The Güssing Model An example for a sustainable energy supply Christian Keglovits

Location Burgenland District of Güssing Town of Güssing 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

Our Güssing …

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 The Goal: …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. 5

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

The district heating system of Güssing Since 1996: Gradual grid-development Current grid 35km Convincing arguments: No loss of comfort! Stable energy price!

Costs of heating

Parador Parkett

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

Biomass power plant- wood gasification Since 2001 Heat Electricity Synth. Natural Gas (BioSNG) Liquid synth. fuels

Anaerobic digestion plant Strem Since 2004 Heat Electricity Biogas

demonstration plant Güssing Methanisation demonstration plant Güssing Since 2008 420kWh heat and 182 Nm³ BioSNG produced out of 1 ton of wood chips 1Nm³ SNG -> 10kWh

Forschung in Güssing Since 2009 K1-Research Institute „Bioenergy 2020+“ Private Non-Profit Research Institute „Güssing Energy Technologies GmbH“

Heat, Electricity, synthetic Natural Gas, synth. liquid fuels Out of these resources we are producing… Heat, Electricity, synthetic Natural Gas, synth. liquid fuels

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%

CO² Emissions in Güssing 2009: 22.500 t/a 1996: 37.000 t/a

For the town of Güssing The added value For the district 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

Plants in the district of Güssing

Network EEE Demo- plants Research & Development Advanced Training Service Ecoenergy Tourism

Regional Bioenergy Partnership Local initiative by the local government Resulted in EEE Association 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 Operating unit Administration Policies Demonstration plants In Güssing (town), all over the region and other districts EEE GmbH Dissemination& Distribution of Güssing Model Energy concepts and policies regional & nationwide. Coop with Province gov. and state gov. R&D based on national and international cooperation

Energy concepts – process Development of energy concepts – process: Collection of data (surveys) Private households Public buildings Economy/businesses Analysis of data and calculations Estimation of energy demand Potential of energy savings Resources and potential of substitution CO2 – emissions Evaluation of measures Action plan

Energy concepts – results Energy concept – content: Used energy sources & current energy demand Possible energy savings subdivided in following sectors: private households public sector (public buildings, street lighting, etc.) industry Available resources to cover the energy demand – ratio between available resources & current energy demand Evaluation of measures CO2 – emissions & potential savings

Thank you for your attention Europäisches Zentrum für Erneuerbare Energie Güssing GmbH Europastraße 1 Tel.: 03322 / 9010 850- 0 A-7540 Güssing Fax: 03322 / 9010 85010 www.eee-info.net Email: office@eee-info.net