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Energy Transition: Still Waiting for the Perfect Wave With its laws for a nuclear phase-out, the German government does not contribute to the expansion of renewable energies and thus an energy transition. Read more on pages 8 and 9.
Content Spectacular Balancing Act at Dizzying Heights
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Mobility Concepts for Companies and Municipalities
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Feature
The Not-So-Beautiful Side of Politics
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Wind
Municipalities in the Hunsrück Set an Example
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Solar
“Soon Cheaper than any Nuclear Power Plant”
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Bio
“ juwi is Unique on the Market”
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Green Buildings
New Building, New Carports
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Cooperation Partner
A Company in Flux
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Career
Innovation in Training
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R&D
Permanent Storage for Clean Energy
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Panorama
juwi Sponsors Elite US Cycling Team
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Insights
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Dear Friends of the juwi Group, They are the real deal. Decentralized, renewable energies are safe, profi table and reliable – and a worldwide growth market. These are the findings of the Renewables 2011 Global Status Report, recently published by the Paris-based policy network REN21. The study shows that worldwide renewable energy production increased in 2010, despite the economic downturn. And renewable energies have other advantages: they bring new prosperity to regions, create local jobs and help to improve the infrastructure. Considering these facts, it is difficult to understand the German plans for the country’s energy transition. Instead of developing decentralized sun, wind and bio energy systems, decision-makers opted to construct gigantic off shore wind energy installations in the North and Baltic Sea. These will cost billions and only strengthen the power monopoly of the four largest power providers. In addition, thousands of kilometers of high voltage lines will be necessary to transport electricity from North to South. Germany’s energy revolution could be much cheaper and faster than is planned by the federal government, and decentralized renewable energy projects could save consumers more than ten billion euros. This is what drives juwi: to continue working for an energy supply consisting of 100 percent renewable energy with onshore wind farms, large and small solar power systems, bio energy projects and intelligent solutions for the efficient use of energy resources. In the current issue of juwinews you can read about our latest wind, solar and bio energy projects and get a very personal insight into juwi history and juwi stories. On the occasion of juwi’s 15th anniversary, we have published a special edition. Enjoy reading!
Jochen Magerfleisch
Matthias Willenbacher
Fred Jung
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Spectacular Balancing Act at Dizzying Heights Fever-pitch excitement in WĂśrrstadt. At the beginning of April, approx. 5,000 guests visited the wind farm near the company headquarters to attend the opening of the on-site climbing park. At the same time, they were given the opportunity to learn about renewable energy and the juwi group. The highlight of the day was the artistic performance of a slackliner who crossed between the mighty Enercon E-82 tower and the 33-meter diving platform on the Powerfan using a rope that was only three centimeters in diameter. If a climbing adventure in the shadow of wind turbines is what you‘re after, come and visit juwi. (Photo: Stephan Dinges, juwi)
Insights
Mobility Concepts for Companies and Municipalities Gasoline prices at gas stations are at record levels. But businesses and municipalities can escape from the price spiral – with E-mobility. Bring renewable energy to the road – juwi can design an infrastructure with carports and charging stations and a coherent E-mobility concept that is tailored to individual needs. The car fleet at juwi headquarters demonstrates every day that cars and motorcycles can be powered with wind and sun energy.
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Feature
The Not-So-Beautiful Side of Politics Disillusionment accompanies new German energy legislation
The summer of 2011 will be a season to remember. The official
consideration that went into the subject, particularly the amend-
slogan of the FIFA Women‘s World Cup was “The beautiful side
ment to the German Renewable Energy Law (EEG). This cleared
of 20eleven.” It inspired a wave of enthusiasm, even if, from a
the way for a fl imsy EEG which clearly intends to limit the share of
German perspective, things ended in disappointment. The German
renewable energy on the power market to a mere 35 percent. On top
public had been equally hopeful about the lessons the political
of this, it focuses on gigantic maritime projects in the North Sea –
team led by Chancellor Angela Merkel had learned from the
a soaking wet, expensive playground for large, wealthy companies.
