juwi News 01-2013

January 2013 A New World | Page 16

A Logistical Masterpiece | Page 20

A Hot Deal | Page 24

With its new company structure

juwi constructs 17 wind turbines

Hotels in Bavaria and the

juwi focuses even more on

close to the airport San JosĂŠ

Palatinate are supplied with

customer needs.

in Costa Rica.

eco-friendly heat.

Scare Tactics Won’t Work German electricity tariffs increase and renewable energies are used as scapegoat. That is not only unfair, but also untrue. Read more about the real reasons for the price increase on pages 10 to 15.

Contents Insights Bio Natural Gas from the Energy Park Brandis

Projects Page 4

Eye-Catcher in Costa Rica

German Energy Turnaround

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The 17 E-44 wind turbines in

juwi Brings Water into the Egyptian Desert

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juwi’s “Valle Eolico Central”

Hunsrück-Wind Contributes to the

wind farm are a highlight for Feature

all passenger flying to San

Scare Tactics Won’t Work

José in Costa Rica.

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Products German electricity tariffs

A Hot Deal

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increase and renewable

Solar Energy to Go

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energies are used as scapegoat.

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Special

Panorama Technical Drawings or Educating Children

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juwi Canteen: An Energy Miracle for Gourmets

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New Company Structure for Extended Customer Support.

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A New Design for the Energy Market A heated debate about the energy turnaround is currently taking place in Germany: it is claimed to be too expensive, unsafe, and too much state-directed. Repeating these “arguments“ over and over again does not strengthen their validity, but it fuels the debate. 2013 is election year in Germany and it would be fatal if the position “it would have been better to continue with nuclear power“ found a majority. There are many reasons for the energy turnaround.

1. T he energy transition is not “too expensive”. Renewable energies are already cheaper than any other form of energy production. That becomes very clear when looking at the real costs of energy production: Sun, wind and bioenergy stand for environmental protection, increased regional value creation and decreased costs for energy imports. According to a recent study conducted by the Renewable Energy Agency, renewables lead to a benefit of around 21 billion euros in the electricity sector, compared to 14 billion euros in subsidies.

2. T he energy turnaround is not “state-directed”. Fixing points are an eco-friendly, safe and economic energy supply. The preferred method is a minimum pricing system with guaranteed fees and a preference for renewable energy. A worldwide comparison shows that systems with preset quotes – fundamentally an expression for state direction – lead to increased costs and do not offer the security of investments that is necessary to reach the development goals.

No doubt, the successful feed-in tariffs for renewable energies can be further developed. juwi contributes to this discussion with its commitment in organizations, foundations and in direct dialogue. For a new energy market we need a new market design, a legal system that promotes the regional supply of renewable energies and that prevents over-promotion and fixed prices for wind and solar energy. Adjustable power plants and storage systems should be remunerated according to supply and demand.

We are convinced that the energy turnaround will happen and have therefore restructured the juwi group. Learn more about our new company structure in this edition. Enjoy reading!

Jochen Magerfleisch

Matthias Willenbacher

Fred Jung

Martin Winter

Insights

Bio Natural Gas From the Brandis Energy Park The biogas feed-in plant that juwi is building in the energy park in Brandis (near Leipzig) is really taking shape. Since construction has started in April 2012, major parts of the fermenters (in the fore­ground) have already been completed. Renewable resources – such as the corn silage juwi will store in the large bunker silos (upper image) – will be fermented in these containers. The power plant will refine the biogas produced into 5.7 million cubic meters of bio methane per year. That’s enough to provide around 7,000 households with power and 1,400 households with heat. Like the solar park constructed by juwi, the biogas plant is also located on the grounds of the former Brandis-Waldpolenz military airport.

Photo credit: Bernhard Witt

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Insights

Wind From the Hunsrück Mountains Drives the Energy Turnaround in Rhineland-Palatinate High above the treetops on the Soonwald peak of the Hunsrück mountains, juwi and its Austrian partner Verbund AG have been producing clean wind power since the end of last year. With eight powerful turbines – five Enercon E-126s and three E-101s – the Ellern wind farm will produce almost 120 million kilowatt hours of power each year. That’s enough to supply more than 33,000 private households: a major step forward for the energy turnaround in RhinelandPalatinate. In addition to the Ellern wind farm, juwi and Verbund AG also operate eight other wind turbines in the neighboring towns of Seibersbach and Dörrebach. The logos of both companies are visible on the nacelles of the wind turbines. Our picture shows a rotor weighing 364 metric tons being mounted on one of the nacelles in September 2012.

Photo credit: Michael Löhr

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Insights

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juwi Brings Water into the Egyptian Desert Blue sky and yellow desert as far as the eye can see: That is the ­Natrian desert, located halfway between Cairo and Alexandria.

Amid these sand dunes is Wadi-el-Natrun, a green oasis where tomato bushes, olive trees and date shrubs grow. Here, fertile farmland is reclaimed from the desert – also with help from the juwi group. Here, the project developer realized the first project in Egypt: A combination of wind and solar hybrid plants with attached battery storage generates enough clean electricity for driving water pumps and desalination plants. A 50 kW solar plant, four wind turbines with 12 kW each and a battery storage of around a half ­megawatt hour produce power 24/7. The construction site in the middle of the desert had to be prepared thoroughly, the entire ­technical equipment as well as all technology had to be shipped to Egypt. Together with a local partner from Alexandria juwi constructed the plant within two weeks.

