

0,3
8,5Wind Onshore Wind Offshore
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Flexibility is a key requirement in RES dominated energy systems
Typical Load Profiles: Germany July 2024

Source: AG Agora Energiewende

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Flexibility options in energy systems
Dispatchable Generation• Hydro, gas, biomass, nuclear, coal

Storage

Demand-Side Management• Pumped storage• Demand-side response ofconsumers

Flexibility options• Sector coupling• Demand-side responseby industries• Batteries

Grid• Interconnections

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Dispatchable generation is required for different time spans
and tasks - but volume depending on various influences
generation
storage
flexible demand

Gas-/H2-PP
Biomass-PP
Pump Storagereason ofdemand

Batterie storageGas-/H2-PP

Electric vehicles

Biomass-PP

Gas-/H2-PP

Other DSM

Other DSM

Biomass-PP

Gas-/H2-PP

Elektrolysis

Elektrolysis

Elektrolysis

Elektrolysis

Flexibility Import

Flexibility Import

Flexibility Import

Flexibility Import

hours - days

days - weeklong duldrum

saisonvolatility Solar-PV
daily load curve

volatility Windweekly load curve

non-availability
Wind/Solar-PV

saisonal availability
Wind/Solar-PV
source: BMWK

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Main pillars of the German “Power Plant Strategy 2026”:
new capacities in gas and new market design until 2028
0,5 GW
0,5 GW

H2 storageH2-only CCGT (H2 sprinter)

2 GW

modernized H2-ready CCGT

5 GW

new build H2-ready CCGT

5 GW

new build CCGT

▪ Auction 2025

▪ Auction 2025

▪ Conversion to green or blue H2 8 years aftercommissioning or modernization▪ Acting as grid stability reserve▪ CAPEX funding▪ CAPEX funding▪ OPEX funding of cost difference “H2 vs. NG”
for 800 FLOH/yr.

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