nuclear disaster in Japan. Would they move all the wind turbines offshore as a central response to Fukushima? Use desert power
In an interview for the daily newspaper “taz” at the end of June,
like “Desertec” from the turbulent regions of North Africa? After
juwi CEO Matthias Willenbacher pointed out that the German gov-
the initial enthusiasm for a phase-out of nuclear power, the
ernment would not generate a boom in renewable energy with its
mood soon turned into one of disillusionment. There has been no
chosen priorities, but rather in the coal and gas industry. “This way,
accelerated expansion of the decentralized renewable energy
the four largest companies can maximize their profi ts. Not with
sector, and no real energy revolution to speak of. That is the not-
renewable energy, but with conventional power plants. The larger
so-beautiful side of politics.
the share of renewable energies on the market is, the less practical these large, difficult-to-regulate power plants become. And that
The upper and lower houses of German parliament passed the
really hits the bottom-line of those operators. Less efficiency, less
legislation for a nuclear phase-out and a new era in energy in
profi t – it‘s all very simple.”
June and July 2011. However, they did so largely without creating
A lot gets left behind in the process, such as environmental and
incentives for a clean and decentralized energy supply, despite the
climate protection and attempts to break up the monopolistic
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Freedom from Our Nuclear / Fossil Fuel Drip through a Decentralized Revolution Guest article by Prof. Dr. Uwe Leprich The catastrophe with the nuclear reactor which occurred 9,000 kilometers away in Fukushima not only took fi sh sticks off of the menu; it also plunged Japan – the world‘s third largest economic
The author is the Scientific Director of the Institute for Future Energy Systems (IZES) in Saarbrücken and a lecturer at the Saarland University of Applied Sciences (HTW).
power – into a deep economic and political crisis. The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico in the spring of last year caused the most serious environmental catastrophe in
companies are rubbing their eyes in disbelief because not even the
the history of oil production, polluting a large stretch of the south
fi nancial world will continue to buy into their old business model.
coast of the USA. A new centralized coal power plant is commis-
At the same time, an increasingly self-aware civil society has
sioned every week in China. Within the foreseeable future, plants
begun to distance itself ever more forcefully from the rationaliza-
like these will slash African harvests in half and contribute to
tions of the high-risk energy system. People are instead discover-
extreme weather patterns in Europe.
ing a multitude of alternative possibilities at a local level. Thanks
These three apparently disconnected events demonstrate in a
to the active support of small and medium-sized enterprises and
disturbing way the vulnerability of this planet and the fatal “ex-
public utility companies that have seen the signs of the time, the
ternal eff ects” of a centralized energy economy. Those countries
energy revolution is being understood and driven forward as an
that still cannot imagine any alternatives to a future dependent on
opportunity for a more decentralized system. It is high time that
a nuclear / fossil fuel drip can no longer think clearly through all
politicians collectively begin to support these developments more
of their attempts at appeasement. The directors of profi t-driven
than half-heartedly.
structures of the energy industry. And it‘s the consumer who‘s
which claims to be against subsidies in general and coal subsidies
stupid! First we pay too much for off shore wind power and then we
in particular will go down in history as a Federal Minister of Eco-
are still dependent on just a few providers at the end of the day.
nomics who established a new coal subsidy.” The reason behind Fell‘s strong criticism of Philipp Rösler is that the black-yellow
German MP Hans-Josef Fell, energy spokesman for the Alliance 90/
coalition wants to earmark fi ve percent of the climate budget for
Green Party parliamentary group, is also surprised by the German
the construction of new fossil fuel power plants, including coal
government. “The irony of the story is that the head of a party
power plants.
Roadmap to the age of renewable energies We could make the transition to a complete renewable power supply in 10 to 20 years. The juwi group has written a position paper that we are introducing into the political debate. 1 The expansion must be strictly decentralized and regional. 2 Increased usage of the wind potential in Southern states such as Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. 3 Accelerated repowering in northern Germany. No arbitrary height limits for wind turbines that cap the potential to generate clean power. 4 Make it possible again to install solar systems in the most inexpensive areas – such as fallow lands and fields. 5 Development of storage technologies for regenerative energies.
