Min. 8:16; Video from 7.1.2020; Ed.: MWSP Mannheim
The district of Paderborn has achieved a climate target that can currently only be dreamed of nationwide. It has a green electricity supply of more than 100 per cent. This year, with the help of wind, sun, biomass and water, for the first time as much renewable electricity is being generated as is being consumed. Since the end of June, it has been exactly 112 per cent.
This is what the State Association for Renewable Energies in OWL determined. The association used figures from the State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV) as well as current data from the district of Paderborn. According to these figures, the more than 500 wind turbines, 11,500 photovoltaic systems and 53 biomass power plants generate slightly more electricity on an annual average than private individuals, trade and industry in the district of Paderborn require over the year: Almost 2.3 billion kilowatt hours.
This puts the Paderborn district in the Champions League nationwide: "There are very few regions that already fulfil the 100 per cent green electricity quota - in NRW, we are the first and so far the only one," says Kerstin Haarmann (Paderborn), Managing Director of LEE OWL. This is particularly remarkable because the district of Paderborn has a national average electricity consumption due to its share of industry. Smaller districts with little industry and commerce would naturally find it easier to reach 100 per cent. In a comparison of East Westphalia, the district of Paderborn is the lone leader: the district of Höxter is in second place with 63 per cent green electricity, followed by the district of Lippe with 23.5 per cent, Gütersloh with 20.8 per cent, Minden-Lübbecke with 17 per cent and Herford with 6.5 per cent. Bringing up the rear is the city of Bielefeld with a 4.5 per cent share of green electricity in electricity consumption.
The district of Paderborn has even achieved its climate target, which was unanimously approved by the district council in 2011, ahead of schedule. The plan was for electricity consumption to be completely renewable by 2020. "However, we don't have time to rest on our laurels in the fight against climate change," explains Jürgen Wrona (Delbrück) from the LEE OWL board. Measured in terms of total energy demand (electricity, heat and transport), the proportion of renewables in the Paderborn district is currently only around 27 per cent. "There is room for improvement, especially in the areas of heating and transport," says Wrona.
Source: Press release from the NRW Energy Agency dated 8 August 2018
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Mietersonne Kaulsdorf, Germany's largest tenant power project with almost 3.4 megawatts (MW) of capacity, is being built by Berliner Stadtwerke for the Berlin housing association berlinovo in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Tenants of 4,300 apartments will be able to benefit from the green electricity generated directly on their roofs.
The dimensions of the project, consisting of 39 solar systems on one hundred residential buildings in the district between Wuhletal and Hellersdorfer Strasse, speak for themselves: a total of 27,000 m² are covered with modules, which corresponds to 3.8 times the area of a football pitch. The yield is estimated at around 2.9 million kilowatt hours per year, which is equivalent to the entire electricity requirements of 1,200 two-person households. This means that approx. 1,580 tons of CO2-emissions were avoided. Berliner Stadtwerke is investing around €3.75 million in this project. This year, 2.0 MW of the total 3.4 MW will be installed, around 60 percent of which have already been installed on the roofs since May. A further 1.4 MW is to follow in 2020 and 2021.
Photos: Pritzkuleit
"Berlin is catching up," says Berlin's energy senator Ramona Pop. "We still have a lot of space on our roofs that we can use to work sustainably and efficiently for the energy transition here in the city. Until the federal government finally meets the requirements of the urban energy transition, we cannot wait, after all, the climate crisis is not waiting either. We are working at full speed to expand solar energy in Berlin. With the Mietersonne project, we are taking the biggest step on this path so far."
Finance Senator Dr. Matthias Kollatz explains: "In order to achieve Berlin's ambitious climate protection goals, we must double the speed of the energy transition. Relying on private initiatives alone is not enough. The commitment of the public sector is required. This example of municipal cooperation is exemplary - and an important driver in a very central climate protection area."
"We built the largest part of the facility this year," says Stadtwerke Managing Director Dr. Kerstin Busch. "Important for the success of the project is a high level of acceptance among the tenants, which we are also promoting on site with our own customer center at the Spree Center, among other things." Including the Mietersonne Kaulsdorf project, Stadtwerke will install around 4 MWp on Berlin roofs this year.
"Thanks to the cooperation with Berliner Stadtwerke, berlinovo tenants in the Kaulsdorf district will in future be able to obtain cheap local and clean electricity 365 days a year. At the same time, we are making the plat-ten buildings fit for the future and helping to achieve Berlin's climate targets," emphasises Alf Aleithe, Managing Director of berlinovo.
Berliner Stadtwerke is a subsidiary of Berliner Wasserbetriebe. They are committed to consumer-oriented energy generation and environmentally friendly supply concepts based on renewable energies. To date, Berliner Stadtwerke has invested €30.4 million in renewable energies, in Berlin primarily in new solar power plants in the districts. This means they have built more than 40 percent of the solar capacity installed in Berlin since 2016. Information about and registration for the environmentally friendly "berlinStrom" at www.berlinerstadtwerke.de
berlinovo was formed in 2012 from BIH Berliner Immobilien Holding GmbH, founded in 2006, and its subsidiaries. berlinovo is an investment of the State of Berlin. The portfolio includes 246 properties, one of which is abroad. Nationwide, berlinovo manages 23,500 rental units with a total rental area of 2.55 million m² and an annual target rent of over €249.0 million. These include around 15,200 apartments, 6,500 furnished apartments and 1,800 commercial units (as of 31 December 2018). berlinovo employs around 340 people.
Source: PM on 10/16/2019
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This building is still only a concept - but one that should appeal to winter sports fans...
Photos and further information on this project: DETAIL.de from 28.01.2016
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Shortly after the shutdown of the Swiss old reactor Mühleberg it goes Philippsburg 2 nuclear power plant from the grid on 31.12.2019 as planned. This will be followed in a few months by Fessenheim the two oldest reactors in France. In addition, at the end of the year in Sweden, the 45-year-old "Ring neck 2" from the grid. Shutting down nuclear reactors significantly reduces the risk of accidents and avoids masses of radiating nuclear waste and its transport in Castor containers.
In 1989, there were still 177 nuclear reactors in Europe. An interactive map of the remaining 126 still in operation (As of 1 January 2019, there should still be 121 after the shutdown of the above-mentioned nuclear power plants) can be found here: www.global2000.at/karte-atomkraft-europa
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