aream Press release

The German government's Solar Package I has been fast-tracked through the Bundesrat and Bundestag. The aim is to further accelerate the expansion of solar energy. "The big gap in the package, however, is storage," criticises Markus W. Voigt, CEO of the aream Group. "Increased storage capacity could further reduce the costs of photovoltaics and reduce subsidies."

With the energy transition, municipal utilities are also facing a mammoth task. The necessary investments are huge and their realization will be a stress test for their structures. This is where the private sector can help. "Support for municipal utilities is provided in particular by those private players in the energy transition who not only have expertise in project development, but also in the structuring and financing of projects," comments Markus W. Voigt, CEO of the aream Group.

Germany has so far presented a mixed picture when it comes to the expansion of renewables: Things are going reasonably well in the photovoltaic sector, while wind energy is lagging far behind what is needed. "More permits are needed, especially in southern Germany," comments Markus W. Voigt, CEO of the aream Group. "Otherwise the targets will be missed by a wide margin."

When it comes to wind power, Germany is lagging far behind the targets set by politicians. aream and Juwi are now contributing to the expansion of capacities by adding an additional turbine to the Lauda wind farm. It is being acquired by aream's Clean Energy Future Fund. "Our fund is thus consistently pursuing its goal of increasing the production and availability of renewable energies and thus contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions," comments Markus W. Voigt, CEO of the aream Group.