Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Content

5 Preface

6 introduction

10 Cutting-edge technologies

16 advisory services and subsidies

20 New energy concepts by the local governments

24 Global approach for energy efficiency and renewable energies

32 research and teaching

36 the project sites

38 Picture index Editorial information

4 Preface

The environmental technology industry in Ger- unique typology. Firstly, 75% of the companies are many and Rhineland-Palatinate is an important small with an annual turnover of less than 10 mill economic sector that enjoys considerable growth ion Euros and supply highly specialised products rates. The “Green-Tech” sector in Rhineland- or services; secondly, the environmental technol- Palatinate currently makes up 10% of the gross ogy sector depends on continuous innovation domestic product; however the environmental which in turn necessitates close cooperation with technology industry is by no means homogenous, research and education facilities. it also intersects other areas such as the mechani- cal engineering, electro-technology or vehicle Working closely with universities, polytechnics construction sectors. According to a national and colleges, the Ministries of the Environmental classification system, the various suppliers in the and Economic Affairs have developed targeted environmental technology industry can be advisory and subsidy programs that aim to assigned to different leading markets. Based on promote this growth sector. This booklet “Energy the turnover levels, the leading markets here are Land Rhineland-Palatinate” contains a few the recycling management (waste, recycling, selected examples to show what innovative emission reduction and soil conservation) and the products, services and technologies are available energy efficiency markets. If we also include the in the energy efficiency and regenerative energy environmentally-friendly energy production and sectors in Rhineland-Palatinate. storage markets, these leading markets make up 76% of the total turnover of the environmental technology sector in Rhineland-Palatinate.

As shown in the first booklet “Recycling Land Margit Conrad Hendrik Hering Minister of Environment, Minister of Economic Affairs, Rhineland-Palatinate”, the environmental tech- Forestry and Transportation, Agriculture nology sector in Rhineland-Palatinate has a Consumer Protection and Viticulture

5 Introduction The climate protection and energy policy of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate en- courages the efficient use of resources and energy raw materials by using renewable energies and energy efficiency: to this end it has drawn up a comprehensive range of subsidy and advisory service programs.

OUR BEST ENERGY IS SAVED ENERGY

The climate protection and energy policy of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate aims to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and to limit the detrimental impact of global climate change. It focuses on securing the energy supply in the state in the long-term and developing regional value- creation potential; therefore the state government has come up with an integrated energy and climate protection concept that is based on four pillars:

1. Saving energy, 2. Increasing energy efficiency, 3. Making more use of renewable energies and 4. Developing power production capacity.

Making use of the media and numerous targeted events, the slogan “Our best energy is saved energy” signalled the start of a participation campaign “UnserEner” that was run throughout the state. The campaign focussed on informing the public about savings options and getting them to take action. It encouraged energy efficient building and restoration as part of a targeted policy by A further element of the state’s climate and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to supplement energy policy is the target group-oriented advice the promotion programs by the federal govern- program, which answers questions or helps solve ment, the Renewable Energies Act and the Com- problems connected with energy issues. A partner bined Heat and Power Act. network has been established here comprising,

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 7 Power and district heat is produced in the waste incinerator in Mainz from 340 000 tonnes of waste every year (2009)

amongst others, the Rhineland-Palatinate Effi- n In 2008 the “Combined Heat and Power ciency Network (EffNet), the EffizienzOffensive Offensive Rhineland-Palatinate” was started Energie Rhineland-Palatinate e. V. (EOR), the to promote the efficient production of useful consumer protection centre, the Chambers of energy. As early as 2007 the power produced in Commerce and the Chamber of Architects. the combined heat and power systems already made up 27% of the gross power volume In addition to motivation and educational thereby exceeding the goal set by the federal advertising, the most important factors of the government of 25% to be reached by the year Rhineland-Palatinate state government’s energy 2020. policy focus on empowering the players in the energy sector, supporting innovative technologies and sustained mobility concepts and promoting Net power production in Rhineland-Palati- the know-how and technology transfer process. nate in 2008 according to energy source The current energy report issued by the state of

Rhineland-Palatinate shows the success of the Percentage Other fossil energy and climate protection strategy: energy sources 0.7% Waste, heat and other 5.3%

Wind power 10.6%

Renewable energies Natural gas 23.4% 70.6% Water power 7.2%

Biomass 2.4% Biogas 1.4% Photovoltaic 1.4%

Miscellaneous 0,4%

Rhineland-Palatinate Statistical Ofﬁce 8 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Stüber passive house: Winner of the German prefabricated house award “Golden Cube” 2009 n the percentage of renewable energies of the supports the innovation process at research facili- primary energy consumption (PEV) is growing ties and private enterprises. Realising the energy significantly. As early as 2006, Rhineland-Palat- policy goals plays a major role in increasing the inate had already exceeded the nationwide competitive ability of Rhineland-Palatinate as a goal of 4.2% (renewable energy as a percent- commercial location in the long-term and in mak- age of the primary energy consumption) that ing this state an attractive place for citizens and was set in 2010. In 2007 its percentage was companies to live and work in. 7.2%. It provides numerous examples of pilot projects n the percentage of renewable energies used to by public utilities, local governments and innova- generate power in Rhineland-Palatinate is ris- tive companies in the state that play a key role ing fast. In 2007, 25% of the local power was in the implementation and success of the Rhine- produced using regenerative energy sources; land-Palatinate energy policy. this percentage was 17.8% in 2002. n the percentage of renewable energies of the gross power consumption was raised from 5.4% in 2002 to 12.6% in 2007.

The Rhineland-Palatinate energy policy is multi- faceted. It paves the way for the economic success of technologies and services and also

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 9 CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

10 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate The two key elements of the Rhineland-Palatinate energy strategy are increasing the energy efficiency and further developing the renewable energies.A sensible mix of regenerative energy sources and the use of energy efficiency and energy-saving technologies allow fossil energy sources to be conserved, the climate to be protected and the energy costs for industrial operations, businesses, local governments and private households to be permanently reduced.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES SAVE PRIMARY ENERGY