Photo credit: Fabian Jochem

Feature

Scare Tactics Won’t Work A number of electricity companies have increased their energy prices and are claiming that this price hike is a result of the expansion of renewable energies.

This is a flimsy excuse because it’s clear that the real reasons lie elsewhere.

5.277 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). This is how much private energy customers will have to pay for the expansion of renewable energies starting at the beginning of 2013. In October 2012, the four transmission system operators agreed on this price. This will increase the apportionment of the German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) by 1.687 cents per kWh. What are the reasons for this price increase? Is it really only due to renewable energies, as the nuclear and fossil-based energy economy and certain politicians keep insisting? Or are there other reasons?

One thing is clear: Much is hiding behind the media’s campaign of fear about the increase in the apportionment of the EEG. This campaign is the embodiment of a power struggle between the supporters of the energy transition and the opposition, between newcomers on the market and the long-established power companies. These companies and the people who help them are focused on delaying, blocking, and, where possible, reversing and publicly discrediting these new companies as well as the energy transition.

In the end, it’s all about profits and market shares. Claiming that the increase in energy prices is a result of the energy transition is an inherent part of this smear campaign; however, the exact opposite is true.

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Just a moment! That is nothing but a swindle!

Feature

The increased supply of wind and solar energy actually lowers

– this means small businesses, but mainly private households. This

the price of energy at the European Energy Exchange in Leipzig.

results in a disproportionately large increase in energy prices for

In particular, photovoltaic installations, which have been unfairly

everyday citizens.

criticized, are the form of renewable energy primarily responsible

Fossil fuels are what truly drive up energy prices

for reducing prices during peak-load times. In the middle of the day when energy consumption is the highest, photovoltaic installations displace conventional peak load power stations on the grid, thus lowering the market price of electricity. Unfortunately, private

When one takes a look at the development of energy prices over the

customers have yet to benefit from this effect because this savings

last twelve years, the myth that renewable energies are primarily

are not passed on to them. Why not? This is how the four main

responsible for the increase in energy prices loses all credibility.

energy providers generate their substantial profits. According to

The real reason for this price hike is the increase in costs for fossil

their own forecasts, E.ON and RWE alone expect to see a profit of

fuels such as uranium, oil, gas and coal. In 2000, at the beginning of

19 billion euros this year. In comparison, the increase in the EEG

the renewable energy subsidies, the average price for household

apportionment amounts to approximately 6.5 billion euros.

customers was 14 cents per kWh. At the end of 2012, households paid around 26 cents per kWh, 3.59 cents of which go to the EEG

The way the EEG apportionment is calculated also adds to the

apportionment. This indicates that only a small percentage of this

distortion. When the market price of energy decreases, the margin

price increase is a result of the expansion of renewables.

between the price and the fixed feed-in tariff increases along with the apportionment. It’s a virtual paradox: The further energy from

A healthy, livable environment and sustainable energy from renew-

renewable sources lowers the market price of energy, the higher

able sources currently costs consumers 5.277 cents per kWh. This

the apportionment seems to go.

increases the additional price for the average four-person household with a yearly consumption rate of 3,500 kWh to 70 euros per year.

When the privileged few pay less, everyone else must pay more

That comes down to 1.46 euros per person per month – less than the price of a liter of diesel fuel.

Repeating the claim that the expansion of renewables alone is what is causing the EEG apportionment increase doesn’t make it true. This figure consists of more

Annual Energy Costs for a 4-Person Household

than just the compensation for the operators of green energy plants. A major part of the apportionment – more than

2,000€

one cent per kWh – actually benefits industry. This is why, in 2012, more

1,500€

than 700 operators paid only 0.05 cents per kWh of the apportionment instead

1,000€

of 3.6 cents per kWh. These operators include more “energy-intensive”

500€

companies such as poultry fattening operations and animal feed processors. further inflated this industry-friendly exemption to unnecessary proportions.

Over 2,000 companies have already applied for the exemption for 2013.

Unfortunately, when the privileged few pay less, everyone else must pay more

2,400 liter Heating oil

1,120 liter Fuel

The German federal government has 2000

2007

2012

4,000 kWh Electricity Source: German Consumer Association

German energy prices increased at the beginning of the year. A household has to pay the most for heating costs and for fuel. However, the conventional energy industry cries out the most about electricity prices – and renewable energy serves as a scapegoat.

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POWER SUPPLIER

Bryan Smith Energy-Road 1 Power City

Consumption Bill January – December 2013 Dear Bryan Smith,

please pay the following for 2013

Supply

Consumption

Price

Amount

Electricity

4,000 kWh

26.4 eurocent/kWh

1,056.00 EUR

newable Energy Law) of these 1,056.00 euro the EEG (Re apportionment is at 5.27 Ct/kWh

With best regards, Your Power Supplier

The model calculation proves: Subsidies used for the development of renewable energies account for less than half of the EEG apportionment a German household has to pay in 2013.

Source: German Renewable Energy Federation BEE

210.80 EUR

Feature

“They Would Use Almost any Means” Dr. René Mono, managing director of Berlin’s 100% Renewable Foundation, explains why the discussion about rising energy costs in Germany has little to do with the reality of the situation.

Dr. Mono, what is your impression when

charges and the EEG apportionment. This is a matter of a huge

following the German discussion about

amount of money, in the billions. That’s why they would use almost

increasing EEG (German Renewable Energy

any means.

Law) apportionments?