Wind
Municipalities in the Hunsrück Set an Example juwi contructs its largest German wind farm with 23 turbines in the collective municipality of Kirchberg Torsten Höllwarth, departmental head of juwi Wind Construction ,
and rotors. “We‘re combining forces with our reliable long-term
speaks in superlatives when talking about Kirchberg. Here, at the
partners on this project,” says Höllwarth. Part of the wind farm is
beginning of July, construction work began on the largest wind
being built on a former missile base. “Luckily we only found two
farm in Germany that juwi has ever planned. Foundations have
anti-tank shells when we were clearing and cleaning the site,”
been excavated and road making is complete; the next step is to
explains Fritz Susemichel, juwi site manager. A distribution station
install the 23 towers, each of which is around 100 meters tall. There
is being constructed at the same time as the wind farm. Two ad-
are fi ve Enercon teams working in parallel and up to fi ve heavy
ditional wind parks in Unzenberg and Neuerkirch will be connected
duty cranes on the building site to lift the tower parts, nacelles
to the station, bringing the total number of turbines to 38.
Energy in the forest: Similar to the site pictured here next to the A61 highway in Oberwesel, a new plant in the collective municipality of Kirchberg in the Hunrsück is being built by juwi to harness the wind of the German Uplands for energy production.
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The individual communities in the collective municipality of
apparent that the total energy output will transform the community
Kirchberg have welcomed the project with enthusiasm from the
into an exporter of power. “This means it won‘t be long before we can
very beginning. “We created a plan together and brought all
cover all our energy needs on our own,” says Rosenbaum. The com-
participants together,” says Andreas Adams, regional manager
munity will benefi t from additional lease and tax income, but more
for Rhineland-Palatinate. When the forestry published its land
important is the energy revolution. “We‘ve increased our efforts over
development plan, many companies tendered for the project. “It
the last two years toward achieving our 100% vision. For us, wind
didn‘t take long for juwi to be selected, because they made the
power has the most potential in this respect,” Rosenbaum explains.
best off er,” recalls Harald Rosenbaum, the mayor of Kirchberg. Specifically, juwi is able to provide a one-stop solution: consulting,
The new wind farm is due to be connected to the grid by the end
site assessment, detailed project planning and the construction of
of the year. Project development began at juwi at the end of 2007,
the wind farm.
and the bid was made at the start of 2009. The project has been
The advantages for the municipality are obvious: the new wind
a resounding success for all parties involved. First and foremost,
farm will supply around 30,000 homes with clean energy. Bearing in
however, it is another significant milestone on the way to a
mind that there are already wind farms that have been installed, it is
100 percent clean energy supply.
Large Framework Agreements with Enercon and REpower An extensive project pipeline requires a commensurate supply of
portfolio that suits us perfectly,” explains Dr. Marie-Luise Pörtner,
components. For this reason, juwi has signed two large framework
managing director of juwi Wind GmbH. “These agreements enable
agreements for the next three years with renowned manufacturers
us to be fast and reliable in the implementation of our projects both
of wind energy systems. The delivery of 350 systems by 2014 was
in Germany and elsewhere.” The manufacturers are also delighted.
agreed with Enercon GmbH, based in Aurich, while a contract with
The agreement represents REpower‘s biggest onshore framework
REpower Systems SE in Hamburg will provide up to 240 turbines in
agreement in Europe to date. As Andreas Nauen, CEO of REpower
the same period. Of this number, some 180 REpower systems are
Systems, explains, “We are very pleased with the confi dence that
to be installed in Germany and the remaining 60 in other European
juwi has placed in our technology and our team by making this
countries. “Both manufacturers have a very attractive product
major order.”
