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2020-11-24T21:09:14.750Z


How can the energy transition be achieved in Waakirchen? The current energy use plan provides a guide to this. The authors Christiane Regauer and Andreas Scharli from the Energiewende Oberland presented the 107-page analysis in the local council.


How can the energy transition be achieved in Waakirchen?

The current energy use plan provides a guide to this.

The authors Christiane Regauer and Andreas Scharli from the Energiewende Oberland presented the 107-page analysis in the local council.

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The analysis illuminates the current situation and shows how energy can be saved or generated regeneratively.

“Waakirchen is our place in the sun,” Regauer explained.

Photovoltaics is the only renewable energy source in the community.

The Waakirchen-Schaftlach energy cooperative set up photovoltaic systems ten years ago.

With this, says Mayor Norbert Kerkel (FWG), the initiative has set a milestone.

The oldest communal photovoltaic system was installed in 2006 on the Schaftlach fire station.

There are also systems on the roofs of the primary school, sports hall and town hall.

Much remains to be done, however.

In the overall balance, 17 percent of Waakirchen's electricity requirements are generated by photovoltaic systems.

Solar thermal supplies one percent of the heat required in the community.

“The potential is far from being exhausted,” says the energy use plan.

The installation of photovoltaic systems is recommended both on private buildings and for most commercial operations.

There is also a lot of space in the municipality for open-space systems that can be built on railway lines, for example.

"This is good business financially," said energy consultant Scharli.

According to the experts, the community could rely on photovoltaic systems both in the Piesenkam and Fuchsloch pumping stations and in the Piesenkam fire station.

The costs would be amortized in eleven years.

The need for heat in Waakirchen is far greater than the need for electricity, namely four times as high.

In 2019, 16 percent of this was covered by renewable energy.

The largest share, namely twelve percent of the total requirement, was supplied by wood, mostly in the form of wood chips.

In order to develop further in the direction of independence from fossil fuels, it is necessary to reduce the heat requirement and cover the remaining portion with renewable energies, according to the energy use plan.

Short-term measures are also recommended there.

For example, a thermography walk for the citizens.

In winter, when the buildings are heated, the thermal imaging camera shows weak points.

During the tour, the homeowners can see where valuable heat is escaping and can improve it with the help of the energy consultant.

Street lighting in the municipality also offers potential for savings.

Waakirchen would have to invest 54,000 euros in upgrading to LED technology.

The sum would have paid for itself in six to eight years.

The experts also recommend renovating the heating system in the old Marienstein school building.

The current heating system was installed in 1994 and consumes a lot of gas.

A new pellet heating system would cost 40,000 euros, with the prospect of high funding.

In addition, natural gas will be significantly more expensive with the CO2 tax from 2021, the consultants point out.

Which recommendations from the energy use plan the municipality will implement and when is open.

According to Kerkel, this also depends on the budget situation.

Read here: Haselberger's plans in Marienstein.

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Source: merkur

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