The discussion is so one-sided that it totally

And what role do the power companies play?

distorts reality. Of course, there’s a strategy

They’re the second camp. They benefit from the general commotion

behind this. I see two camps with vested

because it allows them to sneak much higher costs for private

interests who systematically promote this

consumers in by the back door. The official explanation for all this is

misinformation. First, there’s the industrial

the energy turnaround. Yet if you take a closer look, the electricity

sector with its high energy consumption.

prices are much higher than the increase in power grid charges and

It conjures up the specter of a decline in

the EEG apportionment. That’s one way to make a quick buck, but

competitiveness as a result of the suppos-

it’s actually quite obvious what they’re doing.

edly expensive expansion of renewables.

The more they fuss about it, the easier it

In what direction has the EEG to be developed further?

is for them to defend their privileges when

To begin with, it’s important that the EEG is maintained as a frame-

it comes to electricity taxes, power grid

work for energy management. At the moment, there’s a lot of talk about “market design”. But so far, no one has managed to design a market defined by fluctuating renewable energies which can function without fixed prices. It’s also easy to account for this. When the wind blows, when the sun shines, the production of an additional unit of wind or solar power doesn’t cost anything. For coal or power plants, it’s another story. For them, I have to constantly pour in more fuel to increase production. Wind and solar power, on the other hand, have what an economist would call zero marginal costs. At the same time, the demand is constant. Zero marginal costs and inelastic demand – it’s clear to every economist that the market can’t produce

“The discussion in Germany is so one-sided that it distracts reality”.

Dr. Rene Mono, managing director 100 % Renewable Foundation.

any reasonable prices. That’s why we still need the basic system of the EEG with its fixed prices per kilowatt hour. At the same time, we have to ensure that this system neither provides too much nor too little support.

Renewable energies are causing prices on the energy market to decrease. When is that going to be reflected in consumers’ electricity bills?

That’s a matter of the market structures and the consumer behavior.

One thing is clear: Renewable energies provide the power companies with new options for pricing. Solar power in particular is dramatically

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A Quota System that Lacks Perspective reducing the price peaks on the exchanges.

The providers aren’t going to pass on this effect voluntarily. The consumer has to force them to do it. If enough customers choose

In a recent statement, economists from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) advise Germany to continue with the Renewable Energy Law (EEG).

providers based on whether they pass on the decreasing market prices, that’s going

Priority access to the grid for energy from wind farms and solar

to start a dynamic. We have to bank on that.

power systems, fixed feed-in tariffs for clean energy over a period of

And regional green power products are even

20 years: The Renewable Energy Law (EEG) has emerged in Germany

more exciting. We know that these are just

as a successful model. “The EEG has proven to be an effective instru-

the products that consumers want. In three

ment in promoting electricity from renewable resources,” says DIW

or four years, this electricity will be at the

energy expert Claudia Kemfert. The Berlin-based institute has also

same price level as conventional energy.

determined that a quota system, an idea which has received support

With three advantages: It’s produced eco-

from many politicians, would have a number of disadvantages.

logically, comes from the region and offers

A quota system would require energy suppliers to supply a fixed

reliable prices. This scenario shows that,

quota of their power from renewable sources. The disadvantage:

ultimately, the consumer will be the one to

quota systems are not able to attain the goals for use of renewable

benefit from the energy revolution.

energies. Similar attempts in Great Britain have shown that the use of renewables is regularly below the pre-defined targets, which

Proponents of fossil fuel/nuclear energy

would greatly slow the energy transition.

systems argue that uranium, oil and coal supplies aren’t limited at all. Is that true?

Of course they’re limited. The trend in prices is the best evidence of that. Bituminous coal has become 230 percent more expensive since 2000. The price of oil has gone up 270 percent. Natural gas has more than tripled in price. And even uranium has become significantly more expensive. These increases in price are far beyond the level of inflation and would be inexplicable if fossil fuels weren’t running out. The dramatic increases in the prices of fossil fuel resources are increasingly becoming a real burden on low-income

Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, expert at the German Institute for Economic Research.

Photo credit: DIW (Sabine Braun)

households. For that reason, it would be

In addition, the DIW Berlin warns against underestimating the costs

socio-politically irresponsible not to make

of a quota system. Whereas the EEG, with its fixed feed-in tariff

ourselves independent of fossil fuels using

projects, which often span many years, offers planning security;

renewable energies.

a quota system with tradable certificates leads to a higher investment risk in terms of energy prices and certificate prices. This will result in much higher financing costs for renewable energy systems.

Furthermore, due to a lack of differentiation, quota systems also result in increased profits for system operators with lower production costs, for example at locations with good conditions, which would lead to additional costs for energy consumers.

Special

Full of Energy for Our Customers

The juwi group focuses on its customer’s requirements, for example when constructing wind farms.

Photo credit: Schmidbauer

What are the requirements of a community, an industrial company, a private household or an investor in terms of renewable energy? As part of the restructuring process, juwi consistently looked at the issues from the customer’s perspective.

