Keyword: «hydropower»

Hydropower industry is the most developed area of renewable energy production in Germany. German experience in the operation of hydroelectric power plants, the use of new technologies and standardization of processes can be useful to many countries around the world. The purpose of the study is to assess the condition of hydropower industry in Germany and the prospects for its development. In the course of the work, the regulatory framework for hydropower industry was studied, a number of performance indicators of hydroelectric power plants were analyzed, and prospects for improving hydropower facilities were considered. A conclusion has been formulated about the development of hydropower industry in Germany through the modernization of old and the construction of small and large mine hydroelectric power plants.

Germany is one of the leaders in the development of renewable energy among the EU countries. Natural features and the use of new technologies allow Germany to develop actively certain types of renewable energy in its federal states. The aim of the study is to assess the renewable energy sector in the northern and southern states of Germany. In this work, the regulatory framework for renewable energy was studied; an analysis of the energy potential of the northern and southern federal states of Germany was carried out. A conclusion has been formulated about the predominance of wind energy in the northern lands, and solar and hydropower in the southern lands; about the presence of a number of problems in the renewable energy development.