Model Track Access Agreement

Example 3: Germany – Model Track Access Agreement provided by DB Netz AG, the infrastructure manager (IM) of the main national railway network in Germany (English and German) - Model contract between IM and railway undertaking (RU) for the use of railway network subject to an access charge. The contract sets out basic provisions commonly found in track access agreements in the European Union (EU). The performance regime takes day-to-day performance of IM and RU into account.

IRENA Resource: Germany

Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) set by the regulator and similar instruments used to be the preferred regulatory mechanism globally to boost deployment of solar PV through private investment as they provide a stable and predictable policy environment. FiT guarantee the purchase of generated RE under long-term contracts at a tariff set by the regulator and are often combined with facilitated grid access and dispatch. In Germany, FiTs were a key element of the RE incentive scheme for many years and led to the major growth of solar PV (42.39 GW installed solar capacity in 2017).

Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany

The Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg is designed to host a concert building, a wellness and conference zone, 47 owner-occupied apartments and a five-star hotel with 250 rooms.

Düsseldorf Museum, Kunstpalast, Germany

In 1998, a PPP agreement was signed by the City of Düsseldorf and the energy corporation E.ON (then known as VEBA AG) to renovate the building and establish the Museum Kunstpalast Stiftung.