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With our event formats, we create a digital platform to inform you about current events in the energy world and to discuss them with you. In addition to our events for electricity and gas customers, we also offer events for energy suppliers and people interested in the energy transition.
Unfortunately, we do not have any event planned at the moment.
As soon as we offer events again, you will find all important information here.
Next event: 08.08.2023
EnergyTransition2Go
Balcony power plants for more climate protection
Balcony power plants are small photovoltaic systems that can be placed on balconies, roofs or in the garden without much bureaucracy and installation effort. This protects the environment and is easy on the wallet.
You want to operate a balcony power plant yourself? We will answer all your questions about balcony modules in the free online event with Netzwerk Energiewende Jetzt e.V.
Our digital format for people interested in energy transition & climate protection
EnergyTransition2Go
Where do we stand? Where do we want to go? Current topics of the energy transition - presented in a short and concise way. Knowledge to Go - to keep things moving.
The format should be easy to integrate into your everyday life. In a short time frame "to Go", valuable knowledge is imparted - quasi Energiewende2Go.
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Section 2 for EW2Go
Biogas - a word that has been increasingly buzzing through the media since the gas market crisis, associated with many questions. In our online event, we will give you an up-to-date overview of the situation on the biogas market with a focus on biomethane.
Biogas XXX
What is the biogas market like in Germany? How is biogas, especially biomethane, currently used? What potentials can still be leveraged? How have the legal framework conditions changed since 2021 and how are politicians acting against the background of the current energy crisis?
Many questions, short answers are provided by Christian Knops (Head of Grünes Gas-Label, Grüner Strom Label e.V.) and Jörg Schäfer (Political Communication Officer, Fachverband Biogas e.V.).
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Energiewende2Go: Balcony power plants for more climate protection
You want to operate a balcony power plant yourself? We will answer all your questions about balcony modules in the free online event with Netzwerk Energiewende Jetzt e.V.
Energiewende2Go Event: Electricity Market
The price of electricity is at a historically high level. This is primarily due to the war in Ukraine and the lack of gas supplies from Russia. However, the price increase also affects those who have been purchasing electricity from renewable energies for years.
ENERGY TRANSITION FORUM DIGITAL 2021
The year is coming to an end and our five energy transition forums are over. Together with Energiewende supporters, we took a look at the energy world of tomorrow and created a platform for the exchange of practical experiences, perspectives and ideas.
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What you should know about green electricity
Grüner Strom-Label
Frequently asked questions
With Green Electricity-certified green electricity tariffs, guaranteed investments flow into the expansion of renewable energies. The level of investment is determined by a fixed amount per kilowatt hour consumed. Thus, your green power purchase indirectly influences investments in the energy transition.The funding areas include the mobility transition, energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, and other projects that serve the energy transition, such as nature conservation, development cooperation, and education.
The full range of funding opportunities can be found in the criteria catalog for the Grüner Strom-Label. Selected energy transition projects can be found here.
The Grüner Strom-Label is awarded for a green electricity tariff, not for the provider itself. The label criteria therefore relate primarily to the tariff.Thus, the Grüner Strom-Label can be found on tariffs of independent green electricity providers as well as on tariffs of municipal utilities that sell conventional electricity in addition to the certified green electricity.
Nevertheless, the Green Electricity certification also looks at aspects concerning the supplier. For example, the Grüner Strom-Label will not be granted to any company that is still directly involved in a coal-fired power plant on the cut-off date of 1.1.2027, i.e. operates a coal-fired power plant itself or is involved in an operating company with share capital/share capital. Participation in nuclear power plants is also an exclusion criterion.
In our Tariff portal of the environmental associations "vergleich-dich-gruen" You will find all tariffs and can easily switch to a real green electricity tariff with a Grüner Strom-Label.
Green Electricity
Green electricity is electrical energy that comes from renewable sources. It can be generated from solar radiation, wind and water power, biomass, geothermal energy or sewage gas. Electricity from renewable sources is ecologically and socially sound because it protects the climate and reduces the consumption of fossil, finite resources. In addition, it does not produce hazardous waste, such as radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. When you buy green electricity, it doesn't mean that green electricity is actually coming out of the pipe. Every kilowatt hour generated flows into an electricity lake, from which it is then redistributed to end customers. In other words, everyone gets the same physical electricity. But every single green electricity customer helps to make the electricity lake ever greener. However, green electricity does not automatically promote the energy transition. For this, additional investments must be made in the expansion of renewable energies. This is guaranteed by tariffs that carry the Green Electricity label. - -
Electricity from renewable energies is ecologically and socially acceptable because it protects the climate and the environment. Consumption of fossil, finite resources reduced is produced. In addition, no hazardous waste is produced, such as radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
When you buy green electricity, this does not mean that green electricity actually comes out of the line. Every kilowatt hour generated flows into a Stromseefrom which it is then redistributed to the end customers. In other words, everyone receives the same physical electricity. But every single green electricity customer helps to make the electricity lake ever greener.
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The numerous green electricity tariffsavailable on the energy market differ significantly from one another.
The crucial point with a green electricity tariff is whether consumers are choosing a green electricity tariff with their purchase decision. . . environmentally compatible expansion of renewable energies is subsidized. This is not the case with many green electricity offers.
It is important to make the electricity mix greener, Incentives for the expansion of renewable energies This is where the Grüner Strom-Label comes in: if you choose a tariff that has been awarded our seal of approval, you can be sure that every kilowatt hour you consume will go towards the expansion of renewable energies. The guaranteed investments in the environmentally compatible expansion of renewable energies are an essential Distinguishing feature compared to many other green electricity labels and green electricity tariffs.
Green electricity tariffs for private customers require an investment of at least 0.5 cents per kilowatt hour. Many energy providers also invest more than 0.5 cents per kilowatt hour.
. tariff portal of the environmental associations for switching energy providers. .
For trade customers, the Subsidy contribution are lower due to the higher consumption values: they range from 0.1 cents to 0.4 cents per kilowatt hour.
Yes. Green electricity tariffs do not necessarily have to bear a label. Certification by the Grüner Strom-Label or other seals of approval is voluntary. There are electricity providers who do not have their tariffs independently verified at all. Here, consumers must decide for themselves how credible the offer is.
In addition, it is not the energy providers that are certified, but only the individual tariffs. You can find more information about our certification here.
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