It is an office that was newly created in the Hebertshausen community and filled with a Hebrtshauser. As a new energy and climate protection officer, Karl Lorenz wants to volunteer for CO2 neutrality
BY PETRA SCHAFFLIK
Hebertshausen - With enthusiasm but realistic goals, Karl Lorenz tackles the diverse task as a volunteer energy and climate protection officer of the Hebertshausen community. An office that has now been created in the community and for which the Hebertshausen-born Lorenz brings plenty of experience and competence.
"I grew up professionally in this area," says the 65-year-old, who, as a trained electrical engineer and business economist, co-founded the Neuburger Anlagen-Technik (NAT) company, which is based in Dachau, and headed it for many years.
With this expertise, Lorenz now wants to support the community in Hebertshausen in order to advance the energy transition and climate protection. He would like to tackle the task pragmatically and systematically, always involving the citizens intensively. Because Lorenz sees consensus in society and politics as the crucial basis for moving forward on the important future topic.
He assesses the conditions in Hebertshausen positively. He analyzed the election programs of all parties represented in the local council and found overall broad agreement. Then there is the open-mindedness and enthusiasm of Mayor Richard Reischl (CSU) and Deputy Martin Gasteiger (FBB), "so that we can really make a difference in the next six years".
The volunteer expert already has the first concrete ideas in mind. The existing combined heat and power plant, which supplies the school, gymnasium, town hall and kindergarten, could become the headquarters for a district heating network that would supply the planned new residential area south of Freisinger Strasse in the future.
As climate protection officer, Lorenz would also like to ensure that every building application specifies that roofs should be used for energy generation, be it solar thermal energy or photovoltaics. Karl Lorenz judges the topic of wind power with caution. Citizens' acceptance of wind turbines is not as pronounced. "It is certainly not quick to implement."
On the other hand, he can wholeheartedly be enthusiastic about the idea of reactivating a small hydropower plant that was once in operation on the Mühlbach stream in order to generate energy for the wood grinding company that was then active there. The watercourse is hardly visible anymore, but should be made accessible again in the course of the local development. There, in the middle of the village, electricity from hydropower could be generated on a small scale. "That would be a real life dream of mine."
Municipal and private approaches
But not only municipal projects bring Hebertshausen closer to the goal of a CO2-free community. Rather, the energy transition begins with every single private building. Because there are no patent solutions, Karl Lorenz would like to offer individual advice, for example for homeowners who still operate an old oil heater. "There I would personally see on site what can be done sensibly."
All measures should interlock and energy should be generated decentrally where it is needed. All with the aim of bringing Hebertshausen as close to CO2 neutrality as possible. This can only succeed, as Karl Lorenz is sure, if the citizens are convinced and brought on board.
As a means of communication, he relies on his own column in the “Steinbock” community newspaper, which will appear regularly, and on the reports of the local press. "I'm not a Facebook person."
Rather than using digital media, the new energy and climate protection officer would like to have a personal conversation with the Hebertshausen residents and inspire them in direct exchange for ideas and projects. "It is important to me to take all citizens with me."
Municipal and
private approaches