More efficient energy conversion and storage sys- of industrial cogeneration networks – both fossil tems are developed for a sustained energy-saving and renewable energy-based. Combined heat and and cost-effective energy supply; these are then power systems are an efficiency technology that integrated into existing and also new supply sys- can be used on both a small and large scale. tems. The output of these systems ranges from just There are a number of subsidies available for a few kilowatts (micro cogeneration units for energy efficiency technologies; for example the households and commercial enterprises) up to KfW bank group offers cheaper financing for large systems with several megawatts (wood private customers, local governments and com- cogeneration units, waste incinerators etc.). Both panies. The state of Rhineland-Palatinate supp fossil energy sources (e.g. natural gas, diesel, lements and boosts the federal program with liquid gas) and also high-calorific substitute fuels its own range of subsidies that promotes the (e.g. household waste, old tyres) and especially implementation of the state’s goals in the energy the bioenergy sources (e.g. biogas, wood or efficiency field.T he aim is to save around 20% of vegetable oils) can be used efficiently and locally today’s CO2 emissions in the building sector by in cogeneration systems. The simultaneous pro- 2020, by means of sophisticated restoration and duction of power and heat – often directly where new building standards and the use of renewable it is consumed – means that primary energy energies. In the power and heat generation field, sources are saved and distribution losses com- significant energy efficiency increases can be pared to separate production systems (in central achieved by using combined heat and power sys- power plants without heat utilisation and local tems (cogeneration systems). heating boiler systems) are reduced or avoided. Combined power and heat technologies allow In 2008, the state started the Combined Heat a high utilisation of the energy source of up to and Power Offensive Rhineland-Palatinate to fully 90%. This is particularly important when using develop the various areas of potential in the field limited biomass resources because, due to their of efficient generation of useful energy by means storage capability compared to fluctuating regen- of cogeneration systems. In particular, the initia- erative energy sources like wind or solar energy, tive wants to establish “power-generating heat- they can serve as compensation energy whilst our ing systems” and encourage the development energy systems are being converted. Therefore

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 11 biomass should primarily be used for the local Westfalen Netz AG has set up a demonstration production of power, although here combined use road with 18 LED road lamps. of the heat plays a central role. Energy efficiency technologies also form the basis Like the combined power and heat systems, for energy-efficient building; this is the mission LED lights (light emitting diode) are also seen as of the state-run enterprise, the “Liegenschafts- an instrument for increasing energy efficiency. und Baubetreuung Rhineland-Palatinate (Landes The LED converts electrical energy into light by betrieb LBB)”. This real-estate and building service means of semi-conductors. This efficient method provider for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate for using energy can lead to power reductions developed the building guidelines, “Energy Effi- of up to 70% compared to conventional lights. cient Building and Restoration”, thereby meeting As the LED lamps are small, highly versatile and its obligations as a role model for building work. practically maintenance-free whilst also having a This state-run enterprise has also committed service life of up to 50 000 hours, they are often itself to exceeding the current energy-saving the most economic alternative to conventional regulations (EnEv 2009) by 15 to 30% in its own solutions. The city of Kaiserslautern and also the building work, and stipulates the Renewable Ener- Cochem-Zell region recognised the many benefits gies Heat Act as a minimum standard for all new of the LED technology. The lighting concept of buildings. There are a number of tried-and-tested the city of Kaiserslautern won second prize in the technologies available for achieving the specified national competition “Energy-efficient city light- efficiency criteria.T his booklet presents a few of ing” run by the Federal Ministry of the Environ- the building concepts of restored buildings or new ment. In the district of Müden in the Mosel region buildings that achieve or even exceed the stand- of Cochem-Zell, the company RWE Rheinland ard of a passive house.

The thermograph is used to identify thermal bridges in buildings

12 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate RENEWABLE ENERGIES: SUN, WIND, WATER POWER, GEOTHERMICS AND BIOMASS

Energy from renewable energy sources takes priority in Germany. The federal government promotes the production of regenerative power by means of the Renewable Energies Act (EEG) and the use of thermal energy by means of the Renewable Energies Heat Act (EEWärmeG). Also there are low-interest loans available from the KfW bank to finance sustained energy projects. Rhineland-Palatinate has set itself ambitious goals with regard to the development of renewable energies. It aims to have increased the percentage of renewable energies in the power consumption volume to at least 30% by the year reliable financing instruments and operator mod- 2020. els have been developed, the photovoltaic market has grown dynamically for years recording annual On paper, solar energy offers the largest energy growth rates of more than 40%. Rhineland- potential of all renewable energies. The photo- Palatinate takes third place in the nationwide list voltaic systems convert solar radiation energy behind Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg with 128 into electrical energy by means of solar panels; watts of installed output per head. this energy is then usually fed into the power grid. As a wide range of application forms for the pho- In addition to converting the solar energy into tovoltaic systems (outdoor areas, rooftop instal- electrical energy, the sun’s rays can also be used lations, façade integration etc.) are available and for thermal purposes. Solar thermal energy opens

INFO BOX – PASSIVE HOUSE air heating pump which is connected to the heat recovery system via the controlled room The most important feature of a passive house ventilation system. A counter-current heat is the very good heat insulation on the outside exchanger ensures that there is little heat loss of the building. Compared to the statutory and recovers 80 to 95% of the waste heat for stipulated standard of the low-energy house, heating the building. Also, the air is frequently the energy savings of the passive house total preheated via a geothermal heat exchanger that more than 80%. A normal heating system is no can also be used to cool draughts in the sum- longer required because most of the heat mer mode. The water can be heated via a heat requirements are covered by the passive use of pump that is ideally supported by a solar sys- solar energy and the recovery of waste heat tem which can cover around 60% of the warm radiated from body warmth and technical water requirements. If a solar panel (photo- devices. The remaining heating energy require- voltaic) system that generates more energy ments in the passive house of less than than is needed by the building is also installed, 15 kWhth/(m2 a) can be covered by means of an the building is called a plus-energy house.

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 13 Biogas system in Nusbaum-Freilingen

up a wide spectrum of possibilities ranging from is not yet in sight. In 2008, the average output of a heating tasks and warm water, heating up WKA in Rhineland-Palatinate was around 1.2 MW swimming pools, air conditioning in buildings per turbine. Thanks to the commercially interest- through to supplying process water for industrial ing repowering option and the transfer of the cur- applications. In principle, the sun’s rays heat up a rent state-of-the-art (approx. 2.5 – 3 MW per tur- thermal material. The heat collected here is fed bine) to existing WKA sites, it is already possible into a system and is usually stored in a solar stor- to generate around 30% of the annual power age tank from where it is fed to the consumers as consumption for Rhineland-Palatinate with required. The different designs of the solar ther- around 60% of the installed systems. Further pro- mal systems allow various temperature levels so duction potential could be tapped by the continu- that steps need to be taken to check which design is the most economic for the case at hand.

A further important element in achieving the energy goals set by the state government and a mainstay in further expanding the renewable energies within the energy market is wind energy. Wind power stations (WKA) use the kinetic energy of the wind, convert this into electrical energy and feed the power that is generated into the power grid. The recent technical develop- ments have made wind energy the most economic regenerative energy source. In 2007, wind was the greatest supplier of renewable energy, making up 43% of the gross power production from renewable energy sources in Rhineland- Palatinate; and the end of the wind power growth

Changing a drill bit during injection drilling for the geothermal power plant in Landau

14 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate ous development of previously unused priority areas for WKAs.

