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Berlin facilitates the use of balcony PV modules

Published 4 September 2019

Since September 2018, balcony PV modules may generally be connected in every apartment. Berlin has now greatly simplified the registration process. Berliners can thus become their own energy supplier with little effort and save cash.

Stromnetz Berlin GmbH has now greatly simplified the registration process. It now only requires an A4 sheet, which can be downloaded from the company's website. Various stakeholders from the ranks of Berlin's solar associations and companies collaborated on this simplification.

Balcony modules are already available for less than 300 euros and can recoup their initial costs through saved electricity costs after about four to six years. Due to manufacturer guarantees of up to 25 years for many of the devices, returns of up to 15 percent per year are possible. Before buying, it is essential to compare offers and prices.

market overviews, the DGS - German Society for Solar Energy offers the platform pvplug.com an. In addition, MachDeinenStrom.de is considered a reputable portal.

Keywords: Stakeholders, Construction and operating costs, Stock, DE-News, Communities, Tenant electricity, News Blog Berlin, PV, Quarters, Environmental policy

Video-Portrait (2019) über die Faktor X-Siedlung; BMU-Klimaschutzpreis

Published 6 November 2019

Video portrait (2019) of the Factor X settlement; BMU Climate Protection Prize

The city of Eschweiler (North Rhine-Westphalia) has been awarded the climate protection prize "Klimaaktive Kommune 2019″ by the Federal Environment Ministry in category 1: "Resource and energy efficiency in the municipality". The city of Eschweiler is committed to more resource and climate protection with its Factor X construction areas.

Film about the Faktor X housing estate in Eschweiler:

(6:25 min.) published on Nov 5, 2019

The prize is awarded by the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) as part of the National Climate Initiative (NKI), which is implemented by the German Institute of Urban Affairs gGmbh (DIFU).

More information about the climate protection award "Climate Active Community 2019″ is available on the website of the National Climate Protection Initiative of the Federal Government :
www.klimaschutz.de/stadt-eschweiler

Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/neue-hoefe-duerwiss

All Factor X settlements:
http://sdg21.eu/thema/faktor-x-siedlung

Keywords:
Awards, Building materials / Construction, DE-News, Faktor X / ResScore, Movies, Movies 4 to 10 Min, Wood construction, Climate protection, Communities, Media, NaWaRohs, Sustainable management, News Blog NRW, Recycling, Resource efficiency, Settlements, Sufficiency, Tools, Contests & Prizes, Housing, Certification & Labels, Life cycle assessment, Ecology

Film „In Transition 2.0“

Published 4 March 2013

Film "In Transition 2.0"

The film "In Transition 2.0" (OmU; 65 min) shows examples from the Transition world (e.g. from Japan, New Zealand, India, England, the USA etc.) about the diversity & positive power of the Transition movement and the projects on the ground.

Keywords:
Greening / climate adaptation, Bike-/Velo-City, Soil & land consumption, Renewable, Movies, Movies > 45 Min, Communities, Sustainable management, Near-natural open space design, News Blog Great Britain, Participation, Permaculture, Settlements, Social / Culture, Sufficiency, Transition Town, urban gardening, Wildlife/animal friendly construction