Rhein-Hunsrück District - from energy importer to energy exporter!

The part of the districts and local communities in the energy turnaround

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg Introduction

Rhein-Hunsrück District

102.000 inhabitants

 Area: 991 km²

 137 settlements (75% with less than 500 inhabitants)

Rhineland-Palatinate

Frank-Michael Uhle Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Architect Climate protection manager District administration of the district of Rhein-Hunsrück Ludwigstraße 3-5, 55469 , Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Phone: +49(0)6761 82611 Email: [email protected]

Portrait: Hearts & Minds / DifU

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 2 District administration of the Introduction district of Rhein-Hunsrück

The District Administration of the district of Rhein-Hunsrück

 Head of district authority Dr. Marlon Bröhr (CDU)  approx. 450 employees, thereof  5 in the administration management  17 department managers  282 in the base administration  12 junior employees  further staff: music of the district, janitors, secretariats and eventually cleaning staff at

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg

Rural structured district

45% forest area 42% agriculture (110 agricultural enterprises with more than 100 ha, another 708 agricultural enterprises with less than 100 ha)

Middle valley

2 Million overnight-stays per year viticulture Historical Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Overview

1. Keeping up the same old energy politics? 2. 290 million € currently spent on energy imports 3. Examples of renewable energy 4. Promotion of acceptance for wind power in districts and municipalities 5. Extracurricular learning center 6. Share of electricity from renewable energy 7. Rhein-Hunsrück as an associated partner within the “Designetz” consortium 8. Regional creation of value 9. Climate protection concept (municipality cooperation)

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 6 1. Keeping up the same old energy politics?

Climate change causes billions of costs for the finite nature of fossil fuels German economics

Cumulative costs of climate-damages

Billions of Dollars

effects of carbon dioxide on the climate 1.024 3.840

Source: German institut of economic research (DIW) 2007 dependence from energy- exporting-states

Explosive development of energy costs Goals of the German Federal Government

Share of Effici- renewables in CO ency 2 electricity

Goal of German Federal Government 20 % 35 % 40 % 2020:

Goal of German Federal Government 50 % 80 % 80 % 2050:

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 7 2. Goal: to transform 290 million € currently spent on energy imports into regional value added

Total expenditure on energy imports in Rhein-Hunsrück

approx. 290 Million €

Rhineland-Palatinate

Total expenditure on energy imports in the Federal Republic of Germany in 2012: about 92 Billion € Goal of our Climate 40% more than in 2010 Protection Concept:

We aim at localizing the use of 250 Million € currently annually spent on energy imports!

Through improvements in energy efficiency and introduction of renewable energies we convert energy import costs into regional jobs and value added!

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 8 2. Goal: to transform 290 million € currently spent on energy imports into regional value added

Percentage of Renewable Energies

2050 2020 Reference Area for Sustainability 2011 Zero-Emission Submission of the (incl. Traffic a. Concept by IfaS Refuse) 2010 2009 Commission of IfaS 2012 - 2015 2006 Energy Concept I (College of technology) Realization of the Concept Part I Resolution of a - Manager for Climate Protection Energy Concept Climate Protection Concept - Expansion of Local Concepts 2003 for the District Optimization - Public Services through RE Of Building- and - Civic Partizipation 1999 Redevelopment measures time Energy controlling District owned properties

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 9 3. Example Energy Efficient Construction

Achievements of the energy controlling operating since 1999

Reduction of:  Heat demand by 25 %

 Water demand by 26 %

 CO2 emissions 9.500 tons  Cost savings 2.000.000 €

During the same period, however, heating energy costs have quadrupled!

Increase of:  Electricity demand about only 5 % Despite doubling number of PC‘s, introduction of air-conditioned server, introduction of catering and of all-day-school.

Without additional measures of energy controlling the increase would have 2005 amounted to 30%. Certified with the Energy Seal of the State of District’s buildings by 2010 of Rhineland-Palatinate

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3. Example Zero Emission Buildings

2010: The first Zero Emission School in the District

2006 : Connection to the local district heating grid (wood chips and plant oil CHP with native rapeseed)

2008: Conversion of pool pump, Savings of electricity: 10,000 kWh per year

2007+2010: PV systems (electricity 93 kWp), Yield: 86.500 kWh / year 2011: Sports Halls in Simmern and Kirchberg Surplus electricity: 33% for Zero emission consumption sports halls CO2 credits: 14.5 t / year

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 11 3. Example Construction of energy generating buildings

