Sustainability (Bullensee Assumptions)
In our understanding, social responsibility, economic efficiency and environmental protection are all essential components of sustainability, in order to ensure that the needs of today's and future generations can be met.
The objective of our sustainability management is to control ecological, social and economic effects in order both to achieve Group and business development that is stable in the long term and to ensure EWE's positive contribution to the sustainable development of society as a whole.
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“The global population will increase by 30 per cent to over eight billion by the year 2030. The demand for primary energy will increase by around 60 per cent over the same period. ‘Business as usual’ will not be an option, especially if we really want to do justice to climate and environmental protection concerns. Unless we develop an intelligent mix of renewable and conventional energy sources, we will have a supply shortfall on our hands which could cripple the German economy and social system.” says Dr. Werner Brinker, Chief Executive Officer of EWE AG.
The future needs an energy boost because the global population is on the rise. However, the Earth’s finite natural resources contrast sharply with the increasing energy requirements of its population. The negative impact on the environment, climate and energy prices can already be seen.
In response, EWE partnered together with some of the leading experts from Germany’s research and scientific communities to formulate a strategy for the energy supply of the future through to the year 2030 and beyond: the Bullensee Assumptions. The core requirements can be summarised in the formula E3: improve energy conservation, significantly improve energy efficiency and make greater use of renewable energies. This is the only way to reconcile increasing energy demands, the need for climate protection and the security of the supply.
The BULLENSEE ASSUMPTIONS were developed by:
- Prof. Dr. Joachim Luther, Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg (until 2006),
Professor emeritus, University of Freiburg,
CEO, Solar Research Institute of Singapore - Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Pfaffenberger, Director, Bremer Energie Institut (until 2006),
Adjunct professor for Economics, Jacobs University, Bremen - Prof. Dr. Ulrich Wagner, Faculty for the Energy Sector and Applications Technology, Munich Technical University
- Dr. Werner Brinker, Chief Executive Officer, EWE AG
The following have also contributed to the scientific discussion and the compilation of the assumptions since 2007:
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Böhringer, Professor of Economic Policy at Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg
- Prof. Dr. Gert Brunekreeft, Bremer Energie Institut (since 2006), Professor at Jacobs University, Bremen
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Rammler, Director of the Institute for Transportation Design, University of Art, Brunswick
EWE’s business activities are already living out the E3 formula and the company has intensified its research and development efforts. EWE supports basic research, technology innovations, pilot projects and services in the field of energy efficiency together with a number of other colleges, research institutions and partners from the worlds of science and politics. Moreover in 2009 around 50 scientists started research in the Next Energy – EWE Research Centre for Energy Technology founded with the cooperation of Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg.
The online version and printed copies of the BULLENSEE ASSUMPTIONS are available in German and English language (printed copy).