"Renewable Energy Act Reform: Hoping for Bundestag elections"
Despite Germany鈥檚 recent reform of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG), the country鈥檚 wind power sector remains hopeful that new revisions to the law could soon follow Bundestag elections next year, Die Welt reports. Indeed, next year鈥檚 elections are the key goal for the industry, says Andreas Wellbrock, managing director of Germany鈥檚 Wind Energy Agency (WAB). Wellbrock condemns the high hurdles placed on the sector, namely the 100 million euros in guarantees necessary for wind projects, making them impossible for the middle-class developers. Lower Saxony economy minister Olaf Lies also criticised the decision to limit offshore wind parks as 鈥渁bsolutely wrong鈥 for the country鈥檚 energy transition.
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