“It is beneficial for every company to ask itself from time to time what

offers for private individuals, as well as commercial and industrial

its customers think of its organizational structure,” explains juwi CEO

customers, in one end-customer team. The company considers

Matthias Willenbacher. “That is exactly what we have done over the

the operation of wind and solar energy systems to be an additional

past few months.” juwi has always been strictly organized according

strategic growth area. juwi wants to continue to expand its inter-

to technologies such as wind, solar and bioenergy. That is going

national business and has put the necessary structures in place.

to change now. The juwi group has decided to change its internal

International activities will be divided into the regions of South

organization starting on January 1, 2013. Close relationships with our

and North America, Asia/Pacific, Southern Europe and Africa, and

customers, a strong regional presence and internationalization are the

Central, Northern and Eastern Europe. Each of these regions will

three main points of focus in this new organizational structure. This

be managed and developed by its own Area Management team.

means that the essential idea of a decentralized solution for supplying energy will be reflected even more clearly in the company structure.

This strategic reorganization will provide juwi with the foundation to continue its success in its main area of business, project

“With our expertise in all technological areas of the renewable

development, as well as its regional growth. “At the same time,

energies sector, it makes sense for us to offer solution packages

our end-customer and management business provide us with two

for groups of customers, rather than individual technologies,” says

additional pillars to support our company’s growth. They also make

Willenbacher. Consequently, juwi has put the customer and the

the company less vulnerable to changing political conditions. In

customer’s needs at the center of its new organizational structure.

addition, we are also working on developing offers that will be

That means: In future, juwi’s main area of business, the development

successful in individual countries without relying on subsidy models,

and construction of wind energy, solar power and biogas projects

and that put the focus on individual energy consumption. Due to

at the community level, will be covered in Germany by one region-

increasing energy prices, we believe our chances of success are

ally organized project development team. juwi will concentrate its

very good,” explains Willenbacher.

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Autonomous with Clean Energy juwi gives private citizens, businesses and industries their independence In future, communities, businesses and industrial customers will receive a comprehensive offer for the cost-efficient use of self-produced, regenerative energy (power and heating) from juwi Energie Lösungen GmbH. Furthermore, the new company will also combine a number of energy efficiency services. juwi offers private customers energy from wind farms and other renewable sources, as well as heat from wood pellets and briquettes and the juwi Home Power battery storage unit. juwi will expand its customer service offerings in cooperation with regional sales partners.

Managing directors f.l.: Dr. Dominik Benner, Barbara Schenk, Robert Stoffers.

Working Together Prospectively, a new company will be responsible for the management of wind, solar and bioenergy systems Starting at the beginning of the new year, juwi is combining the

Klaus Krüder, managing director Operations & Maintenance GmbH.

technical and business management of solar power systems, wind farms and bioenergy plants into one cross-technology service

portfolio and to service systems that juwi did not plan. The best

company. In the past, juwi offered these services through juwi

example is the 20 megawatt Elsterheide-Spreetal solar park in the

Management GmbH as well as through a department within juwi

Bautzen district in Saxony. The juwi group is already servicing 400

Solar GmbH. Klaus Krüder is the managing director of the new

wind energy systems with a total output of 800 megawatts (MW)

juwi Operations & Maintenance GmbH. Before he began working

and solar power systems with an output of 500 megawatts. “In the

for juwi up until the beginning of 2012, he had worked for various

future we want to expand our business outside of our main offices

system manufacturers as well as for maintenance companies in the

in Wörrstadt and Leipzig and also develop new markets outside of

field of wind energy. The goal of the new company is to build up its

Germany,” explains Krüder.

System Expertise juwi Technologies GmbH develops innovative products and components juwi Technologies GmbH develops and purchases products that improve the operating efficiency of wind energy or solar energy systems as well as planning and building these systems. Jan Warzecha (previously worked in juwi Research & Development GmbH), Bernd Schappert (juwi Solar GmbH) and Claus Herting, who transferred from SIAG AG to juwi this fall, make up the managing board. The company is also Bernd Schappert, Jan Warzecha and Claus Herting (f.l.) form the juwi Technology GmbH managing board.

focusing on marketing ATS hybrid tower concepts for high hub heights and developing a new generation of racks for solar power systems.

Special

Experienced Quartet Four area managers coordinate the juwi group’s international activities.

Marie-Luise PĂśrtner Area manager Central and Northern Europe Amiram Roth-Deblon Area manager Asia-Pacific

Lars Falck Area manager North-, Middle and South America

Dirk Retzlaff Area manager Southern Europe, Africa

Energy for Regions In Germany five regional managers share the responsibilities for the construction of renewable energy plants.

Marc Krezer Regional manager Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Baden-Wuerttemberg

Herbert Muders

Thomas Broschek

Regional manager North-Rhine Westfalia, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein

Regional manager Hesse

Patrick Hassenpflug

Maximilian Nowak

Regional manager Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland

Regional manager Saxonia, Thuringia, Bavaria

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“A Single Point of Contact for the Major” After the radical changes in the past year, the juwi group is going to provide its customers with even more support in making their energy transition. Fred Jung, founder and CEO of the company, is sure of that.

Mr. Jung, juwi reorganized itself based on a new strategy.

What exactly does that mean?

We’ll be much closer to the markets and customers in the regions, enabling us to offer better solutions for households, businesses, industry and communities. We reorganized our company for that

Fred Jung: “We are starting into 2013 with clarity and stability.”

purpose, and we want to continue shaping the energy transition with juwi’s 16 years of experience.

What advantage can you offer customers?

to switch their energy supplies. For that

You could put it this way: We’ve got a single point of contact for

reason, the energy revolution is not in

local governments. Previously, we had parallel structures for wind

danger.

energy, solar power and bioenergy. Now we’re consolidating these technologies in the regions. We provide communities or businesses

Where do you see the best international

with one contact person so we can offer them a better solution with

opportunities for juwi?

our products.

