The Güssing Model Christian Keglovits, EEE Güssing
Our Güssing
Location Burgenland Area (km²) 3.966 Population 281.190 District of Güssing Area (km²) 485 Population 26.507 Town of Güssing Area (km²) 49,3 Population 3.764
Situation at the end of the 1980s 50 years alongside iron curtain no industry high rate of unemployment 70% commuters high rate of migration small structured agriculture bad traffic infrastructure
The Güssing Model is the strategy of a decentralized local energy production with the existing renewable resources of a region! The Goal: to get independent from fossil energy in order to strengthen the regional added value! This strategy can be adapted individually wherever resources are available.
Milestones in Güssing 1990: Energy efficiency measures and since 1993 beginning with production of heat out of biomass 1996: Foundation of European Center for Renewable Energy Since 2001: Production of electricity (biomass and photovoltaic) Since 2008: Beginning of important research projects (production of synth. Natural gas and production of synth. Liquid fuels). New research institute!
Regional Bioenergy Partnership Local initiative by the local government Resulted in Demonstration plants In Güssing (town), all over the region and other districts R&D based on national and international cooperation Administration EEE Association Operating unit EEE GmbH Policies Dissemination& Distribution of Güssing Model Energy concepts and policies regional & nationwide. Coop with Province gov. and state gov. Managing Board and RBP of MIB consists of: Local government Representative of Regional biomass plants Regional Management (->Link to E.U.) Province government State Ministries Private members
Network EEE takes care of Demo- plants Research & Development Advanced Training Service Ecoenergy Tourism
Administration of plants
Costs of heating
Parador Parkett
The added value For the town of Güssing More than 50 new companies More than 1.100 new jobs netting 9 Mio. a year Total sales volume of energy 7,8 Mio. a year net (2010) Total wood consumption 44.000 tons a year
Research&Development Biomass Power Plant Güssing K1-Research Center Bioenergy 2020+ (TU Wien, TU Graz, Johanneum Research, ) Private Non-Profit Research Institute Güssing Energy Technologies GmbH Research 2nd generation fuels out of wood - SGC Energia Portugal
Advanced Training EEE organizes Symposia and Seminars. An important project is the Solar-School, a cooperation between EEE, BORG Güssing (Gewerbegymnasium) and Puskas Highschool Szombathely.
Eco energy tourism - ökoenergieland
Service project managing EEE is currently taking part in several projects: financed by financed by financed by M2RES financed by Model region financed by
Energy concepts process Development of energy concepts process: 1. Collection of data (surveys) Private households Public buildings Economy/businesses 2. Analysis of data and calculations Estimation of energy demand Potential of energy savings Resources and potential of substitution CO 2 emissions 3. Evaluation of measures 4. Action plan
Energy concepts results Energy concept content: 1. Used energy sources & current energy demand 2. Possible energy savings subdivided in following sectors: private households public sector (public buildings, street lighting, etc.) industry 3. Available resources to cover the energy demand ratio between available resources & current energy demand 4. Evaluation of measures 5. CO 2 emissions & potential savings
Model region - ökoenergieland Güttenbach Kohfidisch Deutsch Schützen St. Michael Tobaj Eberau Bildein Güssing Strem Moschendorf Neustift Kleinmürbisch Groß- Inzenhof mürbisch Heiligenbrunn 66 model regions in Austria ökoenergieland 15 communities
Example ökoenergieland Energy concept for 15 ökoenergieland-communities within the project Klima- undenergiemodellregionen Goal: to become independent from fossil energy until 2020 Regular meetings Installation of internet platform Forum ökoenergieland energy manager (Modellregionenmanager)
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