Ansbach, Herbartstraße
Two structures in timber construction with highly insulated building envelopes together with two annexes form a striking, extremely energy-efficient block around a lively courtyard in a simple, clear architectural language, from which all apartments and annexes can be reached barrier-free.
The German Architecture Prize is awarded to buildings that are "exemplary for the development of building in the present day". 60,000 euros in prize money are available.
Submission: 31.03.2017
Competition achievements:
The German Architecture Award is intended to recognise buildings that are exemplary for the development of building in the present. They should demonstrate a special architectural quality or exemplary handling of the renovation and modernisation of historical buildings, be committed to sustainable building in ecological, economic and socio-cultural terms and make a positive contribution to the design of public space. Eligible for submission to the German Architecture Award 2017 are buildings or building ensembles that were erected between 1 January 2015 and 31 January 2017 in Germany or abroad on behalf of or predominantly with funds provided by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Link
www.bbr.bund.de/...Architekturpreis_node.html
Keywords:
Contests & Prizes, Aesthetics / Architecture / Building Culture
Grenzach-Wyhlen, December 5, 2019. Hydrogen production in Grenzach-Wyhlen in Baden-Württemberg (not far from Basel) can start. Energiedienst today received approval for the operation of the power-to-gas plant. All technical verifications and official clarifications have now been fulfilled.
In the state-of-the-art plant, Energiedienst produces hydrogen from self-generated green electricity using electrolysis. The electricity comes from the company's own hydroelectric power plant on the same site. The environmentally friendly hydrogen will initially be used in nearby industry. It is also planned to use it in local public transport. A comprehensive concept also envisages that the waste heat generated during electrolysis will be used to heat a new residential area. By linking electricity, mobility and heat supply in this way - keyword: sector coupling - the plant should help to reduce CO2 emissions and support the energy transition.
A year ago, Energiedienst officially inaugurated the power-to-gas plant together with the State Minister of Economics, Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (CDU).
The plant has an output of one megawatt. In addition, there is 0.3 megawatts from an affiliated research facility of the ZSW (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research). The state of Baden-Württemberg has funded this as part of a lighthouse project.
At the end of October, Energiedienst also submitted a concept for hydrogen for consideration in the "Reallabore der Energiewende" ideas competition run by the German Federal Ministry of Economics. The Federal Government attaches a key role to hydrogen, especially for the mobility of the future. The funding commitment from Berlin is still pending.
Company information
The Energiedienst Group is a German-Swiss public limited company with a regional and ecological focus. It generates green electricity from hydropower and sells electricity and gas. Its own grid companies supply customers with electricity. Another focus is on intelligently networked products and services for the decentralised renewable and digital energy world of the future, such as photovoltaic systems, heat pumps, electricity storage systems and e-car sharing.
The Energiedienst Group supplies over 270,000 customers with electricity. It employs just under 1,000 people, including around 50 trainees. The group includes Energiedienst Holding AG, Energiedienst AG, ED Netze GmbH, Messerschmid Energiesysteme GmbH, EnAlpin AG in Valais as well as Tritec AG and winsun AG. Energiedienst Holding AG is an associated company of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (Karlsruhe).
Keywords:
100% EEs, Fuel cell, DE-News, Energy storage, Renewable, Climate protection, Sustainable management, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, Electricity storage, Ecology
Maximum emission-free - residential areas without cars
Planet Knowledge from 8.4.2019. 05:01 Min.
Available until 8.4.2024
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A district without cars, in a major German city? In Cologne-Nippes, about 1300 people live in a car-free neighbourhood. The residents of the French Quarter in Tübingen have been gathering experience in a neighbourhood without cars for around 20 years. Does the concept work?
More info and photos
to Car-free settlement in Cologne-Nippes
to the French Quarter in Tübingen
All car-free settlements and neighbourhoods in the sdg21 web database:
www.autofreie.siedlungen.eu
Keywords:
Car Free, Bike-/Velo-City, DE-News, Climate protection, Cologne, Mobility, News Blog NRW, Settlements, Ecology
The number of car sharing users in Germany rose sharply again in 2016. On 1 January 2017, a good 1.7 million customers were registered with German car sharing providers. This is 36 per cent more than in the previous year. The German government now wants to promote the further expansion of the service through a car sharing law.
You can read all the information on this at:
www.carsharing.de/mehr-17-millionen-carsharing-nutzer-deutschland
In an article also published today, WiWo Green discusses whether Car2go, Drive Now & Co. actually benefit the environment.
Getting rid of your car and sharing one with others - that's the basic idea behind car sharing. The idea is to reduce the burden on the environment and traffic. But experts think so: In the meantime, the opposite is happening.
www.wiwo.de/...car2go-drive-now-und-co-was-bringt-carsharing-der-umwelt-wirklich…
Keywords:
CarSharing, DE-News, Mobility, Resource efficiency