There’s a huge potential abroad.

Our main focuses are on Europe, the

After the dramatic reduction in solar subsidies, juwi had to let a few

Americas and Asia. Particularly in

employees go. To what extent has this event shaken your confidence

Asia and South America, the thirst for

in renewable energies?

energy will be the greatest in the next

That was very difficult for us. In 16 years, we’d never had to make

few years. We’re already active in these

such a major cut. It hurt. We developed various scenarios and

growth markets. That’s where we’re

came to the conclusion that we couldn’t ensure stable development

going to grow the most in the next five

without making this cut. In the long run, this will strengthen us.

years.

I think we can start 2013 with new motivation.

Where will the company be a year from The merits of the German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) in terms of

now?

expanding renewable energies are currently the subject of a heated

I think that we’ll have returned to more

debate in Germany. Is the energy transition in danger?

stability, peace and clarity by then.

No, the core principles of the EEG aren’t going to change. It has too

We’ll continue to profit from our highly

much support from the public and the relevant political parties for

diversified range of solutions: We were

that to happen. We have to develop the EEG further; in other words,

able to make up for the 75 percent

we have to optimize the pricing, improve the options for direct

decrease in solar business in Germany

marketing, incorporate storage and operating reserve mechanisms,

through onshore wind turbines and our

and increase the supply reliability. In spite of all that, we can’t slow

international business. This distribu-

down the expansion. The EEG will remain the foundation and has

tion of risk has paid off. Our sales even

to be adjusted continually. The good thing is: The wind and the sun

increased slightly in 2012, and thanks to

aren’t going to send us a bill, neither today nor tomorrow. More and

our very full project pipeline, the outlook

more people and companies are discovering that and are deciding

for 2013 is good.

Projects & Operation

Eye-Catcher in Costa Rica If you look out the window of an airplane as you approach San José in Costa Rica, you can see them shining in the sun: the 17 Enercon E-44s of the Eólico Valle Central wind farm. All turbines were connected to the grid at the end of the year. Construction work was a real challenge – the 15.3 megawatt project is located about 1,800 meters above sea level in the Valle Central region. Roads had to be constructed; the rainy season and fog were other hurdles juwi had to clear. The “Eólico Valle Central” wind farm is juwi’s second wind project in Costa Rica – 49.5 megawatt “Proyecto Eólico Guanacaste” was inaugurated in 2010.

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Continued Potential for Free-Field Solar Power juwi continues to build free-field installations along railroads and on converted spaces In 2010, the German ruling coalition of the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party canceled the EEG (German Renewable Energy Law) benefits for solar power systems on farmland. As a result, the focus is increasingly shifting to installations along railroad tracks and highways, or on converted spaces, as evidenced by the examples in the Swabian town of Boms-Haggenmoos, near Ravensburg, and in Prenzlau in the Uckermark district. The 4.5 megawatt system in Boms is one of the largest in the district of Ravensburg. juwi was commissioned by the TWS (Schussen Valley technical utilities) which now also runs the solar park. The public utility company with around 140 employees has invested some 5.5 million euros in the solar

The solar system juwi installed in northeastern Prenzlau is located at a former airport.

park. Not only does the company offer ­exclusively green power, but it also operates

In Prenzlau, north of Berlin, juwi installed

Lieberose solar park near Cottbus, Germany,

its own regenerative systems. “With the

a system on the grounds of an old military

juwi had to have the area checked for weap-

solar park, the public utility company can

airfield. With an output of 15.7 megawatts,

ons, and conduct controlled detonations of

produce around 4.7 million kilowatt hours of

the location yields around 16 million kilowatt

dangerous objects such as aerial bombs

clean energy. That’s enough to supply about

hours a year. This is equivalent to the energy

and grenades from the Second World War,

1,250 households,” says Sabine Widmaier,

requirements of around 4,000 four-person

before beginning construction.

who works in project financing at juwi.

households. As with the 71 megawatts

In the Land of the Rising Sun juwi realizes first solar projects in Japan and Taiwan Asia is one of the markets with the highest

plant in Japan, together with a local project

a total output of 22 megawatts and is cur-

potential for renewable energies. With the

developer. The one-megawatt plant is loca­

rently building three free-field solar systems

economic growth in China, India, the tiger

ted in Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu in

with approximately 50 megawatts in the

states and other countries such as Japan the

the south of the country and delivers clean

state of Rajasthan. In Taiwan, eight solar

energy demand constantly increases. After

electricity to around 300 households. The

rooftop plants were connected to the grid in

constructing several solar plants in India,

Japanese market is developing rapidly, also

the province Jyn Lin at the end of the year.

juwi is now expanding its activities to other

due to the high feed-in tariff of 42 euro cents

All activities in Asia-Pacific are coordinated

Asian countries. In early December, the proj-

per kilowatt hour. In India, juwi has already

from the juwi office in Singapore; currently

ect developer realized its first free-field solar

constructed five free-field solar plants with

around 70 employees work in the region.

Projects & Operation

juwi project manager Stephan Paulus (3rd f.r.) and the cooperation’s managing director Erich Wust (r.) heralded the wind farm’s construction together with partners from governmental agencies and banks.

