The Güssing Model · Güssing 30. November 2010 For the town of Güssing • More than 50 new companies • More than 1.100 new jobs netting €9 Mio. a year • Total sales volume

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


Our Güssing …


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


…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:


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

Heat

Electricity

Synth. Natural

Gas (BioSNG)

Liquid synth.

fuels

Since 2001


Anaerobic digestion plant

Strem

Heat

Electricity

Biogas

Since 2004


Methanisation

demonstration plant Güssing

420kWh heat and 182

Nm³ BioSNG produced

out of 1 ton of wood

chips

1Nm³ SNG -> 10kWh

Since 2008


Forschung in Güssing

Since 2009 K1-Research Institute „Bioenergy 2020+“

Private Non-Profit Research Institute „Güssing Energy Technologies GmbH“


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

CO2 Emissions:

2009: 22.500 t/a

1996: 37.000 t/a


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


Plants in the district of Güssing


Network EEE

Demo-

plants

Research &

Development

Advanced

TrainingService

Ecoenergy

Tourism


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


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


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

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The Güssing Model · Güssing 30. November 2010 For the town of Güssing • More than 50 new companies • More than 1.100 new jobs netting €9 Mio. a year • Total sales volume