CTO Assessment - European Commission

LÜBOW-KRASSOW
100% RES
supplied Region
Contact: Ms Brigitte Schmidt • Solarinitiative MV e.V. Haus 9
23966 Triwalk • Germany
Tel: +49 3841 780 045 • Fax: +49 3841 780 075
E-mail: solar.simv@t-online.de • Website: www.solarmv
The district of Lübow-Krassow, situated
in Northern Germany, has set itself the
target of sourcing 100% of its energy supply
from Renewable Energy by the year
2030. In order to achieve this a variety of
initiatives have been and are being implemented.
The main two efforts were the establishment
of a Solarcentre in
Mecklenburg – Vorpommern and The Energy
Park in Krassow. Furthermore two
complimentary actions have been initiated
under the management of the Solarinitiative
MV, the “Solar East-Sea Coast” demonstrating
solar alternatives in transport
and tourism and “Network, Climate Security
Permanency – Solar Energy for MV”
opening a solar consultancy in Schwerin.
Also accesses to the East-Sea highway
were constructed, powered solely by renewable
energy. They also purify water by aid
of plant sewage.
Main aims and motivations
The region of Lübow-Krassow intends to
fulfil the 100% RES target and to help
preserving the environment by reducing the
use of conventional fuel consumption. Another
important motivation is the positive
impact on employment and rural diversification.
Project details
The Solar center in Mecklenburg –
Vorpommern was constructed to
demonstrate the feasibility of RES
technologies. It is fed by solar thermal
and solar photovoltaic modules
and will be used as a communication
center and meeting point for young
scientists, trainees and craftsmen
and offer vocational and advanced
training in the field of RES. It will
also serve as the headquarters for
solar research in the district. A wind
park at Lübow will be integrated as
an extension of the training and demonstration
activities.
Overall Evaluation
The project had an impact on public opinion in
that it increased the interest in and knowledge
and application of RES among the population,
people expressed an interest in finding a
job with help from the center. Apart from
Solarinitiative MV, regional politicians and
householders became involved with the
projects. The predicted rise in employment is
256 jobs in the next five years. There are plans
to build 15 wind turbines, 1,500 m 2 of solar
PV panels, 2 biogas plants, 1 oil-pressing mill,
1 bio-coke plant and 1 bio-methanol plant in
the next 30 years.
RES Increase
The result of the Solarcentre alone was a 5%
increase in RES supply at local level.
Innovative financing scheme
The wind farm in Lübow-Krassow was financed
through a private-public pooling
scheme.
Enabling factors
The project received financial support from
the Parliament of Mecklenburg –
Vorpommerns ‘Future’ fund and from the
Ministry of Environment which also provided
political support to the project.
Administrative barriers
The administrative challenges were seen to be
decreasing throughout the course of the
project, which is optimistic for future projects
of this nature.
Although the center took more time than anticipated
to set up another similar project
would be easier to implement after the lessons
learned through the establishment of this one.
Replication Potential
This Solarcentre is not a replica in itself but it
has a high replication potential due to the jobs
it can provide, both directly through staffing
and indirectly through training and dissemination
of information. Solarinitiative MV
knows no similar initiatives but they would be
willing to participate in other such projects.
Solarinitiative MV is a partner in the EU
project 100% RENET together with partners
from Austria, Spain and France. The
Solar center is also integrated in the German
Project “ESEAN”
Change in perception of implementing
RES projects (1999 – 2003)
It is easier to implement RES projects today
than it was a few years ago. The public
is also ready to make efforts to support RES
developments in general. This is important
and linked to the fact that there is a growing
concern for the issues of sustainable energy
than there was in 1999.
Solar center Energy Park Krassow
Objective: Result: Objective: Result:
Biogas plant
Wind Energy: 2MW 4.2 MW
1.4 GWh electricity
2.15 GWh heat
PV Systems 2x25 kWp Biogas plant Krassow 2.4 GWh electricity
3.6 GWh heat
Thermal
Oil-pressing mill/rape
60m 2
9,000t/a
CHP plant
750 kW
Decentralised fired
600MWh
CO2 reduction 4,600 t/y Bio-coke plant 11,500 t Bio-coke
SOx reduction 6.4 t/y Bio-methanol plant 20,000 l biofuel
Nox reduction 4.7 t/y Wind generators 270GWh
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