Energy generating administration buildings 2009 awarded a national-wide Energy Efficiency Prize

Building‘s orientation to the South

The mound of the Northern side constructed according to the Passive House Standard

Brine heat pump connected with ground heat collectors

Innovative control technology

PV installations (20,7 kWp) generate more electricity than needed for heating and ventilation: Energy generating building

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 12 3. Example Local heat supply systems in communities

Community of 2013 „Energy Cooperative 256 inhabitants Ober Kostenz eG“

72 houses out of 91 houses Wood chips, Operating since January 2014

source: Cooperative „Energy for Mannebach eG“

Status in November 2018: 16 biomass-heating networks in operation, 1 biomass-heating networks in development

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 13 3. Example Local heat supply systems in communities common biomass-heating network : Ca. 142 houses want to take part Communities of Külz and 2015 (altogether 757 inhabitants)

Plan: Source: Rhein-Hunsrück-Newsletter, from 2 wood-chip-central-heating boilers, the 20th of September 2016 1.420 qm solar heating-plants

Start of construction Spring 2015, implementing Summer 2016

Plan overview: ERS Simmern The biggest solar heating supported pictures: Bioenergy community Büsingen, F.M. Uhle heat supply systems in Rhineland-Palatinate is in operation

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 14 3. Example Material Flow Management: Bio-heating network

Public building complexes are merged to district heating networks and heated with tree and shrub cuttings (120 collecting points, central treatment place)

The first step: Fuel preparation in the central processing place

Startscreen 2009 High quality compost: Awarded Environmental approx. 40% of the total Prize of the State of material Rhineland-Palatinate

The second step: Fuel: approx. 60% of the total material Thermal processing in the central heating station with burning capacity of 500 to 850 kW

Central heating station Fuel storage facility

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 15 3. Example Material Flow Management: Bio-heating network

Public building complexes are merged to district heating networks and heated with tree and shrub cuttings (120 collecting points, central treatment place)

Central heating station

 Total investment Three biomass-heating networks 9 Million € clear in schoolcenters (37 buildings in sum):

22 school buildings,  Annual savings 8 sports halls, 1 town hall 2 indoor and 1 outdoor swimmingpools, 800.000 Liters 1 libary, 2 old people´s home Fuel oil equivalent

 In the course of the next 20 years at least 11.2 Million € of energy delivery costs will stay within the region (by 6% increase of energy costs 20 Millionen €)

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 16 Source: energy agency Rhineland Palatinate / Sonja Schwarz

„Thanks to our tree and scrub cutting concept we were able to put organic waste mass into value and to create five jobs in total!“

Employee Andreas Schromm and the commercial board Thomas Lorenz, Rhein-Hunsrück disposal17 3. Example Roofs – Source of revenue

Objective: 1.000-Roofs-Photovoltaic-Program – Result: 4.400 roof plants Rhein-Hunsrück District; Volksbank and Raiffeisen Bank Institutes in the District; Smart Geomatics; State agency for measuring

Results:

Out of 80.000 roofs in the District 58.600 are suitable for PV. Nearly the whole annual power demand of about 488 Mio. kWh could be covered.

At the moment already 16 % of this potential is used.

www.solarkataster-rhein-hunsrueck.de

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 18 3. Example Usage of solar energy: District administration as a model

The District uses all suitable roofs Example: School center

2007: 35 kWp 2011: 366 kWp

PV system in the school center: The first school 93 kWp The second school 153 kWp Home for disabled 100 kWp The first school 35 kWp for disabled 20 kWp

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 19 District administration of 3. Photovoltaic and storage battery system the district of Rhein- for the power supply of the LED-street Hunsrück lighting in the local congregation of Horn Best -Practice: „Horner Model“ of the local congregation of Horn

source: energy agency Rhineland-Palatinate /Sonja Schwarz

”We made our dream come true: the linking of a photovoltaic system on the roof of the community hall with a battery storage system to supply the LED street lighting in the whole village!“

(Volker Härter, Mayor of Horn)

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5. Extracurricular learning center for

environmental education

Educational concept of a waste management organization

Learning stations:

Extracurricular learning facilities Stick insects as examples for natural cycles

Steam engines for power generation

Pictures made of natural materials Children exploring actual objects

If you want to change the world, you shall start with the children!

