BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

Energy resources

Renewable energy resources including deep geothermal energy and hydrogen, as well as the conventional energy resources natural gas, crude oil, coal and nuclear fuels are used for electricity, heating and for mobility. The energy sector still causes a large part of global greenhouse gas emissions. This sector is therefore also the key to the energy transition, in order to meet the climate targets through fundamental restructuring and at the same time guarantee security of supply.

As a highly developed industrial nation, Germany is one of the largest energy consumers in the world. As part of the implementation of the energy transition, Germany is further expanding the generation of primary energy from renewable sources. While the share of renewable energy resources in electricity consumption is growing steadily, in 2020 around three quarters of primary energy consumption was still provided by fossil fuels, most of which were imported.

By providing data and facts on the German and global energy supply and, building on this, by its own scientific research and analyses, the BGR contributes to the environmentally sound and secure supply of energy to the Federal Republic of Germany. The BGR reports regularly on energy sources in the form of the annually published BGR Energy Data, as well as with the biennial "BGR Energy Study - Data and Developments Concerning German and Global Energy Supplies".

BGR is a member of the World Energy Council Germany (WEC).

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