Wörrstadt: Major Interest in Wind Savings Bonds Setting a benchmark for clean power generation while making a
to support the financing of wind projects in the collective municipality
financial profi t – residents of the collective municipality of Wörrstadt
of Wörrstadt.
have recently been able to do just this. The local bank Sparkasse Worms-Alzey-Ried off ered people in the area “Wind Savings Bonds”, an opportunity to participate indirectly in wind power projects in the Wörrstadt region with an attractive annual interest rate of 3.9 percent. The public response was enormous: Within just a week, the savings bond was oversubscribed by 40 percent and not everyone was able to participate. A total of 2 million euros was raised in this way – a clear sign of the local acceptance of wind energy. The bank will use these funds
Harvest Wind in Rhinehessen
Solar
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Solar power in the Pyrenees: Torreilles. In cooperation with the electricity company POWEO, the French juwi team has inaugurated its largest solar park to date. With a capacity of twelve megawatts, it generates 15 million kilowatt hours each year and provides power for more than 7,000 households.
“Soon Cheaper than any Nuclear Power Plant” Solar Energy is Just Getting Started
The experts all agree: around the world, photovoltaic technology is in
installations. Managing director of juwi Solar, Lars Falck, is con-
the early stages of what will be a major development. “The potential
fident. “Very soon, many countries will no longer require feed-in
here is massive, even if there are discrepancies when you look at
tariffs. Then it will only be a matter of securing free access to the
individual countries,” emphasizes Amiram Roth-Deblon, head of the
grid and ensuring that solar power can be marketed effectively.”
Business Development division at juwi Solar.
Falk continues: “After the end of the financing period for these
Everywhere you look, change is in the air. India, Bulgaria, South Africa
installations, they will be able to produce power for only two or
– there are many countries where the outlook is extremely positive.
three cents per kWh. That‘s cheaper than any nuclear power plant
Of course, this also includes the US, one of the most important pho-
and all without the need for billions of dollars in guarantees from
tovoltaic markets in the world. juwi has built the largest photovoltaic
governments.”
systems in the country in the states of Texas, Ohio and Florida and therefore ranks among the leading project developers in the area of
Today, juwi is particularly excited about markets such as India and
free-field installations.
Bulgaria. And then there is South Africa, where the company is
That‘s one side of the international market. The other side is char-
already active in the wind energy sector. Furthermore, the South
acterized by rapidly changing conditions in newer markets such
African government has now incorporated photovoltaic power into
as Great Britain, where funding is back under the microscope only
its national energy program. “Here we see the potential for instal-
a few months after the initial introduction of a feed-in tariff. Here,
lations generating a total of around 300 MW each year,” explains
companies that react quickly and flexibly are in demand.
Amiram Roth-Deblon. “We will therefore significantly strengthen our presence in the country.” Networking with associations and
Dramatic Decrease in Production Costs
organizations is also an important activity. In this regard, juwi
Solar energy is one of the cheapest forms of energy there is. The
made an important contribution to the position paper of the South
German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) has been a major factor in
African-German Chamber of Commerce regarding the photovoltaic
this regard. Production costs have already decreased dramati-
market. There is one main goal: “We want these markets to be
cally because of the growing installation volumes: as of 2012, the
sustainable in the long run and to prevent them from overheating
cost per kWp will amount to an eighth of the cost for prior
and ultimately crashing,” explains Roth-Deblon.
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juwi Energie Rinnovabili inaugurated the first photovoltaic system of Tirreno Power
The PV plant Tirreno Solar (Sessa Aurunca, province of Caserta,
Tirreno Solar Srl is a company owned 100% by Tirreno Power
Southern Italy) has a power rating of 6,900 kWp and an estimated
SpA, now the sixth largest producer of electricity in Italy with
annual electricity production over 9 thousand MWh, equivalent to
thermoelectric and hydroelectric power, and has entrusted to juwi
the energy needs of 2,300 families.
the construction of its fi rst plant for the production of energy from renewable sources. juwi‘s partnership with one of the most important players in the energy sector, made possible the construction of the largest PV plant ever built by juwi in Italy, an impressive work and very relevant in the world of renewable energy in Campania, with over 30 thousand polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic modules installed on the ground undulating shape, with 7 cabins and 60 km of fi eld solar cables.
