Regional, Rural, Renewable. Financing Tools for energy projects in Muldenland Region (Germany)

Matthias Wagner, LEADER Management Leipziger Muldenland 3rd Thematic Seminar Alternative Financing tools for sustainable energy

21st March 2014, Limerick/Ireland

Regional Management Project Management Project susidies Regional networks Organizes Coorporations Public Relations

Germany

Muldenland

Facts

rural area marked by the riverside landscape of the Mulde distance to the City of Leipzig approx. 40 km 120.000 inhabitants 849 km² 14 municipalities Towns: Grimma, Wurzen, Colditz European Union LEADER Status since 2007 Since 2011: 100%-EE-Starter-Region

City of Leipzig (50km)

Regional Development Concept (ILEK) - Vision: Regional produced energy - Lead Project „Regional usage of biomass“

- Other projects (i.e. Energy Network Group, Regional

Energy Autharcy)

Existing regional potentials

Improvements in energy efficiency

Responsible and sustainable use of energy

Minimization and avoid of climate relevant gases

Usage and extension of renewable energies

Create and secure jobs

Regional aims – definied by a Regional Strategy Group

PROJECT I: Regional Energy Concept Common analysis of energy consumption

Energy saving proposals

Proposals for the extension of renewable

energy

11 municipalities

Public Buildings: Analysis of energy consumption

+ Project Management

Street Lights: Analysis of energy consumption

+ Project Management

Fuels Heat Electric Power

Fuels

Heat Electric Power

ACTUAL

POTENTIAL

PROJECT II: Coaching „Energiemanagement Systems in Communities“

(Autumn 2013 – Spring 2014)

PROJECT II: Coaching „Energy Management Systems in Communities“

(Autumn 2013 – Spring 2014)

Six-Day-Training Energy Controlling Software 3 Workshops plant assessment, measurement and

optimization in municipal buildings

financial support of Good Practice by EU-Project STEP

PROJECT III: Visiting Renewable Power Plants

1st Bike Tour: 04.09.2010 2nd Bike Tour: 30.04.2011 3rd Bike Tour: 03.09.2011

PROJECT IV: Guided Energy Bike Tours

PROJECT V: Cooperation and Exchanges with other Regions

PROJECT VI: Energy Web Site www.leipzigermuldenland.de/energie.html

PROJECT VII: Networks German Network of Renewable Energy Regions Certification to 100% Renewable Energy

Starter Region in 2011 Network "Haus sanieren - profitieren!“

(= Subsidies Network for house owners)

PROJECT VIII: EU-Manergy Project

SAENA helps local authorities

and municipalities in Saxony

to increase the use of

renewable energies

support of two Saxon target

regions: Muldenland and

Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien

PERSPECTIVE: Information course for caretakers in public buildings (May 2014)

Municipality Network (April 2014 – December 2014)

Information course for private house owners – alternative heat systems

(Autumn 2014)

& municipalities

Landschaftspflegeverband Muldenland e.V. Regionalmanagement Leipziger Muldenland Nicolaiplatz 5 04668 Grimma +49/(0)3437/70 70 71 Fax: +49/(0)3437/707073 regionalmanagement@lpv-muldenland.de www.leipzigermuldenland.de Our Website is available in English!

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