Geothermics comprises using heat that is stored in the ground. More than 70% of the ground could be used for geothermal purposes and offer free environmental heat, for example in buildings with a very good energy standard or in the highly effi- Power cient field of building restoration. Also, plant Rhineland-Palatinate has especially favourable underground conditions Heat on the Upper Rhine which augurs well extraction for the use of deep geothermal systems to generate power and the sub- sequent use of the heat in local and Decentral district heating systems. One special (substitute) feature of the power generated via heating plant geothermal sources is the base load capacity. It is not subject to weather- related or daily or seasonal fluctua- Supply borehole Injection borehole tions and can therefore, similar to Pump water power, play a role in covering the base load of a future energy system. Hier steht die Bildunterschrift. Ad modigendit experibus, The development level of the water power systems in Rhineland-Palati- nate is already very high at 240 MW. There is future expansion potential in the small to medium sized system field, for example by commissioning mill sites that are not in operation or optimising the technical configuration Diagram of the geothermal power plant of existing systems.

A further pillar of the Rhineland-Palatinate regen- Homeowners have the opportunity of procuring erative energy system is the use of biomass. their heating energy regionally using wood as a

Thanks to its CO2 neutrality, it represents a cli- raw material and in a way that has no effect on mate-friendly type of energy production and, the climate. Biological raw materials can also be because it can be stored, bioenergy can be used in energy-recycled on an industrial scale. The biogas a wide variety of ways. This means that heat in and biomass heating plant technologies do not particular, but also fuels, can be recovered with a only allow energy use but also the valorisation of variety of different technologies from a wide range waste as a declared raw material. This means that of raw materials. The bioenergy sector also allows the expansion of bioenergy will grow in impor- a broad spectrum of system sizes to be covered. tance, in a future regenerative energy system.

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ADVISORY SERVICES AND SUBSIDIES

16 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate A comprehensive range of information, advisory services and subsidies have been established in Rhineland-Palatinate. The in-depth information and advisory services offered by the state government and its network partners are targeted at raising the level of awareness about the rational and efficient use of energy and providing com- petent support when producing renewable energy on a local scale. The various state subsidy programs and information services are intermeshed and offer information and financial incentives to a number of different target groups to allow them to plan and realise their projects.

INFORMING – CONSULTING – PROMOTING

The EffizienzOffensive Energie Rhineland-Palati- energy standards in new buildings and existing nate e. V. (EOR) is an important cooperation part- buildings. The program aims to foster the transfer ner for the state government’s information, of know-how for complex energy concepts and project and program management concept. Of its to promote the use of renewable energies in the many tasks, the EOR is also responsible for pro- heating market. viding information and initial advice as well as certifying companies and concepts within the energy sector. In close cooperation with the state government, the EOR issues the “Energy-Plus Quality Seal” to users and an energy quality seal, aka “Energy-Effi”, to companies who have distin- guished themselves by exemplary energy consumption behaviour.

Even applicants for state subsidies can contact the EOR for advice and help. The EOR manages both the 10 million Euro subsidy program for energy efficient buildings and also an interest subsidy program by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Consumer Protection. The interest subsidy program is aimed at developing heat grids Ener-Mobile at the Öko Trier 2010 or systems that use renewable energy sources in the heating field. Interest subsidies are granted for The 10 million Euro subsidy program was started investments in the energy efficiency and energy during the campaign “UnserEner – Our best supply fields including renewable energies.T he energy is saved energy”. 10 million Euro subsidy program for very energy- The participation campaign that is supported by efficient buildings helps private homeowners and a network of over 20 partners provides informa- also local governments to realise the complex tion about saving energy, energy efficiency and

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 17 services for planners and architects provided by the state Chamber of Architects.

The EOR works with the State Office for the Envi- ronment, Water Management and Trade Control Rhineland-Palatinate (LUWG) to manage the Rhineland-Palatinate EfficiencyN etwork (EffNet). As a network partner of the EffNet, the EOR is also responsible for the energy sector. The EffNet is a central interdisciplinary and non-commercial information and advice platform, and serves to link the various initiatives in Rhineland-Palatinate into one comprehensive information and advice platform for all issues relating to the environment, energy and resource efficiency.

The range of information and agency services offered by the Eff-Net are primarily directed at trade and industrial enterprises in Rhineland-Palatinate, service pro- viders, and in particular small and medium-sized companies. EOR forum 2010 at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern In addition to networking the competences avail- the use of renewable energies when building or able in the environment and resource conserva- restoring houses. “UnserEner” primarily targets tion fields, the Rhineland-Palatinate Efficiency citizens, but is also an economic development Network (EffNet) is also active in the project program aimed at boosting the trade economy as development and realisation field.T he so-called well as small and medium-sized companies. This EffCheck offers small and medium-sized com- means it is also an innovative motor and market panies the opportunity to identify cost-saving launching program for highly efficient technical potential together with experts. This group of solutions and energy systems based on renewable qualified experts assists the StateO ffice for the energies. This state-wide campaign also has an Environment, Water Management and Trade advisory platform and state subsidies for energy recovery buildings and passive houses as well as The advice stand at the Rhineland-Palatinate Exhibition 2010 a free initial energy-based advisory service for in Mainz citizens that is available throughout the state; this service is run by the consumer advice centres in cooperation with qualified building energy experts. Further elements of the UnserEner initiative are a range of advisory services for companies provided by the environmental advice centres of the Chambers of Commerce (for example in Trier, Koblenz, Kaisers lautern or Mainz) and advisory

18 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Infobox EffCheck:

