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Magazine for Heating Technology 43rd Year 2011 Issue 3 Sustainability – the key to the future Contents Publisher: The German government has made Editorial 21 Vitobloc 200 EM-20/39 Dr. Martin Viessmann a landmark decision to phase Combined heating and power Editorial office: out nuclear energy – Page 6 2 Climate change and scarce plant with maintenance inter- Manfred Greis Jörg Schmidt energy resources: vals up to 6,000 hours Michael Wagner Sustainability is the key to Doris Hofmann Alexander Tinter the future 22 Vitocrossal 300, type CR3B Wolfgang Rogatty Carsten Lucaßen Condensing boiler with 4 News outputs up to 1,400 kW Photos: Uwe Aufderheide, Hamburg CHL Photodesign, Christian Lietzmann, Berlin Sustainable energy Practical applications dpa Picture-Alliance GmbH, Frankfurt Frank Feisel system isocal HeizKühlsysteme GmbH, Friedrichshafen 23 Mawera wood chip boiler for konzept-medienhaus, Faulbach Frank Kleinbach, Stuttgart 6 2011 – Start of a new biomass heating plant in Rolf Kosecki, Sportbild-Agentur, Bonn energy era in Germany Oberlech Ruediger Nehmzow, Düsseldorf Regensburg Touristik Roland Scheidemann, Düsseldorf Reinhold Seeböck, Wien Industry 24 Two ESS combined heating Rolf Sturm/E.ON and power units at OSRAM “Studio-S” – Seekamp GmbH, Bremen VELUX Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg 12 Study by “Capital” magazine: Opto Semiconductors in Updating heating systems is Regensburg Layout: Stankowski + Duschek the most cost-effective way Alexander Tinter to modernize Portrait Lithography and printing: Bernecker Mediagruppe Presentation of the German Sus- Company 26 Second sales office built in 34212 Melsungen tainability Award: Viessmann wins Germany Plattling according to gold in the category “Germany’s Most Editorial office address: Sustainable Brand” – Page 14 13 “markt intern“ magazine: standard of German Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co KG Viessmann also tops overall Sustainable Building Council Corporate Communications 35107 Allendorf (Eder) ranking Germany 27 Regensburg – economic power- Phone: +49 (0) 64 52 / 70 24 93 Fax: +49 (0) 64 52 / 70 54 93 14 2011 German Sustainability house and cultural magnet Email: [email protected] Award: Viessmann named Internet: www.viessmann.de Most Sustainable Brand Viessmann Selection Cover: A graphical interpretation of the trend towards renewable energy. 16 Mawera Holzfeuerungs- 28 The new Selection winter Second cover page: anlagen Gesellschaft mbH catalogue is out Holiday spirit at company headquarters in Customized system solutions Top products with appealing Allendorf. For the first time, “markt intern” for using biomass design and unsurpassed quality Third cover page: has presented an overall Symbols for fuels on the Viessmann Acad- emy building in Allendorf – designed by Karl performance award. New media Sport Duschek († 1 November 2011), Kirsten Dorn. The winner: Viessmann – Page 13 17 Energy savings check 30 Stefan Bradl the first German app and dena subsidy world motorcycle champion in calculator 18 years Products Richard Freitag joins team 18 Vitotrol app, Vitotrol 300 RF 31 Athletes from the Viessmann and 200 RF team enjoy a successful start Operating the heating system to the 2011/2012 season from the convenience of your living room Obituary 20 Ice storage system 32 Karl Duschek passed away An innovative energy source A champion of clarity and for heat pumps conciseness 1 Climate change and scarce energy resources: Sustainability is the key to the future At the moment, hardly any head- relatively high energy efficiency Energy consumption must failed in the Bundesrat and only way is being made in efforts to to begin with, but our energy decrease by 40 percent reached the mediation committee protect the climate and conserve consumption has once again risen with great effort and delay, where energy resources. As noted by the as the economy grows. The current The transition to a new energy they have been postponed twice International Energy Agency (IEA) prices of EUR 1.50 per liter of era can only be achieved by with no further progress. in late November, global consump- diesel and EUR 1.00 for fuel oil are decreasing energy consumption in tion of primary energy and thus a direct result. the medium term by approximately overall CO2 emissions increased 40 percent. Policymakers know Not an issue of technology significantly in 2010 and 2011 this, just as they know that the following a slight decrease during Expanding renewable energy greatest potential for efficiency The issue is not one of technology the economic crisis year of 2009. is important, but not enough lies in the heating market, or but of implementation. The situ- more specifically in modernizing ation is bleak. Policymakers have The German government has existing building stock. From the set targets but have not pointed Worldwide CO2 emissions irrevocably entered the new European Energy Performance of the way to achieve them. Many reach record high energy era with its decision to Buildings Directive to the German investors are waiting for political phase