Economics of the “Energiewende”

1. Eight facts about the energy transition—
why we should dare to be unconventional
Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert

2. Crazy Germans?
@rcfotostock

3. © istocks Linda Steward
www.lurganancestry.com

4. © Copyright 2006 - 2016 The Esther M.
Zimmer Lederberg Trust
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Energy Transition

6. He who does not move with the
times will be removed over time.

7. “I believe in the horse. The automobile is a
temporary phenomenon”
Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of
Prussia from 1888 to 1918, on the future of
mobility

8. http://www.ramshornstudio.com/early_lighting_6.htm

9. “Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground
to try to find oil? You’re crazy!”
Drilling experts that Edwin L. Drake 1859
wanted to enlist in his oil drilling project

10. “When the Paris Exhibition closes, electric light
will close with it and no more will be heard of it.“
Erasmus Wilson (1809–1884), professor at
Oxford University, 1878

11. @vencav

12. “The British have oil, the French nuclear power,
and we Germans have our debate.”
Lothar Späth, former state premier of Baden-
Württemberg and Chairman of the Advisory
Board of Jenoptik AG
@shadowalice

13. @vencav
Facts about the energy transition

14. Source: www.riffgat.de
Windpark To Nowhere…22,000 Litres Of
Diesel Fuel Burned Every Month To Keep
Windpark From Rusting Away!
Source: http://notrickszone.com/2013/08/13/windpark-to-nowhere-22000-litres-of-
diesel-fuel-burned-every-month-to-keep-windpark-from-rusting-
away/#sthash.o5YQ9EDa.dpbs
Source: BILD
Source: SPIEGEL
Crazy Germans?

15. “Also in the long term, regenerative energy
sources such as the sun, water, or the wind
can meet no more than four percent
of our electricity requirements.”
Newspaper advert published by the German
energy sector in 1997

16. “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”
Thomas Watson, founder of the computer manufacturer IBM
“No more than 5,000 vehicles will be manufactured—if for no
other reason than there are not enough chauffeurs.”
Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer, industrial designer and
industrialist
“There is only a market for a maximum of 5,000 copiers
worldwide.”
(IBM in response to the founders of the photocopier manufacturers
Xerox Corporation, 1959)
“The Internet is just hype.”
Bill Gates, Microsoft founder who nevertheless brought his browser
Internet Explorer to market

17. Ignore the sceptics
No more turnarounds. We need to move forward
Stop doing the old things and do the new things right

18. Thank you!
www.claudiakemfert.de

19. @davis
Thank you!