One example for the successful completion of an EffCheck is the company Franklin Electric Europa, a leading manufacturer of underwater motors based in Wittlich. In addition to the waste avoidance and separation measures, steps were also taken to improve the recycling of the emulsions and oils, to reduce holding temperatures during standstills, to substitute fluorescent tubes for LEDs and to improve the water efficiency. Also, the EffCheck was an EffCheck&PIUS analysis at the Trierischer Volksfreund media important jump start for introducing a struc- company tured environment management system according to DIN ISO 14001. The sum of the measures taken not only relieved the impact tor concept” initially aims to identify the cost on the environment, but also allowed the structures and savings potential. The glass and company to make 7-digit savings. ceramics industry is a typical sector in Rhineland- Palatinate (“Kannenbäckerland”). For many years the industry has been in a structural crisis, which has seen the loss of lots of jobs and not just in the Control Rhineland-Palatinate (LUWG) in coopera- Westerwald region. The struggling building indus- tion with the Special Waste Management Com- try, the high pressure of imports and the rapidly pany (SAM). The companies are accompanied rising energy prices were the major factors here. by specialists throughout the entire potential The reason why this sector was selected for the analysis phase, and the state sector concept was that the entire value-creation of Rhineland-Palatinate chain from the production of the raw materials assumes up to 70% of the through their preparation up to and including advisory costs for every Eff- the manufacture and distribution of the ceramic Check up to a maximum of products is in the hands of Rhineland-Palatinate 4 500 Euro. The EffChecks companies. In Rhineland-Palatinate around 4 300 in the ceramics sector and people work in ceramic companies with 20 or other examinations and operative tests in indi- more staff. The turnover totals around 0.8 billion vidual ceramic companies and laboratories are € (2008), the export rate is 60.2% (source: Indus- followed by a two year research project that is triekompass Rhineland-Palatinate 2009). supported by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This “Ceramic The activities are started and the assessment industry sector concept” is a project by the Rhine- of the results for this sector concept are com- land-Palatinate Efficiency Network that aims pleted within the scope of a Rhineland-Palatinate to improve the material and energy efficiency network that aims to increase the material and in the ceramic industry in Rhineland-Palatinate. energy efficiency during the production of the The research project is organised by the company ceramics; in particular the employers and the Forschungsinstitut für Anorganische Werkstoffe labour representatives in the industry are involved – Glas/ Keramik – GmbH (Research Institute for in this process. The concept is also made available Inorganic Materials Glass / Ceramics) based in to all interested companies via the innovation Höhr-Grenzhausen. The “Ceramic industry sec- cluster ‘metal-ceramics-plastics’.

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 19 NEW ENERGY CONCEPTS BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

20 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate The Rhineland-Palatinate regional authorities are identifying more and more opportunities to relieve the public purse and to develop value-creation potential by making use of efficiency potential and renewable energies. Investments in the local infrastructure also help to substitute energy imports with local energies that in turn cap the energy costs for the citizens, companies and local governments whilst at the same time raising the attractiveness of the region as a place to live and work.

RELIEVING THE PUBLIC PURSE AND DEVELOPING REGIONAL VALUE-CREATION POTENTIAL

Pilot projects in the region have proven that the Rhineland-Palatinate energy policy is practiced at the local level and that it plays an important role in achieving the energy policy goals, protecting the climate and conserving resources. It is only possible to present just a few of the many innovative public utilities and local governments that have led the way in an exemplary fashion.

Climate protection plays a very special role for the city of Kaiserslautern. Based on a CO2 balance sheet drawn up for the city, Kaiserslautern has set itself the goal of avoiding 40% of its CO2 emissions by the year 2020. A corresponding climate protection-based economic development strategy Photovoltaic system on a playschool building in the Nuss- was developed in cooperation with the Institute baum district (Lebenshilfe Kaiserslautern) for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS) and promoted within the framework of the federal climate protection initiative. The catalogue of a first step, the city wants to substitute around measures that was drawn up, which contains 300 5 000 of its 12 500 bulbs with LED technology. individual points ranging from efficiency meas- For this innovative approach, the city took second ures in the real estate sector through to energy place in the federal competition “Energy efficient production based on renewable energies and the city lighting” in the category “Cities with popula- use of the combined heat and power technol- tions of between 50 000 and 100 000”. Overall, ogy, serves as a manual for the city helping it to the climate protection concept is a good tool for achieve the set climate protection goals. One of more investment and environmental conserva- the specific starting points here are the efficiency tion, for creating jobs and increasing the standard measures relating to the city street lighting. In of living in the city of Kaiserslautern.

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 21 10 000 sqm of photovoltaic modules and a biogas system, a further highlight is the intelligent networking of the individual processes and the consistent regional material flow management. For example, local farmers supply substrate for the digestion process in the biogas system and the heat generated when the biogas is burned is used in a local production facility to dry wood pel- lets. In this way, it was possible to not only close the local supply cycles but also to feed around 50 million kWh of power into the power grid. It is planned in the future to also cover part of the heat requirements of the town using a heat grid. Certified energy cost-neutral open-air swimming pool in the In recent years, around 25 000 visitors from 71 community of Edesheim / Edenkoben countries have made use of the town’s information service and guided tours, so that the Energy Landscape has also helped boost local tourism. A further pilot project in the field of efficient energy usage in lighting systems was drawn up The municipal utilities in Enkenbach-Alsenborn as part of the municipal development concept by have assumed a pioneering role in the business the city of Trier. Amongst other things, the new field of efficient energy production using com- design of the lighting system in the Mäushecker- bined heat and power systems, the use of bioen- weg school centre using LEDs stands out thanks ergy and also heat distribution. In addition to to its cutting-edge technological character. The two mobile gas-powered cogeneration units that consistent implementation of this concept also supply the swimming pool in the summer, the aimed to raise the level of awareness among the junior school in the winter, and also a local heat schoolchildren for rational and regenerative ener- grid at the council house, the municipal utilities gies and foster sustained change in the long-term. also use a 800 kW wood fired heating system to This interlinking of technology, environmental generate heat in a local heat grid, which supplies conservation and education aspects was one of the integrated comprehensive school and a new ten pilot projects that won an award within the housing estate. Furthermore, natural untreated scope of the “Local governments in a new light” waste wood and green waste are processed in a competition, that was organised by the Federal large system that produces power and also gener- Ministry of Education and Research. It also serves ates heat. The biomass heating plant generates

as an example for many schools in Germany. 16 million kWh of CO2-neutral power when fully utilised. The energy is recovered by means of heat The town of Morbach has a pioneering role within conduction by large consumers in the town and Germany as far as the sustained redevelopment by those households that are willing to be con- of conversion regions is concerned. Since 2001, the local government has worked closely with commercial and scientific partners to develop the “Energy Landscape Morbach” on the former US munitions depot, which was once the largest in Europe. In addition to the 14 wind turbines,

Picture on the right and on the following page: Residential district “Alter Schlachthof” in Speyer

22 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate nected to the system. Also, the town has further cogeneration systems and outdoor and rooftop photovoltaic systems that, combined, cover all the power needs.

