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[[File:Schneebergerhof 01.jpg|thumb|Photovoltaic array and wind turbines at the Schneebergerhof wind farm in the German state of [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]]]
The {{langnf|de|'''Energiewende'''|energy turnaround|paren-left}} ({{IPA-de|ʔenɐˈɡiːˌvɛndə|pron|de-Energiewende.ogg}}) is the ongoing [[energy transition]] by [[Germany]] to a [[Low-carbon economy|low carbon]], environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable energy supply.<ref name="bmwi-and-bmu-2010">{{cite book |author1 = Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) |author2 = Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) |title = Energy concept for an environmentally sound, reliable and affordable energy supply |date = 28 September 2010 |publisher = Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) |place = Berlin, Germany |url = http://www.bmwi.de/English/Redaktion/Pdf/energy-concept,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi,sprache=en,rwb=true.pdf |access-date = 1 May 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161006040920/http://www.bmwi.de/English/Redaktion/Pdf/energy-concept%2Cproperty%3Dpdf%2Cbereich%3Dbmwi%2Csprache%3Den%2Crwb%3Dtrue.pdf |archive-date = 6 October 2016 }}</ref> The new system intends to rely heavily on [[renewable energy]] (particularly [[Wind power|wind]], [[photovoltaics]], and [[hydroelectricity]]), [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]], and [[energy demand management]].
Legislative support for the ''Energiewende'' was passed in late 2010 and included [[greenhouse gas]] (GHG) reductions of 80–95% by 2050 (relative to 1990) and a [[renewable energy]] target of 60% by 2050.<ref name="bmwi-2015-b">{{cite book|url=https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/Publikationen/vierter-monitoring-bericht-energie-der-zukunft-kurzfassung.pdf|title=The Energy of the Future: Fourth "Energy Transition" Monitoring Report — Summary|date=November 2015|publisher=Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)|place=Berlin, Germany|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
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