11 EnergieRegion Aller-Leine-Tal Aller-Leine-Tal: Towards a 100% RES Region+ Rethem, Aller-Leine-Tal, 30. July 2013

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal Standing in front of you…  Cort-Brün Voige  Mayor of the joint community Rethem (Aller) since 2006  Before: business economist in a regional bank (Sparkasse) In addition:  Since 1996: Speaker of the „Projektgruppe Erneuerbare Energien im Aller-Leine-Tal“ (A.L.T.)  Since 2001: Director of a civil society cooperative:  operating a wind power plant and a PV plant 2

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal Agenda 1.Localization and Targets of the A.L.T. 2.Overview of Activities since Who is aktiv in the A.L.T. 4.The Structures in the A.L.T. 5.Figures – Data – Fakts 6.Our next Steps 3

1.The A.L.T. EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal 4  8 (Joint)Communities  German Federal state of Lower Saxony Our Targets:  …get a 100%-EE+ Region (electricity and heat)  … foster the regional added value creation  … reach a high level of citizen participation

The A.L.T inhabitats 765 sq km EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal 5

2.Overviev of Activities in the A.L.T  1996: Start of Cooperation of the Communities in the A.L.T.  1996: Foundation of the „Projekt Group Renewable Energies“  : common local Planning „Wind Energy“  2001: Installation of a „Citizen Wind Turbine“ – 61 participators  : around 30 Projects focusing Solar Energie  2005: Opening the Bicycle-Theme-Route with 44 Stations for Tourists and local interested People: „A.L.T.-EnergieRoute“  Public Relation (Press, Internet, Events)  Many Projects focusing Energy Savings 6

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal 2. Overviev of Activities in the A.L.T. since 2006  2006/07: Modification of the Street Lighnings with Energy Saving Lamps – Result: around 40% savings  : Climate Protection Concept for 114 public Buildings (Energy Savings and implementation of Renewable Energies)  2010/11: Energy-Study for the 8 communities in the A.L.T.  2011: Establishment of a Energy Cooperative not successful  2011: Study for the Utilization of Geothermal Energy in the A.L.T.  Since 2010: Cooperation with the „Echo-Gruppe“ (Steering Group) of the German project „100ee-Regionen“  2012: Employment of a Climate Protection Manager 7

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal 3. Who is active in Climate Protection in the A.L.T.?  Project Group Renewable Energies (citizens, craftsmen, farmers, foresters, representatives from local government and administration)  „Steering Group Energy“ for the Implementation of the Energy Study (Mayors of the 8 Communities in the A.L.T, regional und supra-regional representatives of different disciplines, representatives of the Project Group Renewable Energies)  Each Administration has named 1 Energy Commissioner  These 8 Energy Commissioners form a Working Group called „A.L.T. Arbeitskreis der Energiebeauftragten“  One Common Climate Protection Manager for all 8 Communities  75 Citizens operate 1 „Citizen Wind Turbine“ + 1 „Citizen PV Plant“ (communities have a share) 8

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal Members of the „Steering Group Energy“ (Summer 2012) 9

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal 4. How do the actors in the A.L.T. work together?  Project Group Renewable Energies: operates independently, is supported by the communities. Important for Public Relations. Core Group circa 10 Persons. Individual Projects up to 50 Persons.  Citizen Energy Cooperative: collects money in the Region for Energy Projects. High level of acceptance in the population.  „Steering Group Energy“: Implementation of the Energy Study + cross linking the Activities for Climate Protection. Meets 3 – 4 times each year. Votes common Activites of the Communities. This group has no decision-making power and no money.  Tasks of the Energy Commissioner + Climate Protection Manager: Implementation of municipal Energy Measures 10

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal A Citizen Energy Cooperative operates with 75 Participators PV-Plant (capacity 50 kW/p) on a school Citizen Wind Turbine (capacity 2,3 MW) 11

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal 5. Figures: Renewable Energies in the A.L.T. Plants Installed Capacity Investment circa biogas 20 14,07 MW€ 56,0 Mio. windenergy 60100,36 MW€ 145,5 Mio. water power 6 5,41 MW€ 0,1 Mio. photovoltaics ,95 MW€ 39,4 Mio. solar Heat sq m€ 13,5 Mio. Sum of the last 10 years: circa€ 255 Mio. ( VAT excluded ) (€ 303 Mio tax included)  Average for every Inhabitant in the A.L.T.: € (without tax)

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal Energy balance for the A.L.T. (electricity) Consumption GWHProduction RES GWH Electricity = 100% (2011) 273,5Water 28,6(10,4 %) Wind 189,5(69,3 %) Biogas 112,3(41,1 %) Surplus 71,6Photovoltaics14,7( 5,4 %) Sum: 345,1 (126,2%) State of Juni

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal Figures and Data (Electricity Production) 06/2013  *Average: Each Inhabitant, each Year: € 627,-- 14 Separation: Production p. a. GWH % installed Capacity kW % Feed-in tarif each 1 kW/h in average €/ct Renewable Energy law (EEG): Feed- in tarif p. a. Mill. € Biogas 112,3 32, ,319 21,3 Wind Energy 189,5 54, ,49 17,1 Water Power 28,6 8, ,99 2,6 Photovoltaics 14,7 4, ,4 37 5,4 Sum 345,1 100, ,013,4 46,4*

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal Kindergarden in the A.L.T. Heat Supply: Geothermal Energy Electricity Supply: Photovoltaics 15

EnergieRegion+ Aller-Leine-Tal 6. Next Steps 3 Pilot Projects focusing Heat: -Utilization of Geothermal Energy -Utilization of the Wood Potetials and other Biomass in the A.L.T. -Utilization of Heat from the River Aller  Target is the Transferability to other Regions Challanges for the next Years: -Decrease of the Heat Demand / partly switch to RES -Support to switch to RES by the communities -More Networking Activities in the A.L.T.  Very important is the participation of citizens!

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