Like in Morbach and Enkenbach-Alsenborn, the city of Speyer is also focussing on local heat grids. What is remarkable here is the inclusion of solar- thermal generated heat in the heat grid system. Heat for both heating systems and also warm water systems is generated in a 600 kW gas con- densing boiler in combination with a solar thermal system for the low-energy residential district “Alter Schlachthof”, that was built in 2001 on an area covering 9 300 sqm. The solar thermal system is installed on the roofs and carports in the housing estate, and has a total collector area of around 550 sqm and a 100 m3 buffer storage. This means that up to 22% of the heat supplied to the residential district is generated with solar energy. As shown by the example of the sewage system in Koblenz, it is even possible to tap efficiency In addition to the previously discussed efficiency potential in the field of municipal disposal or measures related to the use of power and the recycling of material flows.T he SusTreat project, generation of power and heat using renewable which was partially financed with subsidies from energies, the reduction of energy requirements the European Life+ program, proves that it is pos- in buildings is becoming increasingly important. sible to treat municipal waste water in a highly The GAG Ludwigshafen am Rhein, the municipal, energy-efficient manner.T he project aimed to real-estate section of the city of Ludwigshafen, is successively operate the state’s second largest the largest municipal real estate enterprise in the sewage plant in Koblenz, which is responsible for Palatinate region, owning around 13 100 apart- cleaning the waste water from around 320 000 ments throughout the city of Ludwigshafen and population equivalents, in an energy-independent also Haßloch. Based on the simple premise that manner. It is already possible today to recover today’s building projects should be able to satisfy gas from the energy-rich sewage sludge via the the requirements in 30 or 40 years, a complete anaerobe fermentation in digestion tanks and office building with 10 000 sqm of useful space to use this to cover 54% of the required energy. was built in a passive house standard, modelled Thanks to the reduction in the volume of sewage on the ‘luteco’ – the new technology centre of the sludge targeted by the SusTreat project, disposal company GAG Ludwigshafen am Rhein. A number and transport quantities have been reduced by of energy efficiency measures made it possible an annual 12 500 tonnes. Also in a further pro to reduce the heat load to below 15 kWh/(m2 a). cess step the dried sewage sludge is turned into The residual heat requirements are covered by 39 flammable gas at around 1000 °C for use in a earth probes, that supply energy in connection cogeneration unit. There are also plans to install a with a heat pump. Photovoltaic modules on the (waste) water turbine and a photovoltaic system roof feed regenerative power into the public grid. that will just as well lead to further increases in The power that is generated equals the consump- energy efficiency and allow almost total self- tion rates for heating and cooling the offices. sufficiency.

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 23 GLOBAL APPROACH FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES

24 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate The growing national and international demand for technologies and services for improving the energy efficiency and developing renewable energies has led to significant growth in these markets. Lots of local companies are now not only active in these technology markets in Rhineland-Palatinate and Germany, but also across the world. To be able to continue meeting this demand with intelligent products and services in the future, the companies in Rhineland-Palatinate are specifically focussing on research and development. The innovative power of a company secures jobs, means additional value creation within the state and also boosts the competitive capability, thanks to technology competence.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY – INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM RHINELAND-PALATINATE

The company RUHL Gebäudetechnik GmbH from Schneider Optische Werke from Bad Kreuznach, Altenbamberg develops integrated energy and where the heat supply system was completely energy efficiency concepts for local governments, overhauled, or the company Lufthansa AG for and industrial and commercial enterprises, and whom the efficient heating and cooling systems also carries out energy audits nationally and for the training centre in Seeheim-Jugenheim abroad. The company looks at the entire process were designed and installed. chain from the energy efficiency analysis through the consulting, planning and system construction In the building trade sector, the company Stüber stages up to and including an energy controlling Haus focuses on efficiency and renewable ener- system, which ultimately ensures the energy effi- gies for private homes. The use of thermal energy cient operation of the implemented technologies. from the ambient air, the ground or the sun are The most important energy consumers are identi- meanwhile standard. The company received a lot fied based on the analysis of the energy flow by of recognition for the specimen passive house means of a TÜV-certified energy monitor (an that it erected on its company grounds in Sie- innovative mobile measuring system), and their benmorgen. In fact in 2009, the Stüber House consumption is assessed on the basis of bench- won the reputed German prefabricated house marks. After this, energy-saving measures are prize, the “Golden Cube”, for the passive house’s identified and their efficiency is assessed.T he architecture and energy concept; in 2010, the company has staff with over 50 years of hands-on company’s energy efficiency house 70 also won experience and guarantees the smooth operation the award. In 2008, the “Honorary trade prize of the implemented systems by means of regular in the field of environmental conservation” was servicing and an emergency hotline. bestowed upon the company by the Rhineland- Thanks to its excellent activities and services, Palatinate Chambers of Commerce for sustained the company RUHL Gebäudetechnik GmbH was and eco-efficient work in the house construction awarded the Rhineland-Palatinate ‘Environment field, its contribution to environmental conserva- Prize’ in 2008 in the trade company category. tion and regional value creation. Some of the excellent company references are e.g.

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 25 For years the service and sales portfolio of the company MANN Naturenergie GmbH & Co. KG has contributed to achieving the state’s energy and climate policy goals, but has also played a role in the sustained and ecological development of the region. The company offers a wide range of services along the value-creation chain of the bioenergy production sector, and focuses specifically on the participation of local players in all project activities. To generate power and produce heat for a wood pelleting system, the company operates a biomass heating plant run on green waste, that is also equipped with a flue gas con- densation system. MANN also offers energy services for bioenergy systems, via its own engineering LUWOGE conversion of an old building into a zero heating department. Another of the MANN Naturener- cost house in Ludwigshafen gie’s business fields is the national sale of ecological power under the product name MANN Strom. This is power that is produced to 100% by water The real-estate company of the BASF group, power as certified by theT ÜV. There is also a GSL (LUWOGE) located in Ludwigshafen, stands out (Grüner Strom Label e.V.) gold-certified tariff in the real estate sector. For years, LUWOGE has available with which the power customer can been looking into energy efficient building resto- promote the new construction or expansion of ration. As early as 2001, the company completed regenerative production systems. the cutting-edge restoration of an old building. The project involved a building dating back to the The activities of the juwi Group are also an impor- 1950s, which was modernised and turned into the tant mainstay in the development of the renew- first 3 litre house in Europe. The consistent further able energies in Rhineland-Palatinate. Since 1996, development of this pilot project is the zero- this project developer has been planning, project heating costs house in the Pfingstweide district managing, financing and operating systems that of Ludwigshafen. This attractive building shows make use of regenerative energies. These include how profitable investments in energy-related solar power, wind energy and bioenergy systems modernisation can be. The company LUWOGE as well as water power and geothermal systems. has developed a concept here that greatly reduces The juwi Group was founded in 1996 by Matthias the energy requirements thanks to energy-related Willenbacher and Fred Jung. Together the manag- modernisation measures. The residual energy ing directors have managed to turn the company is recovered by means of regenerative energy from a two-man operation into a global group sources. The costs that have been saved thanks with a workforce in excess of 1 000 and a turnover to the saved energy are used for refinancing pur- of around 900 million Euros in 2009. The high poses. The benefit for the home owner: the operating costs no longer include any expenses for heating and warm water. BASF has used projects like these to show that innovative solutions in the building sector can play a key role in climate protection efforts.

