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What do the people gain from the energy transition?

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Shaping the energy transition according to the citizens‘ needs is essential for our work at the 100 prozent erneuerbar stiftung.


What we know: The citizens in Germany want the energy transition. What we don’t know: What role can, want and should they play?

Will they shape the energy transition?
Will they remain supply cases without major changes because „The power comes from the socket.“?
Do they have to accept everything that the legislator and companies are planning?

We must assume that all of these three options describe very much possible and probable roles. Though it’s anything but arbitrary who – especially how many people – play which role. It’s crucial for the success of the energy transition that the people act a part they feel comfortable in.

Anyone who doesn’t want to shape the transition can remain in the classic role of a consumer. But what about those that are affected but are forced into this role? And what about the people that don’t want to be a supply case but a designer for the energy transition but can’t just do that?

In short: Our central question is „What do the people gain from the energy transition?“
The 100 prozent erneuerbar stiftung works out answers in their projects and cooperations.

 

Goals and values

Our goal: An energy supply consisting of 100 percent renewable energy that’s decentralized and collaborative. Because we want the energy transition for everyone!

Collaborative

We experience a new motivation to participate in many different contexts. We want to cultivate this motivation for the energy supply while integrating people that have faced energy issues with distance and indifference. Energy concerns everyone – because it is relevant for everyone. We want to make energy more perceptible and accessible and encourage the people to participate.

Decentralized

Decentralized means that the energy is produced where it’s consumed: close to communities in the city or in the country. A decentralized energy system is oriented towards the need on-site and offers integrative solutions – technical as well as economical. It mainly enables one thing: participation. We see systematic, technical, economic and especially social advantages in the de-centrality.

100 percent renewable

A safe, eco-friendly, independent from imports and in terms of price stable energy system – that’s what the transition from a fossil to a regenerative energy supply stands for. Transition means to reinvent the energy system and include the people. And of course, replace climate-damaging power plants with renewable energy.

Statute

The statute is the basis of our work at the foundation. It regulates our foundation’s goal and organization. Every year we account for our work at the foundation in form of our annual report and annual accounts at the supervision and service administration body in Trier. The statute is only available in German.

Satzung ( pdf | 2mb )

People


Team - [:de]Matthias Willenbacher[:en]Matthias Willenbacher[:]
Matthias Willenbacher
Founder

“My motto is: 100% dedication for 100% renewable energy. That’s why I am commmitted to that in many fields; because it’s not enough to install systems. We need creative ideas!”

It started with an orange tie and the imprint “100% renewable”: With this statement, back in 2007 very provocative, Matthias Willenbacher initiated the 100% renewable campaign to advertise an energy system consisting of the sun, wind and co. Out of this campaign he founded the 100 prozent erneuerbar stiftung in 2010. Matthias Willenbacher is an entrepreneur, investor and founder of juwi one of the biggest project developers for renewable energy systems in Germany and wiwin GmbH that was started by the juwi Invest GmbH. The studied physicist is also the author of the bestseller “Mein unmoralisches Angebot an die Kanzlerin” and contributed to the movie “Die 4. Revolution – Energy Autonomy”.

Team - [:de]Harald Uphoff[:en]Harald Uphoff[:]
Harald Uphoff
Managing Director

Harald Uphoff has been managing director of the foundation since September 2021. In November 2022 he was appointed chairman of supervisory board of Bündnis Bürgerenergie (BBEn). The biologist was deputy managing director of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) and at the same time managing director of the Bundesverband Deutscher Wasserkraftwerke e. V. (BDW), a member association of the BEE. Most recently, Harald Uphoff was head of the conflict avoidance department at the Kompetenzzentrum Naturschutz und Energiewende. As a mediator and moderator, professionally implemented participation processes in renewable energy projects are particularly important to him. This is the only way to achieve the necessary rapid expansion of renewable energies in the future.

Team - [:de]Sabrina Corsi[:en]Sabrina Corsi[:]
Sabrina Corsi
Project Manager
Team - [:de]Friederike Skorning (in Elternzeit)[:en]Friederike Skorning (on maternal leave)[:]
Friederike Skorning (on maternal leave)
Project Manager social innovation and communication in the energy transition
Team - [:de]Marco Gütle[:en]Marco Gütle[:]
Marco Gütle
Political Advisor Collaborative Energy Transition
Team - [:de]Tibor Oestereich[:en]Tibor Oestereich[:]
Tibor Oestereich
Project Manager

Beirat und Kuratorium


Prof. Dr. Norbert Willenbacher
Advisory board

Prof Dr Norbert Willenbacher runs the Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Among other things, he works on the development of new materials for solar cells and Li-Ion batteries. Prof Willenbacher is the author of way over a hundred scientific articles, book contributions, the head of the German Rheological Society and co-publisher of various scientific magazines. From 2006 to 2014 Prof Willenbacher was the head of the supervisory board of the juwi AG. Previously, he contributed to the implementation of wind and solar power plants as a freelance project developer. From 1990 to 2004 he worked as the leading scientist at the plastics research of the BASF SE.

Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert
Board of trustees

Prof Dr Claudia Kemfert runs the department of energy, traffic and environment at the German Institute for Economic Research and is professor for energy economics and sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Krauter
Board of trustees

Prof Dr Stefan Krauter is a professor in the department electrotechnology at the University Paderborn. He was a founding member of the Photovoltaics-Institute Berlin (PI Berlin) in 2006 and has since been active in the board of directors.

Prof. Dr. Eicke R. Weber
Board of trustees

Prof Dr Eicke R. Weber is the director of the Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore. Prior to that he led the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg. Prof Dr Eicke R. Weber is honorary president of the German Energy Storage Association.

Mitgliedschaften

Die 100 prozent erneuerbar stiftung ist Mitglied in folgenden Organisationen:

Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen ( www ) Bündnis Bürgerenergie (BBEn) ( www ) Netzwerk Energiewende Jetzt! ( www )

Jahreshefte

Unsere Jahreshefte geben einen umfassenden Einblick in unsere Stiftungsarbeit. Wir arbeiten rein operativ. Das bedeutet, dass wir ausschließlich eigene Projekte finanzieren und durchführen. Die Projekte sind dem Stiftungszweck, dem Schutz der Umwelt durch erneuerbare Energien, verpflichtet. Die Erfüllung des Stiftungszweckes wird durch die Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier geprüft.

Stipendien

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