Holger Krawinkel

Holger Krawinkel (* 1956 ) is a German manager and former consumer advocate .

Life

He studied geography and political science at the University of Gießen and spatial planning at the University of Oldenburg . He finished his studies as a graduate engineer, then he did his doctorate on the Danish energy planning system for Dr. rer. pole. He then worked as a consultant in the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Energy . In 1994 he became a board member of the Schleswig-Holstein Energy Foundation . From 2004 he headed the building, energy and environment department at the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations . In this function he took part in conferences in the field of energy policy .

In mid-July 2014, Krawinkel took on the task of setting up a new department at the Mannheim-based energy company MVV Energie , which should “focus on the interests and needs of the energy supplier's customers”. His position at the VZBV is being filled.

Positions

Krawinkel advocates the energy transition with the switch to renewable energies , but criticizes its implementation. In the past he mainly criticized the strong expansion of the energy supply compared to other forms of energy such as B. Onshore wind energy comparatively expensive photovoltaics ; After their significant reduction in price as a result of the drastic drop in module prices, his criticism extends primarily to offshore wind farms and biogas plants for cost reasons . He sees wind farms on land as the “cheap maker” of the energy transition, and he expressly supports their expansion.

He also sees a problem of fairness in the implementation of the energy transition, especially with regard to the exemptions for industry, which have recently been significantly expanded by the black and yellow government . In order to reduce costs, he proposes a “clear cut” in the industrial exemptions and a reduction in electricity tax .

Furthermore, Krawinkel repeatedly complained of a lack of competition in the energy sector as a price driver. As early as 2004, when the EEG surcharge was still negligible, he described the monopoly position of the four large energy groups as the main reason for the high prices on the German energy market. In 2012, he said that competition in the electricity sector was still poor.

Publications

• For a new energy policy. What the Federal Republic of Germany can learn from Denmark , Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-596-24131-6 .
• The Danish energy planning system and its transferability to conditions in the Federal Republic of Germany . Institute for Housing and Environment, Darmstadt 1987.
• Use of biomass and wind energy as an environmental and development strategy for rural areas. Integrated technology and development policy in Denmark . Institute for Housing and Environment, Darmstadt 1987.
• Saving energy as part of village renewal. Minutes , 6th meeting of the Energy Consulting Working Group, August 3, 1987. Institut Wohnen und Umwelt, Darmstadt 1988.
• Renewable energies - new opportunities in competition? In: Hartmut Kreß (Ed.): Human dignity, medicine and bioethics: today's questions of medical and ecological ethics . LIT, Münster, 2000, pp. 172-179.

Web links

• Holger Krawinkel at BDEW (PDF; 406 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Organization of the consumer association Bundeszentrale ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved April 6, 2013.  
2. ↑ XI. EWI / FAZ-Energietagung ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.7 MB). Website of the EWI Cologne . Retrieved April 6, 2013. 
3. ↑ "Meeting Point Netze" on 19./20. March 2013 in Berlin: The largest energy network conference asks the question of the energy transition network design ( memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . BDEW website . Retrieved April 6, 2013. 
4. ↑ Future options for the rational use of energy ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Conference of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research on February 25 and 26, 2002. Retrieved on April 6, 2013.  
5. ↑ VZBV energy expert: Consumer advocate Krawinkel switches to the economy . In: Spiegel-Online , June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
6. ↑ Krawinkel switches to business . In: klimaretter.info , June 23, 2014. Accessed May 9, 2018.
7. ↑ Energy transition: mainland competition depends on offshore wind farms . In: Spiegel Online , March 21, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
8. ↑ Consumer advocates call for an offshore stop ( memento from April 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). In: SHZ , April 2, 2013.
9. ↑ Private customers also pay for the industry . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 30, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
10. ↑ Holger Krawinkel, Energy Expert, Federal Association of Consumer Organizations . In: SWR 2 , October 13, 2012. Accessed April 5, 2013.
11. ↑ A market without competition . In: Deutsche Welle , September 14, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
12. ↑ Not for normal consumers. Electricity is cheaper again than it was before Fukushima ( Memento from September 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). In: Epoch Times , Jan. 4, 2012.