The juwi office building in Wörrstadt

26 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Plus-energy balance house by Werner&Mertz in Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate environment prize winner 2010) level of commitment and the work by the juwi company, which is located in Frankenthal, cur- Group in the past have won many awards and rently has a workforce of over 14 000 employees honours. and produces pumps and fittings at 32 sites in In 2009, the entrepreneurs won the prestigious 19 countries. Today, pumps are one of the great- “Entrepreneur of the Year” prize and in 2008 they est power consumers in industrial systems. To were awarded the “German Climate Protection reduce the energy requirements of the pump Prize” by the German Environmental Aid organisa- systems, KSB offers an integrated energy effi- tion. Specifically, the juwi-Group won the climate ciency approach which comprises an individual protection prize for its company offices in Wörr- pump design before purchase, tuning of the pump stadt. The office building is completely made of to the process by means of controlled revolving wood and uses state-of-the-art climate protec- speeds, the use of trimmed impellers to optimise tion and energy efficiency concepts. A further performance and the use of so-called “economy outstanding example in the energy production motors”. Comprehensive system analyses to iden- field is the wind energy project in the commu- tify the energy-saving potential and reduce the nity of Rheinböllen in the Rhein-Hunsrück dis- lifecycle costs round off the service range of this trict which was recently completed. This project pump manufacturer from the Palatinate region. involves 10 innovative wind power stations with a total output of 22.4 MW, that are equipped with direct drive technology.

Similar to trade, construction and service companies, industrial operations are also concentrating on improving the energy efficiency especially in the industrial production field. For example, the international KSB group currently supplies energy efficient pumps, fittings and associated systems for procedural technologies and building facilities, for water and waste water applications and to the energy technology and mining sectors. The Four controlled cooling pumps of the ETANORM series from the company KSB Aktiengesellschaft

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 27 RENEWABLE ENERGIES – WORLD MARKET LEADER FROM RHINELAND-PALATINATE

Amongst other things, the company alwitra installed on roofs with a low gradient. One GmbH also sells thin-layer technology photo- example for an innovative roof sealing concept voltaic products. The company has been produc- by alwitra can be seen on the building of the ing construction products for correct sealing of company Hees + Peters GmbH in Trier.

Alwitra flat roof sealing on the new commercial building of the company Hees & Peters inT rier

flat roofs for 45 years.T hanks to a combination of The company Hunsrücker Glasveredelung Wage- years of experience and an innovative approach, ner GmbH & Co. KG in Kirchberg, a subsidiary of the company, which has a workforce of 280, the glass manufacturer Arnold GmbH & Co. KG, came up with the world’s first multifunctional has set about making photovoltaic usage of the plastic roof strip with integrated flexible photo- window surfaces that are not normally used for voltaic modules back in the 1990s. The very high this purpose. It initially developed the transparent reflexion values, the white roof and the sealing façade elements with the aim of integrating solar strips from alwitra make this product an ideal technology into buildings harmoniously. These base for innovative tube-shaped solar technology. elements can be used like conventional insulat- In this case, the solar panels collect the sunlight ing glass or glass surfaces, in all standard building from the rooftop directly in a reflected form, constructions. The thin-layer technology with the thereby reaching very high energy yields when amorphous silicon has allowed the company to

28 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Quality control of SCHOTT receivers make the structure of its solar power panels so company sees itself as the technological and fine that they appear transparent to the naked market leader in the receiver technology field. eye, whilst still allowing an annual power produc- SCHOTT Solar is also one of the cutting-edge tion of up to 45 kWh /m2. quality suppliers of photovoltaic products. The company produces crystalline solar wafers, solar The Mainz-based company SCHOTT and its 100% cells, solar modules and a-Si thin-layer modules subsidiary SCHOTT Solar AG are also active in – a product range that covers the core elements the solar sector. The roots of the SCHOTT Solar of the value-creation chain in the photovoltaic company go back to the late 1950s, when work power production field. began on developing solar cells for the aerospace industry. Research and development has always been a priority at SCHOTT Solar. The goal is to bring Today, SCHOTT Solar has two main business out the optimum performance and performance fields: firstly it develops, manufactures and mar- stability thereby ensuring more efficiency when kets highly-efficient receivers that are one of the producing solar power. For example, in autumn key components for solar power stations, with 2010, SCHOTT Solar presented a multi-crystalline parabolic trough equipment like e.g. those that record module which achieved a previously unsur- will be used in the “Desertec” project. SCHOTT passed efficiency level. is one of the founding members of the industrial consortium that wants to realise Desertec. The

Solar receivers from SCHOTT Solar are one of the key components of parabolic trough power plants. The receivers convert the solar energy that has been collected with parabolic mir- rors into heat and feed this heat into the heat exchanger. The steam generated in the heat exchangers drives turbines which in turn generate power.

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 29 Fuhrländer wind farm and assembly hall (below) in the plant in Liebenscheid/Westerwald

Similar to the Rhineland-Palatinate companies with partners in the destination countries means in the solar sector, the company Fuhrländer AG that the international transfer of know-how has based in Liebenscheid has established itself as a become part of the company’s philosophy. Whilst key player in the wind power sector. Thanks to the company is currently making use of the its committed and consistent entrepreneurial global upturn in the wind energy sector, it is also approach and thirty years of pioneering engineer- focussing on national and international training. ing work, the company has become one of the It has over 160 trainees to cover the company’s most successful suppliers of onshore wind power own future manpower needs, and also the future stations. At the moment, 2.5 MW stations are requirements of the wind energy industry in being produced which, with their hub heights of general. up to 160 metres, are able to generate many mil- lions of kilowatt hours of clean wind energy. Just The portfolio of system planners in Rhineland- one of many good examples is the wind farm in Palatinate is rounded off by the company Bestec Esperstedt and Obhausen in the Saale district in GmbH based in Landau, that specialises in the Saxony Anhalt. 16 wind power stations have been fields of fuel cells and geothermal research and installed here. The growing international demand development. Primarily, the company orients means that Fuhrländer stations are now found itself on the feasibility and profitability of the across the world: Canada, the USA, China, Japan, planned project activities. Vietnam and South Africa. The close cooperation

30 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Sembach is also able to save around 20% of its energy needs compared to standard foundries thanks to innovative process steps. The company not only focuses on energy efficient production, but also on ensuring that all its products have an environmentally-compatible design. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute and the Techni- cal University of Kaiserslautern, work is being conducted on developing lighter diesel motor blocks for American trains at the headquarters in Enken bach-Alsenborn. Thanks to modern simulation techniques, the bearing capacity of the iron at each point in the motor can be calculated accord- SCHOTT glass tubes for solar-thermal power stations

The specialists from Bestec were also involved in the development of the geothermal power plant in Landau. During an annual 7 600 operating hours, enough power and heat is generated to cover the power requirements of 6 000 households, whilst also avoiding around 11 000 tonnes of CO2. One particular advantage of the geothermal power recovery method is the basic load capacity of the technology, because it allows a very constant supply to be fed into the power grid regardless of the time of day or season, making it an important component of a future regenerative energy system.

