ABSTRACT
The explosion of the global markets is by and large due to the strong emerging domestic markets in China and Japan. However, to be counted as mainstream in the world’s energy markets, it should better have increased to some 100 GW. The situation is really absurd. Germany, Spain, and Italy were the pioneers of Photovoltaics (PV) global market development—at the expense of the electricity consumers in these countries. A particularity of the European car market is the predominance of diesel over gasoline—which is part of the “diesel scandal” story of the European car manufacturers since 2016. However, Germany puts a brave face by still maintaining its leadership in European wind power installation and production. Germany’s development of biogas started with the Renewable Energy Law initiatives mentioned in connection with PV and wind power. Moreover, Germany is the particular promoter of the digestion of cereals with the traditional manure and other agricultural wastes.
