do we burn the earth?. self-sufficient city of güssing werner rauscher brussels, the 7th of march,...

Do we burn the earth?Do we burn the earth?

Self-sufficient city Self-sufficient city of Güssing of Güssing

Werner Rauscher

Brussels, the 7th of March, 2007

LocationLocation

Güssing

50 years cross border region to Hungary50 years cross border region to Hungary no industry no industry high rate of unemploymenthigh rate of unemployment 70% commuters70% commuters high migration ratehigh migration rate small structured agricultural fieldssmall structured agricultural fields no traffic infrastructureno traffic infrastructure

BackgroundBackground

ProblemsProblems

Regional added value (City of Güssing)

Cash drain for energy imports (predominantly of fossil sources)

20051991

© EEE 2005

Sun

Waste wood

Sawdust

Resources Technologies Energy types

Gras, corn,clover

Canola oil,Cooking oil

Photovoltaics

Solar plant

Gas

Biomassecombustion

Biomasscombustion

Thermicalgasification

District heating grid

Transester-ification

Rapskuchen

steamSteam turbine

Gas engine

Fuel Cell

Methanisation

Fischer-Tropsch

Biogas

Gas

Public electricity grid

Electricity

Fuels

Heat

Wood chips

Pyroforce Gas engineGas

RME

Gly

ceri

n

RME

Gas

The added valueThe added value

• 50 new companies • More than 1.000 new jobs• Net 9 Mio. Euro/year • Total sales volume of 13 Mio. Euro/year• Total wood consumption of 20.000 t/year

Municipal tax Municipal tax developmentdevelopment

Municipal tax development 1990 - 2005

0,00

200.000,00

400.000,00

600.000,00

800.000,00

1.000.000,00

1.200.000,00

1.400.000,00

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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Service package of ECRE Güssing

Energy concept

Feasibility-studies-plants-financing

Education

- solarteur-handcraft

- energy manager for

communities Investment in local

energy Ltd.

Marketing

Technology

Solar schools worldwideSolar schools worldwide

Ecological MarketingEcological Marketing20 EU20 EU

Preparatory course:Preparatory course:Basic of heat engineeringBasic of heat engineering

30 EU30 EU

Preparatory course:Preparatory course:Basic of heat engineeringBasic of heat engineering

30 EU30 EU

ProfilingProfilingModul 2Modul 2

Solar HeatSolar Heat40 EU40 EU

ProfilingProfilingModul 1Modul 1

PhotovoltaikPhotovoltaik40 EU40 EU

Addtit. Module 3Addtit. Module 3BiomassBiomass

ororHeat PumpsHeat Pumps

40 EU40 EU

SolarteurSolarteur® (Solar Engineer)® (Solar Engineer)

Alternativto

first training

Training ToolsTraining Tools

Energy manager for communities

CONTENTS

Economy - Financing

Technique Project management

Communal politics

EM for

communities

TIME SCHEDULE

Duration9 months

Theoretical part3 months

Internship6 months

Energy manager for communities

ContactContact

European Center for European Center for Renewable Energy Güssing Renewable Energy Güssing

Europastraße 1

A-7540 Güssing

Tel.: 03322/9010 8640

Fax: 03322/9010 850 12

Home Page: www.eee-info.net

www.solarteur.com

Email: office@solarteur.at

Biomass power plantBiomass power plant

District heating plantDistrict heating plant

District heating UrbersdorfDistrict heating Urbersdorf

Biodiesel plantBiodiesel plant

Biogas plantBiogas plant

Photovoltaic plantPhotovoltaic plant

Gas engineGas engine

Gas engineGas engine

Wood chipsWood chips

SawdustSawdust

Fischer-TropschFischer-Tropsch

MethanationMethanation

Power plant IIPower plant II

Steam turbineSteam turbine

Fuel CellFuel Cell

Fuel CellFuel Cell