The company HegerGuss, with its foundries SCHOTT InDaX house (detached house with a roof made of in Enkenbach-Alsenborn and Sembach, is also solar modules that assume the function of the building shell adopting new approaches in the development of and at the same time generate power) energy-saving technologies. In addition to heat recovery methods at both sites, the foundry in ingly and the usual safety reserves minimised. A further business field of the company Heger-Guss GmbH is wind energy. Highly important rotor hubs for wind power stations are produced at the site in Sembach. Also the company is planning to install its own wind turbine to feed cheap regenerative power directly into the company’s own supply network. This will make the foundry pro cesses more environmentally and climate friendly in the future.

Melting of the liquid iron at HegerFerrit in Sembach

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 31 RESEARCH AND TEACHING

32 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Higher education and research facilities are important partners for the Rhineland- Palatinate climate and energy policy, which is why the state government fosters targeted high-performance programs and the schemes aimed at nurturing junior scientific specialists.A tightly knit network comprising players from the research, political, administration and economic fields has been established in the state, thanks to a number of cooperation projects. This network and a broad-based research landscape allow future-oriented, interdisciplinary energy research and development in Rhineland-Palatinate.

KNOW-HOW TRANSFER – WORKING TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL

Various institutes in the state of Rhineland-Palati- nate now enjoy international reputations in the higher education and research fields.T he interdisciplinary research and development into efficient energy usage in the science-based city of Kaisers- lautern is one example of this. Close cooperation between research, administration and business circles, and the large existing network have led to excellent teaching conditions. Students can now study courses focussing on building-related and automated energy systems and innovative drive systems and energy-related optimisation of disposal systems. The students do not only profit from their future-oriented and practical courses, they also have the opportunity to make use of the wide range of practically-relevant dissertation made a major breakthrough when searching for projects available at numerous research institutes, more efficient thin-layer solar cells.T he Max- and are also able to forge contacts to potential Planck Institute for Polymer Research has made employers. Recently, the Technical University of decisive progress in the development of organic Kaiserslautern was named one of the six best uni- solar cells. These can be produced much more versities in the competition “Teaching Excellence”, cheaply and will be converting solar power into underscoring the high quality of the academic energy more efficiently in the future. training at this university. In cooperation with various research institutes Furthermore the science-based city of Mainz, and the companies Schott and IBM, much more which is home to the Johannes Gutenberg homogenous solar cells have been developed that University, is very active in researching energy surpass the efficiency offered by the standard issues. For example, the scientists at the university solar cells available on the market today. Like-

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 33 Solar filling station at the Bingen Polytechnic

wise in Mainz work on atmospheric chemistry nic, combines the engineering know-how of the and also interdisciplinary system research in the Bingen Transfer Centre and the geological know- bio-geochemical field is being conducted at the how of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry. The inter- Mainz in the fields of deep geothermics (prospect- disciplinary system research department is also ing and exploration) and geothermics close to the looking at the emissions that are produced when surface. The research is currently concentrating biomass is burned, thereby supplying important on evaluating the effect of the groundwater on input for the development of low-emission bio- geothermal probe systems and on analysing heat energy systems. transmission processes underground. In the deep geothermics field, the focus is on minimising the The Bingen Transfer Centre (TSB), an institute at risk of what is discovered (magnetotellurics) and the Bingen Polytechnic, is also focussing on net- generating resource atlases. working research and teaching. This comprises the creation of regional and building-related innova- One of the goals of the University of Koblenz- tive energy concepts for local governments and Landau is to provide further training in the field of for commercial and industrial operations. One efficient energy application.T he Energy Manage- particular point of focus of the research work ment masters correspondence course plays an lies on the fields of energy management, virtual important role in transferring know-how within power plants, smart grids, and decentral power Rhineland-Palatinate itself and also beyond its supply systems in general. Also, work is underway borders. The recycling of regional resources that on application-related projects with energy man- can be used for energy purposes is an important agement backgrounds and projects about electro- research field in a step to achieve independence mobility. of fossil energy imports in the future.

The Institute for Geothermal Resource Manage- The company Agroscience GmbH, located in ment (igem), an institute at the Bingen Polytech- Neustadt an der Weinstraße, concentrates on

34 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate principle and application-oriented research and development work in the field of agroecology and biotechnology. For example, thanks to its research work, it is now possible to use marc left over when making wine to produce thermal energy, which is highly interesting for the large winegrow- ing industry in Rhineland-Palatinate.

In the science city of Trier, the issues of energy and sustained development are addressed by the polytechnic and the university. The professor for settlement, environment and planning sociology was commissioned to draft a regional energy supply concept for the Trier region. Moreover, a work group (for environmental, regional and structure research) was established to look at interdisciplinary concepts and management strategies for Technical University of Kaiserslautern: Department Architec- sustained development in rural areas. The Insti- ture / regional and environment planning / civil engineering tute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS), an institute at the Trier polytechnic on the environment campus in Birkenfeld, has spent the can be supplied to 100% with regenerative and past ten years looking into the development of regionally available energy. To propagate this national and international zero-emission concepts management philosophy, national and also inter- based on sustained optimisation of material and national zero-emission networks were set up. The energy flows in practical projects. For example insights from the various project activities also they have proven that the Cochem-Zell region flow into further training and educational courses.

University of Koblenz-Landau: Library

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 35 THE PROJECT SITES

21 Langenbach 27 Liebenscheid

Siebenmorgen 19 16, 18, 37 Koblenz

Müden

1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 26 32, 33, 34 35, 36 Mainz 25 Bingen Kirchberg 17 22 12 Altenbamberg Wörstatt Morbach 11, 24, Trier 39, 40, 41

9, 42, 43 Birkenfeld

23 Frankenthal Sembach Enkenbach- 15, 20 30 Alsenborn Ludwigshafen 13, 30 Kaiserslautern 2, 5, 10, 31 38 Neustadt a.d. 14 Weinstraße Speyer

