The Güssing Model An example for a sustainable energy supply Christian Keglovits
The Güssing ModelAn example for a sustainable energy supply
Christian Keglovits
30. November 2010Güssing
Location
BurgenlandBurgenland
Area (km²) 3.966
Population 281.190
DistrictDistrict ofof GüssingGüssing
Area (km²) 485
Population 26.507
Town Town ofof GüssingGüssing
Area (km²) 49,3
Population 3.764
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Our Güssing …
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Situation at the end of the 1980s
• 50 years alongside iron curtain50 years alongside iron curtain
•• no industryno industry
•• high rate of unemploymenthigh rate of unemployment
•• 70% commuters70% commuters
•• high rate of migration high rate of migration
•• small structured agriculturesmall structured agriculture
•• bad traffic infrastructurebad traffic infrastructure
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…is the strategy of a decentralized local energy
production with the existing renewable resources
of a region!
The Güssing Model
… … toto getget independentindependent fromfrom fossil fossil energyenergy
in order in order toto strengthenstrengthen thethe regional regional addedadded valuevalue! !
ThisThis strategystrategy cancan bebe adaptedadapted individuallyindividually
whereverwherever resourcesresources areare availableavailable. .
The Goal:The Goal:
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Milestones in Güssing
Since 1990:
Energy efficiency measures and beginning with production of
heat out of biomass
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!
Goal for 2011:
Pilot project 2MW demonstration plant
-> gasification of waste
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The district heating system of Güssing
Since 1996:
Gradual grid-development
Current grid 35km
Convincing arguments:
No loss of comfort!
Stable energy price!
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Costs of heating
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Parador Parkett
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Photovoltaic plant Güssing&
Production of photovoltaic cells
Since 2004
Capacity: 27,9 kWp
Average amount of
Energy:
ca. 30MWh
Since 2008:
140 jobs
Invest. 50 Mio€
Average efficiency
of monocrystalline
solar cells: 17,5%
Annual output:
85MWp
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Biomass power plant-
wood gasification
Heat
Electricity
Synth. Natural
Gas (BioSNG)
Liquid synth.
fuels
Since 2001
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Anaerobic digestion plant
Strem
Heat
Electricity
Biogas
Since 2004
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Methanisation
demonstration plant Güssing
420kWh heat and 182
Nm³ BioSNG produced
out of 1 ton of wood
chips
1Nm³ SNG -> 10kWh
Since 2008
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Forschung in Güssing
Since 2009 K1-Research Institute „Bioenergy 2020+“
Private Non-Profit Research Institute „Güssing Energy Technologies GmbH“
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Out of these resources
we are producing…
Heat, Electricity, synthetic Natural Gas, synth. liquid fuels
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Energy balance – town of Güssing
Total annual demand (2008):
• heat (33GWh private, 40GWh public + industries) 73 GWh
• electricity (7GWh Privat, 33,4GWh Öffentl. Geb. + Gewerbe u. Industrie) 40,4 GWh
• fuels 47GWh
Annual production of energy (2008):
• heat – 4 biomass-district heating plants 51,2GWh
• heat – private (cockle stoves, pellets, etc) 6,5 GWh
• electricity – 2 CHP plants 19,2GWh• Since 2009 Methanisation (Prod. synth. natural gas) projected 8,4GWh/a
Current degree of self sufficiency regarding heat and electricity:
regarding private households and public buildings 100%
incl. industries and commercials approx. 56%
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CO² Emissions in Güssing
CO2 Emissions:
2009: 22.500 t/a
1996: 37.000 t/a
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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 € 13 Mio. a year (2005)
• Total wood consumption 44.000 tons a year
For the district of Güssing
• 45% self sufficiency netting 18 Mio. EURO
• Potential in case of 100% self sufficiency 37 Mio. EURO
The added value
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Plants in the district of Güssing
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Network EEE
Demo-
plants
Research &
Development
Advanced
TrainingService
Ecoenergy
Tourism
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Regional Bioenergy Partnership
Local initiative by the local government
Resulted in
EEE Association
EEE GmbH
Operating
unit
Demonstration plantsIn Güssing (town),
all over the
region and
other districts
Administration
Managing Boardand
RBP of MIBconsists of:
•Local government
•Representative of
Regional biomass plants
•Regional Management
(->Link to E.U.)
•Province government
•State Ministries
•Private members
Policies
R&D based onnational
and international
cooperation
Energy concepts
and policies regional
& nationwide. Coop
with Province gov.
and state gov.
Dissemination&
Distribution of
Güssing Model
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Energy concepts – process
Development of energy concepts Development of energy concepts –– process: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
� CO2 – emissions
3. Evaluation of measures
4. Action plan
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Energy concepts – results
Energy concept Energy concept –– content: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. CO2 – emissions & potential savings
Europastraße 1 Tel.: 03322 / 9010 850- 0
A-7540 Güssing Fax: 03322 / 9010 85010
www.eee-info.net Email: [email protected]
Europäisches Zentrum für
Erneuerbare Energie Güssing GmbH
Thank you
for your attention