The bioenergy village: Power and heat from renewables - Viessmann

6l7Renewable power and heat supplyin the bioenergy villageCrude oil can only continue to be extractedat current rates for a few more decades.Consumers must therefore change to otherfuel types and find sustainable solutionsto bring about the urgently needed energytransition. Bioenergy villages that userenewables to supply their own heat andpower can assist with this.The need for a strong communityHowever, a new strategy for energy supplyand energy efficiency will only be successfulif residents join together to form a strongcommunity and develop their own initiative.Through self-organised cooperative models,finance, acceptance and local value creationcan be secured to renovate a community'senergy supply.There are approximately7500 biogas plants in Germany.From the beginning of the project onwards,residents, local businesses, contractorsand, last but not least, local authorities areinvolved. Everyone has the same goal ofgreater independence from national energysupply utilities and no longer being at themercy of rising fossil fuel prices.What makes a bioenergy village special?Around 100 parishes and villages in Germanycan already call themselves bioenergyvillages. They meet the following frameworkconditions: 100 % of the village's supply comes frompower generated with renewables At least 5 % of the heat provision is basedon biomass More than 50 % of the bioenergy plantis owned by the "heat customers" andfarmers who provide the biomass The population of the village is generallybetween 500 and 1500 residentsPartial solutions withbioenergy systems are possibleAlongside "full" bioenergy villages, numerousconcepts have been developed in whichonly part of a town or village is supplied bybioenergy systems. Such places may not fulfilall the criteria for stand-alone provision ofrenewable fuels, yet they still allow significantsavings to be made.With our comprehensive product range,Viessmann offers efficient and economicalcomponents that allow the best possiblesolution based on energy efficient andrenewable heating systems to be found underthe given conditions.