{"id":39940,"date":"2020-06-30T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:23:55","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Was ist der Unterschied zwischen kohlenstofffreier und erneuerbarer Energie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39940\" class=\"elementor elementor-39940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1002c743 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1002c743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db73dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db73dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Die Begriffe \"kohlenstofffrei\" und \"erneuerbar\" werden oft in \u00e4hnlichem Zusammenhang verwendet, aber diese beiden Ressourcen haben unterschiedliche \u00f6kologische und wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen. Im Jahr 2019 wird der Standarddienst von MCE, <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/60-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Green<\/a>war mindestens 60% erneuerbar und 90% kohlenstofffrei. Was bedeutet es also, wenn Energie als kohlenstofffrei oder erneuerbar bezeichnet wird, und warum ist das wichtig?<\/p><p><strong>Was ist kohlenstofffreie Energie?<\/strong><\/p><p>Wenn Energiequellen als kohlenstofffrei gekennzeichnet sind, wird die Energie aus einer Ressource erzeugt, die keine Kohlenstoffemissionen verursacht, wie z. B. Kernkraft oder gro\u00dfe Wasserkraftwerke. Obwohl diese Ressourcen zur Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen beitragen, k\u00f6nnen sie die Umwelt oder die Wirtschaft beeintr\u00e4chtigen. So m\u00fcssen beispielsweise die Abf\u00e4lle, die in Kernkraftwerken anfallen, langfristig sicher gelagert werden, was sehr kostenintensiv sein kann. Au\u00dferdem hat die Errichtung von D\u00e4mmen zum Bau neuer, gro\u00dfer Wasserkraftwerke dauerhafte Umweltauswirkungen auf die umliegenden \u00d6kosysteme.<\/p><p><strong>Was ist erneuerbare Energie?<\/strong><\/p><p>Erneuerbare Energie hingegen wird als eine sich nat\u00fcrlich erneuernde Ressource eingestuft, die keine Emissionen verursacht. Zu den erneuerbaren Energiequellen geh\u00f6ren Sonnen- und Windenergie, Erdw\u00e4rme, Biomasse und Bioabfall sowie f\u00f6rderf\u00e4hige Wasserkraft. Die Energieprojekte k\u00f6nnen zus\u00e4tzlich zu den Emissionsreduzierungen weitere Umweltvorteile schaffen, wie zum Beispiel <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/news\/local-projects\/pollinator-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best\u00e4uberfreundliche Solarprogramme<\/a>oder wirtschaftliche Vorteile f\u00fcr die Besch\u00e4ftigung durch den Bau neuer Projekte.<\/p><p><strong>Den Unterschied sichtbar machen<\/strong><\/p><p>Alle erneuerbaren Energien sind zwar kohlenstofffrei, aber nicht alle kohlenstofffreien Energien sind erneuerbar. Nur nat\u00fcrlich nachwachsende Quellen sind erneuerbar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fe5de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37fe5de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3948cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3948cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1363\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb9c70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aeb9c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4720e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4720e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">Kaliforniens Ziele f\u00fcr erneuerbare Energien<\/span><\/p><p>Der Bundesstaat Kalifornien\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.ca.gov\/programs-and-topics\/programs\/renewables-portfolio-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"erfordert Stromanbieter - \u00f6ffnet in neuem Tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">verlangt von den Stromanbietern<\/a>\u00a0bis 2030 mindestens 50% Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien an die Kunden zu liefern. Das Standardangebot von MCE, Light Green, besteht seit 2017 aus 60% erneuerbaren Energien und erf\u00fcllt damit die staatliche Vorgabe 13 Jahre fr\u00fcher. Dar\u00fcber hinaus war Light Green im Jahr 2019 90% kohlenstofffrei. MCE-Kunden k\u00f6nnen sich auch f\u00fcr bis zu 100% erneuerbare Energie mit MCE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/100-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"Deep Green - \u00f6ffnet in neuem Tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Deep Green<\/a>\u00a0Dienstleistung, die aus 50% Wind und 50% Solar stammt.<\/p><p>Saubere Energietechnologien in den teilnehmenden Haushalten und Unternehmen werden vernetzt und aggregiert, um von MCE und Partnern Marktsignale f\u00fcr das Laden und Entladen zu Tageszeiten zu erhalten, in denen Energie billiger und sauberer ist.<\/p><p>Das VPP wird den Teilnehmern erhebliche Kosteneinsparungen bringen. Au\u00dferdem wird es die Belastung des Stromnetzes verringern und damit das Risiko von Stromausf\u00e4llen und den Bedarf an umweltsch\u00e4dlichen Kraftwerken reduzieren.<\/p><p>MCE ist bestrebt, die Entwicklung neuer lokaler und landesweiter Projekte f\u00fcr erneuerbare Energien zu f\u00f6rdern, um die Kunden mit sauberer Energie zu versorgen und eine stabile Stromerzeugung und Arbeitspl\u00e4tze f\u00fcr die kommenden Jahre zu unterst\u00fctzen. Zu den lokalen Initiativen von MCE f\u00fcr erneuerbare Energien geh\u00f6ren Projekte wie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"American Canyon Solar Project - in einer neuen Registerkarte \u00f6ffnen\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\">Solarprojekt American Canyon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/news\/press-releases\/mce-solar-one-thinking-globally-building-locally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"MCE Solar One - in einer neuen Registerkarte \u00f6ffnen\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/mce-solar-one-thinking-globally-building-locally\/\">MCE Solar One<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Deponiegas-Energiegewinnung auf der Redwood-Deponie - in einem neuen Tab \u00f6ffnen\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\">Deponiegas zur Energiegewinnung auf der Redwood-Deponie<\/a>und\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/de\/local-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"andere Projekte - in einer neuen Registerkarte \u00f6ffnen\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/local-projects\/\">andere Projekte<\/a>\u00a0in Zusammenarbeit mit lokalen Unternehmen. Alle Projekte von MCE im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien unterst\u00fctzen sowohl den Staat als auch die lokale gr\u00fcne Wirtschaft und werden voraussichtlich \u00fcber Jahre hinweg einen stetigen Strom an sauberer Energie liefern.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6>* Wie an die California Energy Commission's Power Source Disclosure Program gemeldet. Die MCE-Daten unterliegen einer unabh\u00e4ngigen Pr\u00fcfung und Verifizierung, die nicht vor dem 1. Oktober 2020 abgeschlossen sein wird. Die obigen Zahlen k\u00f6nnen sich aufgrund von Rundungen nicht auf 100 Prozent aufaddieren.<\/h6><h6><br \/>** Nicht spezifizierte Stromquellen beziehen sich auf Strom, der nicht zu einer bestimmten Erzeugungsanlage zur\u00fcckverfolgt werden kann, wie z. B. Strom, der \u00fcber offene Markttransaktionen gehandelt wird. Nicht spezifizierte Stromquellen sind in der Regel eine Mischung aus allen Arten von Ressourcen und k\u00f6nnen auch erneuerbare Energien umfassen.<\/h6><h6><br \/>Bild oben: ein gro\u00dfer Wasserkraftdamm (L) und ein Park f\u00fcr erneuerbare Energien aus Sonne und Wind (R)<\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The terms carbon-free and renewable are often used in similar contexts, but these two resources create different environmental and economic impacts. 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