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Staff Unit for International Cooperation

This staff unit is the initiator, developer, implementer and coordinator of the international projects at dena

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Our mission

We are active internationally in order to achieve the climate protection targets of the Paris Agreement and to strengthen Germany’s energy security in the long term. We promote global markets for the energy transition and climate protection and drive forward specific solutions in partner countries. Our focus is on expanding renewable energies, integrating them into the energy systems and modernising the energy infrastructure. We work on designing the legal and technical framework conditions for the electricity and energy market and the global market ramp-up of green hydrogen.

 

 

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Our approach

Our regional focus is on Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Latin America and the MENA region. We focus equally on bilateral cooperation with individual countries and multilateral formats with relevant stakeholders from politics, business and society. In this manner, we support the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in the implementation of energy partnerships and dialogues. The energy transition in Germany serves as a showcase for practical examples and innovations. We use trips and workshops with specialists as well as various studies as tools. 

 

 

 

Our organisational structure

The Staff Unit for International Cooperation comprises five regional teams:

  • Asia: currently working with China and Vietnam on the topics of energy efficiency in buildings, emissions trading, flexibility and CCU/S.
  • Europe: initiates and supports cooperation projects in the EU, in particular with neighbouring countries such as France and Poland; coordinates cross-border projects, such as projects on sustainable heating supply.
  • MENA (Middle East and North Africa): works closely with partner countries on issues relating to the operation of electricity grids with increased levels of renewable energies, energy storage, energy efficiency, hydrogen, digitalisation and cybersecurity.
  • East and South-east Europe: supports the energy transition and EU integration, works on topics such as electricity grids and green gases.
  • Central Asia, Turkey, South Caucasus: supports Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on their path to greater sustainability, oversees energy cooperation with Turkey, promotes the expansion of renewable energies, energy efficiency, and the regulation of electricity and gas markets.

Our contact person

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    Kim Lakeit

    Director, Staff Unit for International Cooperation