Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue
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Since 2015, the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), the German Solar Association (BSW) and eclareon have successfully organized the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue annually within the framework of a grant from the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
After more than a decade of this fruitful cooperation, the conference can no longer continue in its usual form in 2026. We look back with pride on the joint successes of this conference series and emphasize that content-related or partnership reasons play no role in this change.
On the contrary: the partnership of trust with the Federal Government will continue.
Seit 2015 haben der Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie (BEE), der Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW) und eclareon den Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue im Rahmen einer Zuwendung mit dem Auswärtigen Amt und dem Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie jährlich erfolgreich veranstaltet.
Nach über einem Jahrzehnt dieser fruchtbaren Zusammenarbeit kann die Konferenz im Jahr 2026 nicht mehr in gewohnter Form fortgeführt werden. Wir blicken stolz auf die gemeinsamen Erfolge dieser Konferenzreihe zurück und betonen, dass inhaltliche oder partnerschaftliche Gründe keine Rolle für diese Veränderung spielen.
Im Gegenteil: Die vertrauensvolle Partnerschaft mit der Bundesregierung wird fortgesetzt.
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BSW – Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e. V.
(German Solar Association)
Joachim Goldbeck (1st Chairman),
Moritz Ritter (2nd Chairman),
Jörg Ebel (3rd Chairman),
Oliver Beckel, Katharina David, Dr. Gunter Erfurt, Dr. Sebastian Gatz,
Helmut Jäger, Oliver Koch, Dr. Joachim Krüger, Henning Lorang,
Eric Quiring, Gerd Schöller, Alexander Schütt,
Oliver Schweininger, Carl Zoellner
VAT ID: DE 248395525
Register of Associations: VR 25910 B
Register Court: Berlin-Charlottenburg
Lobby Register (German Bundestag): R002438
BSW – Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e. V.
EUREF-Campus 16
10829 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 30 29 777 88-0
Fax: +49 30 29 777 88-99
Email:
info@bsw-solar.de
BETD Team
info@energydialogue.berlin
Press Contact
(For press inquiries only. The organizing team cannot be reached via this number.)
press@energydialogue.berlin
+49 30 29 777 88-80
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10829 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 29 777 88-0
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BSW – Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e. V.
EUREF-Campus 16
10829 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 29 777 88-0
E-mail: datenschutz@bsw-solar.de
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