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German carmaker Daimler is signing agreements with wind farm operators whose subsidies will soon be expiring as it seeks to secure renewable energy sources for its plan to supply its plants to a large extent with green electricity from 2022, Michael Bauchm眉ller in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. The plan is based on power purchase agreements (PPAs), which are widely used internationally, particularly in the US, but much less so in Germany. As part of the agreement, an industrial company secures the entire electricity production of a wind farm through a third party. If the wind farm generates surpluses, they will be sold elsewhere. 鈥淭he bottom line is a full supply of green electricity,鈥� Bauchm眉ller writes. Sascha Schr枚der, who oversees PPAs for Norwegian energy company Statkraft, states: 鈥淭he market has not been there for a long time,鈥� stressing that most operators had the security of Germany鈥檚 Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) to fall back on. Schr枚der oversaw a recent deal that secured wind power for Daimler from a community wind farm in the town of Bassum in Lower Saxony that is set to lose state subsidies at the end of 2020. The deal with Daimler is therefore seen as a new, non-subsidised lease on life.

The EEG, which went into effect in 2000, guarantees wind park operators subsidies for exactly 20 years. Hundreds of wind farms are now facing the end of state support. According to Berlin-based wind power association Fachagentur Windenergie an Land, in the first year alone the end of subsidies will effect wind farms with a combined capacity of at least 3.7 gigawatts (GW). By 2025, that figure will rise to 15 GW as more wind farm operators lose green energy subsidies 鈥� more than a quarter of the total installed onshore wind capacity. Agreements between companies and wind farms could ensure the survival for many, especially in view of the fact that most wind turbines are still usable after 20 years of operation.