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 21 5. Extracurricular learning center for

environmental education

New Project: Energy from regional sources

Learning stations: Sun Wind

Biowaste Usage of PV

Tree and shrub cuttings

Wind turbine for the generation of electricity Methane is produced from bio-waste

Heat for school centers

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 22 District administration 6. The share of renewable electricity in the of the district of Rhein- district was already at 27 % in 2007 Hunsrück

informational: Hydro power

Ø federation 3,3 %

since 2010: Pilot project river turbines in the Rhine at St. Goar

Wind energy 34,33 % 65,67 % State in 2007 24,36 % nicht regenerative regenerative Energien Energien (Bund 16,8 %) Photovoltaic 0,92 %

Total power Power generation from consumption renewable energies Bio mass in 2007 in 2007 2,59 %

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 23 District administration 6. The share of renewable electricity in the of the district of Rhein- district was already at 104 % in mid-2012 Hunsrück

informational: Hydro power

Ø Federation 3,3 % since2010: Pilot project river turbines in the Rhine at St. Goar

Wind energy State in June 2012 34,33 % 65,67 % 93,59 % nicht regenerative Ø Federation 7,5 % regenerative Energien Energien (Bund 16,8 %) Photovoltaic 9,01 % In operation by June 2012 Ø Federation 4,0 %

Total power Power generation from Bio mass consumption renewable energies in in 2009 2012 1,86 %

Ø Federation 5,5 %

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 24 6. The share of renewable electricity in the district probably will be at 298 % by the end of 2018

informational: Hydro power

Ø Federation 3,3 % since 2010: Pilot project river turbines To the grid, approved in the Rhine at St. Goar and in construction in 2016

16 turbines 117 MW capacity Wind energy State by the end of 2015 249,62 % Ø Federation 11,0 % In operation by the end of 2015 Photovoltaic 16,73 % Ø Federation 6,0 %

Total power Power generation from Bio mass consumption renewable energies in in 2014 2017 7,09 %

Ø Federation 7,8 %

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 25 6. At the end of 2017, 268 wind power stations have been operating in the district

In the early days of the 20th Source picture: juwi Energieprojekte GmbH century, in the Hunsrueck many municipalities erected water wind mills

1995 the first modern wind turbine with a power of 600 kW was erected. The annual yield was 800,000 kWh of renewably produced power per wind turbine

2010 first repowering-project in the district of Hunsrueck. The yield increased sixfold to 5 million kWh per wind turbine

2017 newest generation of weak-wind turbine “Nordex N-131” with 11-12 million kWh of annual yield and 3,500 full load hours

End of 2017:

268 wind power stations with a power of 748 MW are producing more than 1 billion kWh of renewable power per year

The municipalities are receiving approximately 7 million € of annual leasing income for the duration of 20-25 years. This income is used to master the challenges of the demographic change in the field of securing public services of general interest in the 26 district! 6. Usage of electricity surplus from wind and sun

Climate-neutral mobility We drive with wind - und sunpower 2011 first public electric-filling-station from the Hunsrück and from the Rhine in the district – goverment- building, experimental-car

since 2010 us of one Hybridcar

2014 us of two electric-Smarts

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 27 6. Usage of electricity surplus from wind and sun: Pilot project „Smart Operator“ in

RWE is testing with partners from economy Community of Kisselbach (565 inhabitans) and universities the intelligent low voltage Ca. 140 households take part in the praxis test system of the future in practice officiall implementing : September 27, 2014

Goals: - compensation of network load - better utilisation of the capability of renewabel energies

intraday without Smart Operator

Smart Operator: intraday with Smart Operator

source: RWE Deutschland AG

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 28 7. The district of Rhein-Hunsrück is an associated partner within the „Designetz“ consortium

(The 5 „SINTEG“ showcases)

Source: BMWi, 06.12.2016

(Federal Ministry of Economics and energy)

Source: Innogy / Westnetz

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 29 7. The district of Rhein-Hunsrück is an District administration of the district of Rhein- associated partner within the „Designetz“ consortium Hunsrück

Know-How for the region

We save know-how from the energy revolution for Rhineland-Palatinate, Experienced partners from public utilities, economy, science and research North Rhine-Westphalia and the Saarland 22.6 Mio. inhabitants in Rhineland- Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia Approx. 90 Mio. € and the Saarland project volume

(Middle load) Mixed region out of photovoltaic and wind as well as part times high renewable energy surpluses and close (High load) load centers with a strong exemplary function for a lot of other regions

Variety of different solutions in the 20 demonstrators as well as the 10 present (Low load) lever projects

Approx. 39.5 Mio. € Single solutions are becoming an requested funding* entire system *Over the partners and project duration away Source: Innogy / Westnetz

