Energy Partnership China-Germany (2024)

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Does Germany have enough energy? ›

Germany did indeed plan to invest heavily in grid infrastructure and backup capacity to ensure a stable renewable energy supply; however, the country's electricity supply is still just over 52 percent renewable—an impressive share, but not enough to match the needs of its energy-hungry industries.

Key progress on ETI. Germany is the fourth-largest economy in the world and ranks 11 out of 120 countries on the ETI 2023. Since 2014, Germany's score on the ETI has increased by 6%, which shows both the robustness of its energy transition efforts and the challenges large economies face in improving quickly.

Over 50 percent of the gross electricity generated in Germany in 2023 came from renewable sources, with wind power being the most prominent. However, the country is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels for domestic power production.

Trade. Chinese markets are important for German industry, particularly the German automotive industry. Germany is China's biggest trading partner and technology exporter in Europe. The trade volume between China and Germany surpassed 100 billion U.S. dollars in 2008.

According to the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), about 98 percent of Germany's primary mineral oil consumption had to be imported in 2022. The country's domestic crude oil output from 43 oilfields amounted to 1.7 million tonnes that year.

Energy in Germany is obtained for the vast majority from fossil sources, accounting for 77.6% of total energy consumption in 2023, followed by renewables at 19.6%, and 0.7% nuclear power.

China was by far the leading country based on energy transition investments worldwide in 2023. China's energy transition investments amounted to almost 676 billion U.S. dollars that year.

In terms of total electricity generation capacity globally, based on renewable energies, the USA ranks second and Germany fifth (International Renewable Energy Agency 2022).

Safety was a paramount concern in the decision to phase out nuclear power: the use of nuclear energy causes highly dangerous radioactive radiation for humans and the environment, and leaves behind highly toxic waste.

Nearly 60 percent of all electricity fed into the German grid in the first three months of 2024 came from renewable energy sources, shows data published by the country's statistical office (Destatis).

What is the most energy source in the world? ›

Oil is the world's largest energy source today. It is the dominant source of energy for the transport sector in particular. This interactive map shows the share of primary energy that comes from oil across the world.

Norway has quickly moved up the ranks to emerge as Germany's most important energy supplier, ahead of the Netherlands and Belgium. In 2023 the country supplied 43 percent of pipeline gas and 4 percent of LNG deliveries to Germany.

GDP Per capita is Total GDP divided by Total Population. GDP of China is 3.26 times that of Germany but population of China is 16.95 times that of Germany. Germany GDP per capita = GDP / Population = 3652 Billion / 0.08 Billion = $ 45,650.

Meissen is famous for the manufacture of porcelain, based on extensive local deposits of china clay (kaolin) and potter's clay (potter's earth).

The common Chinese name 德国 (德國, pinyin: Déguó) is a combination of the short form of 德意志 (pinyin: déyìzhì), which approximates the German pronunciation [ˈdɔʏtʃ] of Deutsch 'German', plus 國 guó 'country'.

Germany is expected to completely fill its gas storage by the 2024/2025 winter, according to storage system association INES. Gas levels remain sufficient and the association doesn't expect to use much more gas in the rest of the current winter.

The German economy went through a recession in 2023 when real GDP declined by 0.2% (according to the latest GDP release by the German Federal Statistical Office). Despite continued headwinds, it recovered slightly at the start of 2024, with economic activity expected at 0.2% qoq in the first quarter of 2024.

Germany is leading the way in developing “green” technologies and has the most ambitious energy-saving program in Europe, aiming for a 30 percent reduction in energy usage by 2020, and a 30-percent renewable energy share, consisting mainly of biomass, wind, and solar.

China is the world's largest electricity producing country, followed by the United States and India.