Breakthrough for divestment in the European Parliament
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Billions from pensions are invested more sustainably and no longer used for fossil energies
Today, Thursday, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU officially announced their agreement on new EU rules for occupational pensions. Thanks to the persistence of Green shadow rapporteur Bas Eickhout, we were able to push through important demands in the final "Directive on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision". Currently, occupational pension funds across Europe manage [...]
Rents in Munich have risen by 70 per cent in the past 22 years - a development that is upsetting many Munich residents. What makes the state capital so expensive and how long-time residents and newcomers are suffering as a result.
In the construction of three new apartment buildings in Wieblinger Weg, Stadtwerke Heidelberg Umwelt GmbH implemented an innovative overall energy concept for Baugenossenschaft Neu Heidelberg eG. PV systems with a total output of 30 kWp and a module area of 200 square metres were installed on the roofs of the new buildings. The tenants are supplied with electricity from a PV system and battery storage. The remaining electricity is supplied in the form of certified green electricity from the public grid. Photo: Stadtwerke Heidelberg Umwelt GmbH
Bonn/Düsseldorf. The fast, affordable and complete energy transition towards 100 percent renewable energy needs thought leaders and pioneers who inspire others. With the annual awarding of the German Solar Prize, EUROSOLAR puts these actors in the public eye and offers new impulses for a decentralised, citizen-oriented and regenerative conversion of the energy system.
EUROSOLAR e.V. and the EnergyAgency.NRW will jointly present the winners of the German Solar Prize 2017 on Saturday, 14 October 2017, at VillaMedia in Wuppertal.
In the run-up to the award ceremony, EUROSOLAR, in cooperation with the Hermann Scheer Foundation is organising a symposium to tie in with Hermann Scheer's visionary work "Der Energethische Imperativ" (The Energy Ethical Imperative). Together with the audience, the speakers will discuss how the rapid path to a renewable energy age can be implemented.
The award ceremony of the German Solar Prize begins with greetings from Lothar Schneider, Managing Director of EnergyAgency.NRW, Bettina Brücher, Mayor of the City of Wuppertal and Jörg HeynkesManaging Director of VillaMedia GmbH. Give an introduction Prof. Dr Andreas Pinkwart, Minister for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Stephan GrügerMdL and Vice-President of EUROSOLAR e.V. Afterwards, the award winners will be honoured. Dr Axel BergChairman of EUROSOLAR Germany, the highlight of the event.
This will be followed by a get-together with snacks.
Participation in the event is free of chargeRegistration is requested by 6 October.
Further information and registration
The German Solar Prize 2017 is awarded to nine prize winners:
Category: Cities, municipalities, districts, public utilities
- • Stadtwerke Heidelberg Umwelt GmbH
Pioneer and pioneer for tenant power projects
Category: Solar architecture and urban development
- • elobau Plant 2, Leutkirch im Allgäu
Integral building concept with regenerative and efficient energy technology and high architectural standards
Category: Industrial, commercial or agricultural enterprises/companies
- • ALDI SÜD Group of Companies, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Extensive use of solar energy in retail with integration of
E-mobility and targeted customer communication
Category: Local and regional associations/communities
- • Friends of Prokon e.V., Dortmund
Tireless commitment to citizen-owned renewable energies
Category: Media - Frank Farenski, Berlin
Longstanding commitment to transparent and freely accessible reporting on the energy transition
Category: Transport systems
- • StreetScooter of Deutsche Post DHL Group, Bonn
Comprehensive realisation of environmentally friendly city logistics and wake-up call for the German automotive industry
Category: Education and training
- • :metabolon - Bergisches Energiekompetenzzentrum, Lindlar
Innovative use of a landfill site as a learning, research and information location for resource management and energy and environmental technologies
Category: One World Cooperation
- • Solar Energy Foundation, Freiburg im Breisgau
Sustainable and holistic contribution to poverty reduction in developing countries with the help of solar energy
Category: Special prize for personal commitment
- • Environmental Group Elbvororte, Hamburg
30 years of outstanding commitment to environmental protection and renewable energies
Members of the jury:
Dr Axel Berg, Chairman EUROSOLAR Deutschland e.V.
Prof. Peter Droege, President EUROSOLAR e.V.
Wibke Brems, Member of the German Parliament, EUROSOLAR e.V.
Dr Joachim Frielingsdorf, EnergyAgency.NRW
Stephan Grüger, MdL, Vice President EUROSOLAR e.V.
Thomas Günther, EUROSOLAR e.V.
Rosa Hemmers, EUROSOLAR e.V.
Dr Nina Scheer, Member of the German Bundestag, Hermann Scheer Foundation
Irm Scheer-Pontenagel, EUROSOLAR e.V.
Prof. Eberhard Waffenschmidt, SFV Germany e.V.
The construction sector is one of the biggest consumers of resources in Germany. With the "Seeviertel" new housing development, the municipality of Inden in the Rhenish lignite mining region, together with RWE Power, the Aachen-based Kathy Beys Foundation and the development company indeland GmbH, has set itself the goal of halving resource consumption. As the first settlement of its kind in Germany, the Seeviertel demonstrates how energy efficiency and resource conservation can be integrated into neighbourhood development right from the ground-breaking ceremony.
The Federal Environment Ministry's funding programme now offers more opportunities for your climate protection projects. The programme has been significantly expanded with new funding priorities and improved funding for financially weak municipalities. A separate funding priority has been introduced for the renovation of day-care centres, schools, youth leisure facilities, sports facilities and swimming pools. The chances of receiving funding are good, because so far all eligible applications have been funded.
Since summer 2008, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) has been providing funding on the basis of the "Guideline for the promotion of climate protection projects in social, cultural and public institutions within the framework of the National Climate Protection Initiative"(Municipal Directive) climate protection projects in municipalities.
The interest in the municipal guideline is great: between 2008 and 2014, more than 7,000 projects were funded. Funds are available again this year and in the coming years. In 2014 alone, the funding volume amounted to more than 60 million euros and has once again resulted in all eligible applications being funded. The various funding priorities of the Municipal Guidelines can be found on the following pages.
Applications can be submitted to Project Management Jülich from now (1 October 2015) until 31 March 2016. All documents, fact sheets and further information can be found here.A brief description of the various funding priorities of the Municipal Guidelines can be found below.
With the 2015 information tour, the Service and Competence Centre: Municipal Climate Protection (SK:KK), in cooperation with the federal states, provides information on the funding available for municipalities in climate protection in 2016. Everyone who is interested in the funding opportunities for municipalities in climate protection is invited to the information events - whether as an applicant, as an advisory institution or as a multiplier.
The upcoming SK:KK info tour events around the Eifel are:
25.11.2015 SK:KK - Information Tour 2015: Kaiserslautern
02.12.2015 SK:KK - Information Tour 2015: Wiesbaden
If you have any questions about the Municipal Guidelines, please contact the Service and Competence Centre: Municipal Climate Protection (SK:KK) at: 030-39001 170
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Today, Thursday, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU officially announced their agreement on new EU rules for occupational pensions. Thanks to the persistence of Green shadow rapporteur Bas Eickhout, we were able to push through important demands in the final "Directive on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision". Currently, occupational pension funds across Europe manage [...]
