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Wind power is environmentally friendly and saves resources. At sea in particular, wind speed is extremely high and can generate a great deal of energy. Offshore wind farms make use of these advantageous conditions. Enormous rotors "capture" the wind and transmit it to a generator, which creates electricity out of it. Conducting R&D for modern and efficient energy technologies like these is an important priority of the High-Tech Strategy.

To guarantee energy supplies in future it is necessary both to continue developing traditional technologies and promote new processes. Germany is leading the way with clearly-defined goals. In 2012, there ought to be 21 per cent less greenhouse gases than in 1990. The proportion of renewable energy is supposed to grow continually in a sensible energy mixture. Today, there are already many cutting-edge products for producing energy which come from Germany. Its power station technology is famous for its reliability and performance. Today, German coal and gas power stations have reached a degree of efficiency which is a fifth higher than it was 15 years ago.