BMWK considers European raw material procurement

The German government wants to systematically record and remove industrial policy obstacles to renewable energies. To this end, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs launched the roundtable “Expansion of production capacities for the energy turnaround” with representatives of the solar and wind energy industries, among others, on Monday. The industry dialog is to take place every six months in the future, announced Minister Robert Habeck after the virtual meeting in Berlin. Among the topics discussed were EU tenders, customs issues, possible purchase guarantees, and the supply of raw materials.