Residents of Franconia Finance and Operate Wind Farm The juwi group’s wind activities in the Middle Franconian town of Dürrwangen are proceeding brilliantly. The best example is the civic wind farm in Neudorf-Dietenhofen in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria.

and the surrounding area founded the cooperative “Bürgerwind Neudorf-Dietenhofen GmbH & Co. KG” in spring 2012 and raised equity capital of around three million euros. The company will operate the wind farm west of Nuremberg itself, allowing it to profit from the earnings. This will bring about 1.1 million euros of “electricity money” into the region each year. The borrowed capital was provided by a bank group consisting of Raiffeisenbank Dietenhofen and VR-Bank Neustadt/Aisch. Project development and organization

After construction started in August of last year, both Vestas V 112 turbines were connected to the grid by November. With a total height of 196 meters, the two systems are the tallest in the district of Ansbach, and ensure maximum yields for Southern Germany. The project is a prime example of the regional value creation effects that residents can achieve with an on-site wind farm. 120 shareholders from Dietenhofen

In November, all turbines were connected to the grid.

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juwi Sets on Solar Energy in Greece

juwi renewable IPP Purchases their First Solar Power System

Financial crisis, economic crisis, economic

On October 1, 2012, juwi renewable IPP GmbH

downturn – within the past months the

& Co. KG bought their first solar power sys-

financial and economic situation of Greece

tem outside of Germany in Magnacavallo in

has often been automatically linked to these

the northern Italian Lombardy region. After

terms. However, there are also diverse posi-

purchasing two wind parks in France, the

tive examples that show that the country

independent power producer is continuing

is moving forward. One of these examples

to advance its international business. The

is the solar energy sector and within this

system was constructed by the juwi group’s

sector juwi Hellas. The company develops

Italian subsidiary, Energie Rinnovabili Srl.

and realizes Engineering-Procurement-

The project is being financed cooperatively

Construction (EPC) projects in the field of

with the Italy-based Banca Etica. The sys-

solar energy (PV power systems) and had

tem has a nominal output of 992.64 kilowatts

a successful year. Counting only the last

and was constructed on a former landfill. The

quarter of 2012, a total of 35 megawatts

remarkable thing about this location is that

were constructed. Only these free-field

the ground is hollow. This means that, unlike

photovoltaic-systems, will be producing

with other installations, the racks could not

50 gigawatt hours of clean electricity an-

be driven into the ground; instead a special

nually. “Although Greece is caught in the

concrete rack had to be designed to hold the

middle of an economic downturn and there

solar panels. The symbolic handover took

are severe limitations in financing and there-

place in September with the community, juwi

fore in project realization, we have managed

and the Banca Etica. “We’re very pleased

of the citizens’ involvement was man-

to locate the opportunities,” says Panagiotis

with our successful first project in Italy,”

aged by Wust – Wind & Sonne GmbH,

Sarris, juwi Hellas managing director. “After

said Manfred Jakobs, managing director of

while juwi acted as an EPC partner to

all, the photo­voltaic industry has been so

juwi renewable IPP. “We also share the goal

construct both turnkey systems. The

far the only growing industry that sustains

of an electricity supply made up entirely of

two 3-megawatt systems with a hub

thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the

renewable energies and we’re committed to

height of 140 meters will generate a

country.”

decentralized energy supply.”

yield of 11.2 million kilowatt hours per year. This is equivalent to the energy requirements of around 3,000 private households. juwi is currently also building the civic wind farm in the Franconian town of Mühlhausen in the district of

juwi Expands its Activities in Central America

Erlangen-Höchstadt in cooperation with Wust – Wind & Sonne GmbH. The two

After constructing two wind parks in Costa

to the grid by the end of 2013. “We are

partners are breaking new ground; the

Rica, juwi now expands its activities to other

currently establishing juwi as a comprehen-

wind farm with four turbines is the first

Latin-American countries. juwi Energías

sive project developer in Latin America,”

in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt.

Renovables coordinates all activities for the

says Enrique Morales, General Manager at

“Once again, 220 citizens were involved

realization of a 39.6 megawatt wind farm in

juwi Energías Renovables. “juwi is already

in financing the systems and will profit

Rivas, Nicaragua, for the customer Alba de

known to many people in the renewable

from the operating revenue of the wind

Nicaragua S.A. (Albanisa). The wind farm

energy business in Costa Rica; now we are

turbines,” says Erich Wust, managing

“Alba Rivas” with 22 Vestas V100 turbines

developing our activities in the Caribbean

director of the cooperative.

(1,800 kW) is supposed to be connected

and Central America.“

Products & Trends

juwi also supplies the Alte Post hotel in the center of Oberammergau in Bavaria with heat energy from wood pellets. Since the beginning of October, the hotel, which once held a bowling alley, now houses a wood pellet furnace with an output of 300 kilowatts.

In ­addition to this central heating system, juwi also installed a heat grid and multiple transfer stations that distribute the heat to the various areas of the hotel in place of the old, discarded oil-fired boiler. juwi signed a contracting agreement with Anton Preisinger, whose family has owned the building in the The Hotel “Alte Post” in Bavaria is supplied with eco-friendly heat energy.

A Hot Deal

district of Garmisch-Patenkirchen for five generations. Preisinger recalls: “Our oldest oil-fired burner was from 1965; the newest

juwi provides heat energy to hotels in Upper Bavaria and the Palatinate

was from 1980.” His passion for bioenergy and the increased price of oil in 2011 provided him with the motivation to switch to a renewable heating supply: “juwi simply made the best

Sustainable development in the Palatinate, which also helps to pre-

offer.” Now the 500-year-old main building

serve natural resources for future generations: This is the top priority

can offer its guests cozy heat, supplied by

of the Civic Organization Mainz (Bürgerstiftung Mainz). That is why

an even older, more sustainable fuel: wood.

the organization engages in particular projects, e.g. the complete regenerative energy for the organization’s conference hotel, the “Stiftgut Keysermühle” in Klingenmünster, Rhineland-Palatinate.

