NEUERKIRCH-KÜLZ

Fit for tomorrow 1. Introduction and Külz

304 Citizens Neuerkirch

480 citizens

Distance to Airport Hahn: ~ 28 km Distance to regional railway /Rhein: ~ 25 km Distance to regional railway Bullay/Mosel: ~ 32 km Külz Wind power

In Neuerkirch „The leasing income from our windturbines helped us to realize a sustainable village- 9 wind turbines: development-concept for our citizens!“ Anually 43 million kWh Volker Wichter, mayor of Neuerkirch  Leasing income! In Külz 9 wind turbines operating since 2009 Yield prognosis: 34 million kWh/a Every single turbine is placed on community owned land!

Wind power PV installations Multigenerational (sports)field

Citizens´ bus Local heat network Citizens´bus / special offerings for seniors

 Seniors are driven to doctors, shops etc. two times a week

 Purchased in 2010; First communal citizens´ bus in the district of !

 Can also be used by private persons or clubs

Wind power PV installations Multigenerational (sports)field

Citizens´ bus Local heat network Overview: energy balance

50.000.000 Consumption: 1,711,000 kWh/a 45.000.000

40.000.000 Overall production: 77,601,000 kWh/a 35.000.000 Energy 30.000.000 consumption  Productions is PV installations 25.000.000 approx. 45 times kWh/a 20.000.000 as big as consumption Wind power 15.000.000 kWh/a 10.000.000 5.000.000 Both municipalities are producing 0 several times the amount of Neuerkirch Külz energy of what they consume PV installations

• The photovoltaic coverage rate of the overall energy consumption is approx. 42%

Additionally in the nearest surroundings approx. 500 KWp on private roofs

23 (Neuerkirch)+ 31 (Külz) PV installations = 306.000 kWh/a (Neuerkirch) + 295.000 kWh/a (Külz)

Wind power PV installations Multigenerational (sports)field

Citizens´ bus Local heat network Local heat network

Wind power PV installations Multigenerational (sports)field

Citizens´ bus Local heat network Local heat network: Idea

30 barriers and resistances 2012: Supplying heat is a •funding programs (RLP), De-Minimis-Regulation necessary obligation for •KfW-Financing limit for municipalities securing livelihood •Misinformation, gossip according to the municipal •Appropriate investment by every `participant´ code • Purchase of land •Construction law (B-Plan, BImSchG- authorization, static) •Acceptance for placement of the wire (tearing up the street?)

Idea: Spring 2014 Local heat network: Concept

Tendering: December 2014

Autumn 2013: Excursion to Wettesingen (visiting a large company to get Tendering: information on-site) Idea: Spring 2014 December 2014 Dialogue with citizens/ Project days

First village meeting in Neuerkirch

Project day Külz: Facets of fuels Neuerkirch: Local heat networks and solar thermal energy : Energy storage and photovoltaic

With Professor Dr. Karl Keilen

Tendering: Idea: Spring 2014 December 2014 Local heat network: Implementation

Fibre optic cables with 300 megabyte!

Construction of pipe network and groundbreaking

Tendering: Groundbreaking: Idea: Spring 2014 December 2014 Spring2015 Local heat network: Outcome

More than 80% of the households in Neuerkirch are connected to the local heat network, a percentage which is significantly higher than in comparable projects LHN Neuerkirch-Külz – economical parameters •Investment: ~ 4,800,000,- € •Thereof solarthermal plant: approx. 700,000,- € •Financing: KfW-direct credit inlcuding repayment security •Funding program number 271, renewable energies premium •Support from federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate:480.000,- € 1400

1200

1000

800

600 tons of CO2 emmission per 400 year 200

•Approx. 143 connectees 0 •6,000 m line before local •Sales of heat: 3.1 mio. kWhth/a 1270 heat •Woodchips: 2 boilers with 1,200 kWth 85 overall 1.440 m²

•Solar thermal energy – Collector surface heating oil redundandcy boilers Tendering: Groundbreaking: Final completion: Idea: Spring 2014 December 2014 Spring 2015 Spring 2016 Local heat network: Publicity Groups of visitors

Many groups of visitors, Excursion within the world climate conference COP23, TV, Journalists, Politicians, Radio reports, Internet TV and so on… Multigenerational (sports) field

Wind power PV installations Multigenerational (sports)field

Citizens´ bus Local heat network TuS Neuerkirch-Külz Two villages- one club since 1913

Club owned sports hall 28 different groups Sportshall regularly occupied

100 year existence celebration 2. Neuerkirch Four Funding guidelines

Policy about financial support for heating Policy about or process water financial preparation support for facilities energy saving using renewable measures energy sources Energy saving guideline

1. Energy consulting 2. Fridge/freezer 3. Washing machine /dryer 4. Dishwasher 5. Oven 6. PV system 7. Storage system 8. Home insulation 9. Replacement of windows and doors 10. Ventilation systems Initiative: Living right in the middle

Neuerkirch extended this funding measure

Policy about the financial support for the vitalization of village centres in the Hunsrueck E-Bike, bike for heavy loads

Community owned bike for heavy loads and two e-bikes can used by every citizen PV installation on the roof of `Bauhof´

In 2016 the entire lighting With battery storage system to store power for for the village shifted to LED! own usage and to support the lighting of the village, the rest gets fed into the distribution grid Village App: nebenan.de LED exchange day

Amount illuminants: 1,452 Households: 87/105 (88%) Costs: 6,300€ Energy savings/year: 14.3 tons Cost saving/year: 8,800€ Currently planned: Purchase of an electric car (village car)

Concept by the eco-group of Neuerkirch 3. Culturally a lot to offer

Traditional parade on Pentecost with a `straw- bear´ made by the youth of Neuerkirch-Külz Historico-cultural museum Handicraft and farmer´s market: well known; even trans-regionally Open Air Cinema Oltimer Classic

Already the ninth meeting with the last stop in Neuerkirch Chronicles Neuerkirch: A village full of energy!

Thank you for your kind attention!