Research shows Germany's investments in renewables are 'paying back'

German researchers have found that the majority of subsidies required to reach the country's renewable energy targets have already been paid, with an estimated 80% to 90% of subsidies for units in operation covered. The costs of newer renewable energy sources have decreased and are often competitive with remunerations from the wholesale market. In a recently published quantitative study, researchers at the Brandenburg University of Technology in Germany reported that the "majority of subsidies" required to reach the costs associated with the Renewable Energy Sources Act, the so-called EEG, have ...

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