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 30 7. The district of Rhein-Hunsrück is an District administration of the district of Rhein-Hunsrück associated partner within the „Designetz“ consortium

The energy system is getting more decentralized and more complex In the past Large power plants in the distribution grid form the starting point and the central element of the energy system

Distribution function of the subordinated network levels to the customer

Source: Innogy / Westnetz

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 31 7. The district of Rhein-Hunsrück is an District administration of the district of Rhein-Hunsrück associated partner within the „Designetz“ consortium

The energy system is getting more decentralized and more complex In the future

End consumers as “Prosumer“ form the starting point and the (de-)central element of the energy system

Guideline: Energy is only transferred to the next stage, if it could be consumed or is stored locally

Offshore wind and just a few large power plants

Source: Innogy / Westnetz

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 32 District administration of the 6. The district of Rhein-Hunsrück is an district of Rhein-Hunsrück associated partner within the “Designetz“ consortium

Kick off in 23.01.2017 “Energy comb in the district of Rhein-Hunsrück”

The energy revolution project “Designetz“ started in January 2017.

The ambitious aim of the 46 project partners under the leadership of innogy is to be the „Blueprint“ for the energy revolution.

The overall project volume is around 66 Million Euro. Therefore the federal ministry for economics and energy (BMWi) granted a funding of around 30 Million Euro.

„Designetz“ connects the three states of Rhineland- Palatinate, North Rhine- Westphalia and the Saarland.

Source: Innogy

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 33 District administration of the 6. The district of Rhein-Hunsrück is an district of Rhein-Hunsrück associated partner within the “Designetz“ consortium opening ceremony 26.09.2018 “Energy comb in the district of Rhein-Hunsrück”

Source: Innogy

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 34 8. Regional value added: scientific calculation

Study of the Agency for Renewable Energies / Institut of ecological economic research (IÖW)

Rhein-Hunsrück District (102.000 inhabitants):

Employment, Climate, Avoidance of Imports

96 full time employees related to the installed renewable energies plants 2009

Employees by Renewable Energies plants in the District of 269.000 tons of Rhein-Hunsrück in 2009 Number of workplaces avoided CO2 biogas plants 7.8

emissions through Biomass fuels Wind energy plants 3.2 renewable electricity, 34.5 Heat pumps 3.1

heat and bio fuels Solar heat plants 2.0

Wood pellets plants 15.7 million $ 1.2 avoided import costs for coal, natural gas photovoltaik plants 34.1 and mineral oil source: IÖW, status 08/2010

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 35 8. Regional value creation: conservative measurements by the district

- Rental income and taxes for the local communities - Feed-in remuneration for local operators Regional value creation (earnings) (private PV- plants and cooperatives ) Total investment - Orders for the domestic craft and sum of all Thereof regional Annual regional renewable investment sum value creation construction companies energy plants - New Jobs through maintenance orders Sum in 2015 1.35 Billion € Approx. 102 Million € approx. 43.5 - Financing through local banks Million € - Development opportunities for local agriculturists and forest owners - Additional volume of orders for Hotels and Restaurants

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 36 8. Measure of Climate protection concept: District of Rhein-Hunsrück saves electric power

Exchange of Icebox

Who has the oldest Icebox? We donate you an up-to-date Icebox ! Exchange of Pumps

Who has the oldest heating pump? We give you an up-to-date heating pump !

Year in and Year out Saving electricity costs

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 37 9. Measure of Climate protection concept: District of Rhein-Hunsrück saves electric power

The winner of the contest oldest heating pump

Foto: Klemens Hauröder

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 38 9. Measure of Climate protection concept: District of Rhein-Hunsrück saves electric power

The winner of the contest oldest icebox

Foto: Werner Dupuis

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 39 Case example energy saving: Campaign „Rhein-Hunsrück is saving electricity“

In the course of the social Source: energy agency Rhineland Palatinate / Sonja Schwarz additional campaign illuminants in more than 100 households have already been exchanged and other energy-saving- helpers could be allocated. Thanks to the financial support of the foundation of the Sparkasse Rhein- Hunsrück socially deprived households get LED-bulbs for free equivalent to the price of 50 Euro and with that save up to 100 € of electricity costs per year.

Together with the honorary refugee helpers the illuminants are being exchanged in approx. 70 first appartments of asylum seekers.