28, 29, 37 Landau

36 Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate Chapter 1: Chapter 3: 26 SCHOTT Solar AG, Mainz Cutting-edge technologies New energy concepts by the local www.schottsolar.com 1 “Combined Power and Heat Offen- governments 27 Fuhrländer AG, Liebenscheid sive Rhineland-Palatinate” a 10 Climate protection concept of the www.fuhrlaender.de project by the Efficiency Network city of Kaiserslautern, 28 Bestec GmbH, Landau Rhineland-Palatinate (EffNet), Kaiserslautern council www.bestec-for-nature.com Mainz www.kaiserslautern.de 29 Geothermie-Kraftwerk Landau, www.effnet.rlp.de 11 LED-based lighting system geo x GmbH, Landau 2 LED lighting concept by the city of in the Mäusheckerweg school www.geox-gmbh.de Kaiserslautern, city administration centre, city council in Trier / SWT 30 HegerGuss GmbH, Kaiserslautern (public utilities Trier) Enkenbach-Alsenborn und www.kaiserslautern.de www.trier.de Sembach, www.swt.de 3 LED demonstration road in the www.hegerguss.de Mosel city of Müden in the 12 Morbacher Energy Landscape, Cochem-Zell, district Müden Morbach town Chapter 5: www.unser-klima-cochem-zell.de www.energielandschaft.de Research & teaching 4 State enterprise Liegenschafts- 13 Municipal utilities 31 Tech. Uni. Kaiserslautern und Baubetreuung Rhineland- Enkenbach-Alsenborn www.uni-kl.de Palatinate (Landesbetrieb LBB), www.enkenbach-alsenborn.de 32 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 14 Solar local heat, new housing Mainz www.lbbnet.de estate Speyer, SWS public utilities www.uni-mainz.de Speyer GmbH, Speyer Chapter 2: 33 Max-Planck Institute for www.sws.speyer.de Advisory services and subsidies Chemistry, Mainz 15 luteco office complex of GAG www.mpch-mainz.mpg.de 5 EffizienzOffensive Ludwigshafen Rhineland-Palatinate e. V. (EOR), 34 Max-Planck Institute for Polymer www.lu-teco.de officeT echnical University Kaisers- Research, Mainz lautern, Kaiserslautern 16 “SusTreat”, a project to establish www.mpigp-mainz.mpg.de www.eor.de an energy-independent sewage 35 Bingen Transfer Centre (TSB), plant for the municipal drainage 6 State Office for the Environment, Bingen system Koblenz Water Management and Trade www.tsb-energie.de www.sustreat.eu Control Rhineland-Palatinate 36 igem Institute for Geothermal (LUWG), Mainz Chapter 4: Resource Management, Bingen www.luwg.rlp.de Global approach for energy effi- www.igem-energie.de 7 Efficiency Network Rhineland-Pa- ciency und renewable energies 37 University of Koblenz-Landau, latinate (EffNet), jointly managed 17 RUHL Gebäudetechnik GmbH, Koblenz und Landau by the State Office for the Environ- Altenbamberg www.uni-koblenz-landau.de ment, Water Management and www.ruhl.onlineshk.de 38 RLP Agroscience GmbH, Trade Control Rhineland-Palatinate 18 X-TERN Group, Koblenz Neustadt a. d. Weinstraße (LUWG) and EffizienzOffensive www.4competence.net www.agroscience.de Energie Rhineland-Palatinate e.V., 39 University of Trier Mainz / Kaiserslautern, Mainz 19 Stüber house, Siebenmorgen www.uni-trier.de www.luwg.rlp.de www.stueber-haus.de www.eor.de 20 LUWOGE, real estate company of 40 Trier Polytechnic www.effnet.de BASF SE, Ludwigshafen www.fh-trier.de 8 Special Waste Management www.luwoge.de 41 Arbeitskreis für Umwelt-, Regional- Company 21 MANN Naturenergie und Strukturforschung e. V., Trier Rhineland-Palatinate (SAM), Mainz GmbH & Co.KG, Langenbach www.rlp-forschung.org www.sam-rlp.de www.mann-energie.de 42 Institute for Applied 9 Competence network 22 juwi Holding AG, Wörrstadt Material Flow Management (IfaS), environmental technology www.juwi.de Birkenfeld www.stoffstrom.org Rhineland-Palatinate, Birkenfeld 23 KSB Group, Frankenthal www.umwelttechnik-rlp.de www.ksb.com 43 Environment Campus Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld 24 alwitra GmbH & Co., Trier www.umwelt-campus.de www.alwitra.de 25 Hunsrücker Glasveredelung Wagener GmbH & Co.KG, Kirchberg www.wagener-gruppe.de

Energy Land Rhineland-Palatinate 37 Picture index: Editorial team

Title Pitopia /Christian-Philipp Worring, 2008 Issued by: p. 6 Stefan Rajewski (fotolia) Ministry of Environment, Forestry and p. 7 Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Consumer Protection Rhineland-Palatinate Consumer Protection Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 1 p. 8 top: Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden AG 55116 Mainz below: Statistical Office Rhineland- E-mail: [email protected] Palatinate Internet: www.mufv.rlp.de p. 9 Alois Stüber GmbH Telephone: +49 6131 16 - 0 p. 10 juwi Holding AG in Wörrstadt Fax: +49 6131 4646 p. 12 electriceye (fotolia) p. 13 Gina Sanders (fotolia) Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transportation, p. 14 top: Ingenieurbüro H.Berg + Partner Agriculture and Viticulture Rhineland-Palatinate GmbH / Dipl. Ing.Frank Platzbecker Stiftsstraße 9 below: Pfalzwerke AG 55116 Mainz p. 15 Pfalzwerke AG E-mail: [email protected] p. 16 –18 effizienzOffensive Energie Internet: www.mwvlw.rlp.de Rhineland-Palatinate e. V. (EOR) Telephone: +49 6131 16 - 0 p. 19 trierischer Volksfreund Fax: +49 6131 16 - 2100 p. 20 Morbach town council p. 21 WVE GmbH Kaiserslautern Copy deadline: September 2010 p. 22 top: Joint local authorities Edenkoben below: GEWO Speyer Editors: p. 23 GEWO Speyer Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Consumer p. 24 SCHOTT AG Protection p. 26 top: LUWOGE Department of waste management, soil conser- real estate company of BASF vation, material flow management, international below: juwi Holding AG environment policy: Dr. Gottfried Jung p. 27 top: Werner & Mertz GmbH Head of international relations and environment below: KSB Aktiengesellschaft policy, EU affairs: p. 28 alwitra GmbH & Co.Klaus Göbel Ilona Mende-Daum, Marlu Herrmann-Horter, p. 29 SCHOTT AG Winfried Emmerichs p. 30 Fuhrländer AG Department energy, nuclear authority, radiation p. 31 top: SCHOTT AG protection: middle: SCHOTT AG Dieter Wolf below: HegerGuss GmbH Head of cross-cutting tasks, specialist PR and p. 32 Johannes Gutenberg University / information work: Institute for Geosciences / Wolfgang Raber Foto / ©: Thomas Hartmann Head of the promotion of efficient and regenera- p. 33 Reinhard Eisele (project photos) tive energy use, renewable raw materials: p. 34 top: FH Bingen Werner Robrecht below: Reinhard Eisele (project photos) Head of energy technology, energy efficiency, p. 35 top: Tech. Uni. Kaiserslautern / depart- renewable energies: ment architecture / regional and envi- Dr. Dirk Gust, Dr. Andreas Neff ronmental planning / civil engineering below: University of Koblenz-Landau (President’s office)

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