The organization has implemented an important component of the project and, with help from juwi, has transitioned from oil heating to wood pellet heating. Since September, juwi has had a contracting agreement with the hotel and has been supplying it with heat from wood pellets that juwi produces in Morbach (Hunsrück region, Rhineland-Palatinate). This means that every year, approximately 8,000 guests spend the night enjoying rooms that are heated using climate-neutral energy and showers with sustainably heated water.

“The project fits our values and our philosophy,” says Christiane Steinmetz, managing director of the civic organization.

Christiane Steinmetz, managing director “Bürgerstiftung Pfalz”

juwi Wood Pellet Factories Receive ENplus Certification The DEPI (German pellet institute) has

certification refers not only to the quality of

is maintained long-term. The pellet factory in

awarded the wood pellet factories in both

the product, but also to the entire process

Langelsheim (Lower Saxony, Germany) eas-

Dotternhausen (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ger­

chain: from production, to storage, to trans-

ily managed to qualify for renewed ENplus

many) and Bad Arolsen (Hesse, Germany) with

porting the pellets. The pellet institute con-

certification. The most important heating

the ENplus certification. Unlike conventional

ducts annual reviews to ensure that the high

system manufacturers now recommend that

certifications for wood pellets, the ENplus

level of quality for all ENplus-certified pellets

their customers use ENplus pellets.

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Solar Energy from the Internet With its “We for Solar“ online shop, juwi Italy offers people a cost-efficient way to produce solar power on their own roof.

They are almost a delayed Christmas present – the boxes that juwi Energie Rinnovabili Srl is currently sending out in Italy. The “We for Solar“ packages contain everything that solar enthusiasts need to set up a solar plant on their own roof, for very little money: modules, inverters and tools. ”Solar systems with a size from three to twelve kilowatts can be ordered through an online shop,” explains Marco Margheri, juwi managing director at juwi Italy. Before deciding on a solar plant, customers have to fill out an extensive online questionnaire. Questions deal with their roof top’s size, its down-grade or the yearly energy consumption. Based on these answers, an online program calculates the best solar plant. “People then have three options: they can install the systems themselves. They can let juwi do all the work. Or they can choose an installer from a list on our website,” explains Margheri. Costs vary, depending on plant size and installation work; all packages contain an insurance, monitoring

juwi Italy started a massive “We for Solar“ publicity campaign – even on buses in Verona.

and consulting. ”We have initiated ‘We for Solar’ for two reasons: to be able to produce solar energy without subsidies and to give everyone the chance to create solar energy efficiently,” says the

www.weforsolar.it

managing director.

Produce Low-Cost Electricity with the Solar Fuel Saver Fabian Jochem, head of juwi’ s Off-grid department developed a tool to make use of solar energy in diesel generator based off-grid systems.

Mister Jochem, juwi offers a new product,

Why do we need the Solar Fuel Saver?

the Solar Fuel Saver (SFS). What exactly

The system makes economic sense and has great marketing po-

is the SFS?

tential in the world’s sunniest countries. In many of the countries

The Solar Fuel Saver is an “intelligent”

diesel generators are currently the main source of electricity;

system for integrating solar systems into

however, we can already use the Solar Fuel Saver today to generate

existing, or even new diesel generator sys-

lower-cost electricity than that from conventional diesel systems.

tems. It consists of a normal solar system,

Customers do not only protect the environment, but are also kind to

a diesel generator and a control unit, the

their wallets. There are also other advantages: customers depend

Solar Fuel Save Controller. What makes this

less upon the development of global oil prices and have lower

concept unique is that it is the first hybrid system that doesn’t

maintenance costs, since the generator is used less and therefore

need batteries, making it up to 60 percent cheaper than our

has a longer lifespan.

Fabian Jochem

current off-grid systems. The solar system stores the solar power generated directly in the diesel generator system, vastly reducing the need for diesel during daytime hours.

w ww.juwi.com/solar_energy/solar_fuel_saver

Panorama

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Sarah and Anna-Kessia are beaming.

care, gastronomy and business. “We take

day of work. “We try to make the new

They’re happy that their dad is taking them

on trainees in the areas where we see a

trainees feel comfortable and introduce

home directly from daycare. The workday

need for them. We offer traineeships in the

them to juwi and the company culture,”

is also over for their father, Jean-Claude

areas of inter-office communication and

says Frondorf.