„We need to take everybody along in the energy revolution, even the socially deprived people!“

Uwe Kaska, Energy consulter of the consumer advice central RLP, Johannes Krisinger, honorary refguee helper, Marianne Hartung,40 protestant priest Kirchberg, Cafémosaik Kirchberg networking: meanwhile 40 Communities are creating energy saving concepts for their citizens Support of: Energy saving guideline of  Energy consulting  Replacement of white goods Start in May 2015: “nationwide unique pilot project“  Replacement of heating circulation pump  Hydraulic adjustment

 Photovoltaic system  Battery storage  Building insulation  Replacement of windows and doors  Replacement of night storage heaters  Installation of renewable heating systems  Installation of ventilation systems  New construction of a passive house

 6000 € Maximum grant per household Source: Werner Dupuis

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networking: meanwhile 40 Communities are creating energy saving concepts for their citizens

Within one year already ten of the district´s municipalities offered LED-exchange-days to their LED-exchange days citizens! interim balance sheet : 14.000 illuminants from 1.100 households were exchanged free of costs for the citizens

Fotos: local congregation of Neuerkirch

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank -Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 42 8. Climate protection concept: Zero Emission Rhein-Hunsrück District

Set up of an energy and pollutant opening balance sheet

Determination of renewable energy and energy efficiency potentials

Holding 9 workshops with different topics and more than 300 participants

Set up of an energy and pollutant closing balance sheet, scenarios 2020 and 2050 The District will on the balance sheet become a zero emission District in electricity, heat and transport sectors already in 2020.

Set up of a catalogue with 92 individual measures First Activity: Measure Modernization of Heating systems and Exchange of Pumps

Appointment of a Climate Protection Manager 2012-2015 for the implementation of individual measures

By using all potentials, annual energy delivery costs amounting to 290 Million Euro can be saved in 2050.

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 43 9. Opening Balance 2011 of the Climate protection concept

TotalGesamtenergieverbrauch energy consumption of Rhein des- RheinHunsrück-Hunsrück-District (actual-Kreises state) (IST -Zustand) (nach(sectors Sektoren and energy und sources)Energieträgern) Dieseldiesel CO2 – Carbon footprint: 1.200.000.000 Flüssiggasliquid gas 573.077 tons per year

1.000.000.000 Ottokraftstoffpetrol 800.000.000 Kohlecoal 600.000.000 heat pumps kWh/a Wärmepumpen 400.000.000 Solarthermiesolar heat 200.000.000 biomass 0 Biomasse Erdgasnatural gasoline

Heizölheating oil

Stromelectricity (share of 100% from (Bilanziellrenewable 66% energy) EE- Strom)

Heating: ca. 1,2 Mio. MWh/a (49,5%) Transport ca. 799.533 MWh/a (32%) Electricity: ca. 463.040 MWh/a (18,5%)

Total energy expenditure ca. 2.5 Mio. MWh per year This is the equivalent of 250 Million liters of heating oil!

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 44 9. Closing Balance 2050 of the Climate protection concept

TotalGesamtenergieverbrauch energyGesamtenergieverbrauch consumption of Rhein des- HunsrückRhein des-Hunsrück -RheinDistrict -2050Hunsrück-Kreises (IST-Kreises-Zustand) 2050 (sectors(nach and Sektoren energy sources) und Energieträgern) Diesel (nach Sektoren und Energieträgern) Dieseldiesel 1.200.000.000 1.200.000.000 FlüssiggasWindgaspower-to- gas 1.000.000.0001.000.000.000 OttokraftstoffFlüssiggasliquid gas CO2 - Carbon footprint : 800.000.000800.000.000 Assets KohleOttokraftstoffpetrol 32.209 tons per year 600.000.000600.000.000

kWh/a heat pumps kWh/a WärmepumpenWärmepumpen 400.000.000400.000.000 SolarthermieSolarthermiesolar heat 200.000.000200.000.000 BiomasseBiomassebiomass 0 0 ErdgasErdgasnatural gasoline

HeizölHeizölheating oil

StromStromelectricity (Bilanziel(share of 100% 100% EE from-Strom) (Bilanziellrenewable 66% energy) EE-Strom)

Reduction of total expenditure about Halving of energy expenditure as Utilization of the potentials from 40% to1,5 mio. MWh per year to the building stock biomass, sun and wind

Replacement of fossil fuels with energy saving and utilization of renewable energies equates to 210 Million liters of heating oil per year.!

