Expected innovations in energy production

In the future, it will be crucial for renewable energies to be able to offer peak power in particular in line with demand. The survey conducted by DLG-Agrifuture Insights also shows the important role played by storage systems in this regard, in which all sectors of the industry across the board consider further innovations in this area to be very important.

In many cases, the subsidies for biogas plants under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) will expire in the near future. If the owner decides to continue operating an existing plant, the question arises as to how it can be made fit for the future. Should it be made more flexible? Do you want to participate in the fuel market for the production of biomethane in future? Or are we already switching to the production and utilisation of hydrogen in a very forward-looking way? In the DLG-Agrifuture Insights survey, all industry representatives would also like to see further innovations in hydrogen technology in particular.

For science, there is still a great deal of potential for innovation, particularly in the areas of photovoltaics (PV) and agri-PV, but innovations in small wind turbines are also considered important by the participants. The slightly lower assessment of importance compared to PV can certainly be explained by the fact that small wind turbines are generally less cost-effective and cannot be realised at every location.