Nshuti. Since August 2012 he has been

mechatronics every year,” says Verena

Daria Sonnych explains why this works so

training to become a child care worker at

Frondorf, who is in charge of the business

well: “On the very first day you weren’t alone;

“juwelchen”, the juwi daycare center. Born

trainees. Her co-worker Petra Debusmann

you were immediately part of a community.”

in Belgium, Jean-Claude originally worked

is in charge of the child care trainees dur-

Since August 1, 2012, the 21-year-old has

as an auto mechanic. After following his

ing their practical year, Michael Schwab is

been a trainee at juwi. “I’m studying techni-

heart to Germany, he recognized an op-

in charge of the technical trainees. “The

cal system planning with a focus on elec-

portunity to start an entirely new career

­application is naturally an important­ cri-

tronic systems,” she says, grinning: “It used

path: “I used to work with children in my

terion when selecting a trainee. Trainees

to be called a ‘technical draftsman’.” Daria

church and with scouts. I’m glad that I can

can only apply using our career page on our

currently spends her days sketching out

train to become a child care worker with

website. It’s important that applicants make

systems for licensing agreements. “I always

juwi.” Alongside classroom training, the

their applications personal and explain

did well in art class and I find technology

32-year-old works three days a week with

why they have chosen juwi as well as their

fascinating,” says the trainee, adding: “I like

the children at juwelchen: “Everything is

­specific career path.” Over the course of

the teamwork at juwi. I’m involved in all

so modern, the atmosphere is great and I’m

the training, the young people are individu-

aspects of the job and can contribute in a

learning a lot.”

ally mentored. An introductory block week,

productive way.”

Every year a number of young people like

communal meals, workwear and course

Nshuti begin their training at juwi. The

books are as much a part of the training as

juwi group currently offers eleven training

the events that the older trainees organize

positions in the fields of technology, child

for the newer ones – even before the first

Further information about training at juwi: w ww.juwi.com/career.html

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An Energy Miracle for Gourmets Open, energy-efficient and made of sustainable resources: The new central building at juwi’s headquarters in Wörrstadt, Germany, was designed in accordance with juwi’s established principles.

On four stories, it offers room for 500 juwi employees. A central, suspended staircase leads to the different floors of offices – each with a unique color scheme – where the various teams can communicate directly and work flexibly. The open room concept and the wood design adopted from the existing juwi buildings provide a pleasant work environment. The highlight is on the east side of the building: the new cafeteria with an innovative kitchen design.

Here, the company’s own juwitality GmbH prepares up to 2,500 meals each day. Over 50 individual measures were taken to make this kitchen a third more efficient than ordinary commercial kitchens.

For example, the area of the juwi kitchen is about a third smaller than that of the average commercial kitchen. This reduces the amount of energy used for heating, cleaning and cooling. The kitchen also features the latest cooking devices with low-temperature cooking

In its in-house canteen juwi offers fresh, regional and seasonal meals.

technology for improved energy efficiency. Another unique feature is that the juwitality employees don’t wash the dishes until evening, regardless of when they prepare or serve the food. The heat energy for washing dishes comes from the ventilation system, which is shut

The new cafeteria has more than just technical advancements to

down in the evening. The plates, which still have a temperature of

offer: It also serves outstanding food made with regional products.

around 85 degrees Celsius after being washed, are kept warm in

“Our principle is to cook with as many regional and fresh ingre-

innovative dispensers until the next meal is served. Food that needs

dients as possible. We always use what’s in season,” explains

to be kept cool is stored in well-insulated refrigerators that use the

Frank Branitzki, head of catering at juwitality. In summer, the

company’s own geothermal system. All the energy requirements of

fruits and vegetables used come almost entirely from the region,

the juwi kitchen are met by renewable energy sources.

90 percent of the pork comes straight from Wörrstadt, and the seasoning comes from herbs planted at company headquarters.

Frank Branitzki knows each supplier personally: “We don’t serve a dish until I’ve been on site and gotten a real idea of where the

Guests are welcome

ingredients come from.”

As of the beginning of November, guests can

Every day, the employees can visit four counters to choose from

also enjoy what juwitality has to offer. The menu

a wide variety of soups, salads, entrees and homemade des-

has new dishes every week, both for vegetarians

serts. The new kitchen is even equipped with its own pizza oven.

and meat lovers. The

And ­employees who don’t like meat still get their money’s worth:

cafeteria is open from

Not only does the cafeteria offer vegetarian dishes every day, but

11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

every Tuesday is “Veggie Day”, further reducing the company’s carbon footprint. Employees can eat in the spacious dining hall or under the open sky.

Calendar The juwi group regularly attends fairs and trade shows. Come and visit us at one of the following events and get firsthand information about our portfolio.

All our upcoming events are listed online www.juwi.com.

Review

Outlook

German Environmental Minister

EWEA Annual Event

Peter Altmaier inaugurates new

February 4 – 7, Vienna, Austria

office building

E-World Water and Energy February 5 – 7, Essen, Germany

5,000 people celebrated the inauguration of juwi’s new office

PV System Expo

building in August.

February 27 – March 1, Tokyo, Japan

One of the prominent guest was

Solar Expo

German Environmental Minister

May 8 – 10, Milano, Italy

Peter Altmaier.

Intersolar Europe June 19 – 21, Munich, Germany

Cult Goal Keeper Tomislav Piplica Celebrates Comeback in juwi Dress Tomislav Piplica knows very well what a sliced shot is. When his Bundesliga soccer team Energie Cottbus played against Borussia Mönchengladbach in April 2002, the ball flew through the air for a long time before hitting his head and then the goal. With this misfortune, Bosnian-born Piplica made it into the news. In November, the cult goal keeper once again put on his goal keeper’s gloves.

For a game in the regional league in Saxony the 43-year old kept the goal for a local soccer team, FC Eilenburg. Eilenburg is located close to juwi’s office in Brandis and juwi sponsors the club’s uniforms.

juwi Holding AG

Energie-Allee 1

Tel. +49. (0)6732. 96 57-0

info@juwi.com

55286 Wörrstadt

Fax. +49. (0)6732. 96 57-7001

www.juwi.com