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 45 Source: energy agency Rhineland Palatinate / Sonja Schwarz Das Ziel: wir wollen 290 Mio. € Energie- importe in regionale Wertschöpfung umwandeln

„Step by step we convert energy import costs into regional jobs and value creation through energy efficiency and renewable energies!” 46

Head of district authority Dr. Marlon Bröhr und climate protection manager Frank-Michael Uhle Demographic change and energy transition: Discover commonalities and utilize them!

Renewable Energy / Demographic Change / Energy Efficiency Public Services

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 47 Public services via renewable energies at the example of the local congregation Mörsdorf

Source: energy agency Rhineland Palatinate / Sonja Schwarz Private Wind parks Mörsdorf North and South, partially communal owned areas:

11 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.4 MW since 2015 Therefore the community is getting a rental income as well as a percentage earnings share depending on the wind income Rental income from the wind energy for the local congregation: approx. 205.000 € in 2016, plus 1.850 € from the solidarity pact of the former municipality of Treis-Karden

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 48 Public services via renewable energies at the example of the local congregation Mörsdorf „ Without the income from our wind turbines and the support of the operator Abo-Wind the bridge would have stayed a dream“

Marcus Kirchhoff, Mayor of Mörsdorf on the occasion of the opening on 3rd of October 2015

People used to take (360 m long The three „Bridge dreamers“ Marcus Kirchhoff, trips to London, Pisa 100 m above the ground) Hans-Peter Platten and Ingo Börsch or Venice, but now they are also coming Source: www.geierlay.de to Mörsdorf!

(For free… …and always open!) The bridge is kind of the Golden Gate Bridge of the Hunsrück

Source: Rhein-Hunsrück- Newsletter from the 27th of November 2015

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 49 Public services via renewable energies at the example of the local congregation Mörsdorf „Without the income from our wind turbines and the support of the operator Abo-Wind the bridge would have stayed a dream“

Marcus Kirchhoff, Mayor of Mörsdorf on the occasion of the opening on 3rd of October 2015

Source: Rhein-Hunsrück-Newsletter, from the 4th of November 2015 The three „Bridge dreamers“ Marcus Kirchhoff, Hans-Peter Platten und Ingo Börsch

The people of are counting more tourists

In the first half of 2015 more guests were coming

Source: Rhein-Hunsrück-Newsletter, from the 25th of November 2015

The „Geierlay“ is the number 85 of the most favorite destinations of foreign tourists – four places ahead of the „Hofbräuhaus“ of Munich! Source: German central for (DZT), Survey among 40.000 participants 50 Public services via renewable energies at the example of the local congregation Mörsdorf

The former place of „Summer freshness“ had been revived

Source: Rhein-Hunsrück-Newsletter, from the 4th of November 2015

Source: www.geierlay.de

170.000 visitors per year were expected

Already 750.000 visitors had been on the bridge in the first three years

Source: Ingo Börsch

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 51 Public services via renewable energies at the example of the local congregation Mörsdorf

Source: energy agency Rhineland Palatinate / Sonja Schwarz

The at that time longest hanging rope bridge in Germany was built in Mördorf in October 2015. The boldest visitor prognosis had been exceeded by reality. The bridge gets international attention and enlivens the tourism in the whole region. The formers village of „Summer-freshness“ in witnessing a renaissance. In the village strong investments are taking place and new jobs are created.

„Without the income from our wind turbines the bridge would have stayed a dream!“

Ingo Börsch and Mayor Marcus Kirchhoff, local congregation Mörsdorf52 7. Public services via renewable energies The value creation is helping the communities to deleverage

60 out of 137 communities are gaining rental incomes from the wind energy

Rhein-Hunsrück has got the fewest debts

Statistic: The budget situation in the district, its municipalities and communities is the most solid nationwide

Debts of overall community budget in 2015 (Selection)

Sum (in Mio. Euro) Change Per capita

District of Rhein-Hunsrück District of Cochem-Zell District of Bernkastel-Wittlich District of Rhein-Lahn District of Mayen- District of Birkenfeld District of City of Koblenz District of -Bingen In the 19th century people emigrated Rhineland-Palatinate to America, because the Hunsrück Information: Statistical State could not feed them any more. agency The local communities have Source: Rhein-Hunsrück-Newsletter, from the 22nd of August 2016 84 million Euro in cash reserves.

LECo Study Tour to the Rhein-Hunsrück District, climate protection manager Mr. Frank-Michael Uhle, 12th November 2018, Kirchberg 53 A lot of energy is hidden in Rhein-Hunsrück District - we are making use of it!

Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818–1888), founder of the worldwide-acting cooperative movement

It always seems impossible until it´s done !

Nelson Mandela

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