2 l Who is Who of the Energiewende in Germany Contact Partners in Politics, Industry and Society 2 l l 3 List of contents BaWƒaolar വ German aolar Asso¥iation ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Bundesges¥häftsstelle Energiegenossens¥haften വNational Nf½¥e for Energy Cooperatives .................................................................................34 Foreword ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 BVEa വ German Energy atorage Asso¥iation ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 BWE വ German Wind Energy Asso¥iation ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 1 In Brief: The Energiewende in Germany .........................................................................................................................................................6 bwp വ Federal Asso¥iation for Heat Pumps ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 DBV വ German Farmersħ Asso¥iation ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 2 Contact Partners in Politics, Industry and Society ...................................................................................................................................10 DCaP വGerman Asso¥iation for Con¥entrated aolar Power ....................................................................................................................................................... 37 DENEFF വ German Industry Initiative for Energy Ef½¥ien¥y ................................................................................................................................................... 37 The State ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 DGa വ Deuts¥he Gesells¥haft für aonnenenergie .............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Federal Ministries ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 DIHK വ The Asso¥iation of German Chambers of Commer¥e and Industry ...................................................................................................................... 38 Auswärtiges Amt വFederal Foreign Nf½¥e .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 FA Wind ƈNnshore Wind Energy Agen¥yƉ ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 39 BMWi വ Federal Ministrĝ for E¥onomi¥ Affairsand Energĝ ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Fa¥hverband Biogas വ German Biogas Asso¥iation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 39 BMWi Export Initiatives ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 FVEE വ ]enewable Energy ]esear¥h Asso¥iation ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40 BMEL വ Federal Ministrĝ of Food and Agri¥ulture ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 GtV വ German Geothermal Asso¥iation ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 BMVI വ Federal Ministrĝ of iransport and igital Infrastru¥ture ......................................................................................................................................... 13 atiftung Nffshore Windenergie വ German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation .............................................................................................................. 41 BMUB വ Federal Ministrĝ for the EnvironmentĻ Hature onservationĻ Building and Hu¥lear aafetĝ ...............................................................13 VBI വ Asso¥iation of Consulting Engineers .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 BMBF വ Federal Ministrĝ of Edu¥ation and]esear¥h .....................................................................................................................................................................14 VDB വ Asso¥iation of the German BiofuelsIndustry ...................................................................................................................................................................... 42 BMZ വ Federal Ministrĝ for E¥onomi¥ ooperation and evelopment ................................................................................................................................14 VDMA വGerman Engineering Asso¥iation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 VGB Power Te¥h ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Federal Authorities Ĺ ]egulators ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 VIK വ German Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers ...................................................................................................................................................... 43 BAFA വ Federal Nf½¥e for E¥onomi¥ Affairs and Export ontrol ............................................................................................................................................ 16 VKU വ German Asso¥iation of Lo¥al Utilities .................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 BfN വ Federal Agen¥ĝ for Nature onservation ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 ZVEI വ German Ele¥tri¥al and Ele¥troni¥Manufa¥turersħAsso¥iation, Energy ae¥tor ................................................................................................44 B*] വ Federal Institute for *eos¥ien¥es andNatural ]esour¥es ...............................................................................................................................................17 ZVaHK വ German aanitation, Heating andAir Conditioning Asso¥iation ......................................................................................................................... 45 Bundeskartellamt വ Federal artel Nf½¥e .............................................................................................................................................................................................17 Energy Agen¥ies .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 BNetzA വ Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen ...................................................................... 18 AEE വ German ]enewable Energies Agen¥y ........................................................................................................................................................................................47