out nuclear power this year. government’s energy concept, all decisions or cutting-edge solutions CO2 emissions reached an all-time But neither Germany nor the EU current policies and guidelines set to possibly make things much high of 30.6 gigatons in 2010, overall will meet the specified CO2 ambitious goals for increasing the easier. But there is no reason to a level nearly 50 percent higher targets for 2020 from the present energy efficiency of buildings and wait any longer. Tried-and-tested than that of 1990. But this amount point of view. expanding the use of renewables. products and systems to reach must of course be halved by 2020 But what is lacking are measures the policy goals are already in order to achieve the two-degree There are certainly good reasons to achieve these goals. available on the market today. target agreed upon last year in for Germany to phase out nuclear What is needed now is individual Cancun. Current climate models power, but it will not help the initiative amongst all market par- predict the temperature of the environment unless energy Modernizing building energy ticipants. The challenges are great, atmosphere will otherwise in- efficiency is increased signifi- systems pays off but the potential opportunities crease by six degrees. cantly at the same time. Logically are tremendous. It is time for the there will be greater pressure on No progress is being made in the industry to join forces and pursue And even the most recent Climate expanding renewable energies but long-since overdue modernization them together. Change Conference in early they cannot completely fill the gap, of buildings because the frame- December in Durban did not lead especially as criticism of coal as an work is completely inadequate. to a true breakthrough despite the energy source is growing. The path towards a efforts of EU representatives. The state cannot finance the sustainable economy In addition to the limited potential modernization; instead it must Unless a radical change takes of renewables, the volatility of the give incentives to mobilize private The example of energy makes place in international energy poli- wind and the sun pose a problem capital. Various studies show that apparent what is valid for nearly cies, the IEA expects worldwide that should not be underestimated. one euro of subsidies generates all natural resources: We cannot energy consumption to increase by Dealing with this issue will require seven to eight euros of private simply continue as we have up to roughly one-third by the year 2035. completely new concepts for investment. This means that the now. Today, the world consumes Naturally, this has consequences storing energy and integrating it additional value added tax gener- as much energy in a single year as for the price of energy. Whereas a into the grid. Uncoordinated in- ated alone would more than offset was created in one million years. barrel of crude oil costs more than stallation of photovoltaic and wind the loss of income tax revenues. Things cannot go on like this for US $100 today, it could rapidly power systems is not the answer. Thus promoting modernization long. increase to $150 in the future. with tax incentives pays off for the government as well. In light of We need to find a way to achieve Germany has witnessed a fairly this, one can only wonder why in- a sustainable economy as soon as positive development in green- centive measures for modernizing possible. This means that in the house gas emissions thanks to owner-occupied buildings initially future, the growth necessary to maintain our current level of pros- perity must come from intelligent value creation based on a sig- 2 Editorial nificantly more efficient usage of Sustainability at Viessmann We identify and capture additional Our commitment to sustainability existing resources. Overexploita- potentials for energy efficiency, has gained considerable recogni- tion of nature and the environment At Viessmann, we have focused increase the share of renewables, tion and been honored with sev- must be eliminated. In the long on the issue of sustainability for increasingly rely on CHP systems eral renowned awards. This makes range, we should consume only many years now and oriented the and in the future will use domestic us proud and, at the same time, the same amount of resources as company correspondingly. The green hydroelectric power. With represents an obligation for us to can be regenerated in the same result is a comprehensive range these measures, we will decrease continue on the same path with timeframe. of high-efficiency heating systems our overall CO2 emissions by more our trade partners. We invite them for all fuel types and areas of ap- than 80 percent, which means we to join forces with us to stimulate Sustainability is often overused as plication. Together with our trade will achieve the German govern- the heating market – for mutual a buzzword these days. What it re- partners, we can offer the best ment’s climate goal for 2050 success, to protect the climate, ally means is meeting the needs of sustainable, individual solution for already in 2012.