Energy research for future. Research for the challenges of the energy transition

The sluggish implementation of energy system transformation is causing a significant climate protection gap, so that the pressure to act to develop and establish a climate-neutral energy system is increasing. The measures formulated so far by the German government are not sufficient to make an adequate national contribution to the climate resolutions of Paris. The 2019 progress report of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology also shows a failure to meet targets at many levels. At its annual conference, the Research Association for Renewable Energies therefore discussed where the central technological and socio-economic challenges lie and what energy research can contribute to significantly increasing the speed of transformation. In the presentations collected here, the scientists show which steps are necessary to convert not only the power supply but also the mobility and heating/cooling supply sectors for buildings and industry to sustainable technologies. The opportunities offered by digitisation and questions of acceptance among the population were also addressed. The present conference proceedings summarise the results of the conference.