“A Time of Change for PV” Herbert Muders is the new CEO of Solar Germany at juwi For Herbert Muders, an exciting new era began
“In the near future, solar power will be cheaper
when he started at juwi. “It is a time of change for
than purchasing electricity from power suppli-
photovoltaic energy,” says the 48-year old profes-
ers. This will enable the photovoltaic industry to
sional process technician, who became respon-
slowly free itself from today‘s discussions about
sible for juwi‘s Solar Germany team in May. Before
how it can promote itself. The new energy sector
beginning his new career, he worked at Mark-E,
will be able to combine green and conventional
an energy provider in Hagen. “PV is encountering
power markets in one,” describes Muders. “This
more and more criticism, so it‘s time to knuckle
will greatly improve our ability to cover our own
down and define the path to PV 2.0.” PV 2.0 means
power demands. In Germany, we can install three
photovoltaic technology that is competitive on the
times the current PV capacity and this expansion
market. And it needs to happen as quickly as pos-
will require only an eighth of the diff erential costs
sible. How do we do this? By reducing system costs
incurred today. So why shouldn‘t Germany continue
and continuing to make our core business even
to invest in the photovoltaic industry?”
more professional.
Bio
“juwi is Unique on the Market” Gerd Kück is the new managing director at juwi Bio GmbH
Since the beginning of June 2011, Gerd Kück has been managing
worked in the banking sector for 20 years before starting work
the business sector of juwi Bio GmbH and juwi Bio Services
with some of the leading wind farm developers in Germany. He
GmbH together with Jürgen Bohn. Aged 55, Kück combines
was CFO at Plambeck and then worked at Enertrag, where he
expertise from the financial world with technical knowledge
was responsible for operation and service in addition to business
gained from experience in the renewable energy industry. He
and project finances. Already during this time, he was impressed by juwi and observed the company‘s development with interest: “Ten years ago, all renewable energy companies in Germany were at the same level. However, in recent years juwi has diversified and developed at an extraordinary rate. Its wide range of services is unique on the market and contributes to the realization of our 100 percent vision.” juwi Bio GmbH has also diversified its product portfolio, so the project pipeline is expanding fast. In his work as managing director, Gerd Kück will be primarily responsible for overseeing the financing of these projects. “There are a lot of attractive investment opportunities in the bio energy industry. I want to get people excited about renewable energy, and particularly about bio energy,” says Kück.
Passionate about bio-energy: Gerd Kück, managing director of juwi Bio GmbH.
Wood-Fired Power Station in Dotternhausen Delivers Environmentally Friendly Energy The community of Dotternhausen in the Swabian Alps is aiming to become energy selfsufficient. An important contribution to this project will be juwi‘s newly built wood-fi red power station, which generates 1.26 megawatts of electrical power and 6.9 megawatts of thermal power. The power is fed directly into the grid, while a large proportion of the heating energy will be used by a neighboring wood pellet factory that is currently being project managed by juwi. juwi Bio GmbH is not only responsible for the construction of the two sites; the company also operates them and sources the raw materials. The wood-fi red power station is something of an omnivore in the sense that the boiler plant is powered using aff ordable natural materials such as short logs, tree tops, branches and materials from the particle board and pulp industries. Around 36,000 tons of wood will be processed each year and up to ten new jobs will be created in Dotternhausen.
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Green Buildings
New Building, New Carports Three years after the construction of juwi‘s headquarters in Wörrstadt, public interest in the energy-efficient premises is still going strong. In the fi rst half of the year alone, approx. 3,400 visitors came to take a look around the two buildings and state-of-the-art technical equipment. When guests see the rows of temporary containers to the east and south of the office complex, one thing soon becomes clear: in terms of staff numbers, juwi is still growing at a rapid pace. Following previous expansions in 2009 and 2010, juwi is now planning for a third expansion in order to keep up with this development. The new building section to the south of the juwi complex will function as the new central building. The inauguration is scheduled for the beginning of 2012. The raw facts alone are impressive: 9,000 square meters of office space, space for 400 employees and a new cafeteria with a pitched roof and balcony that is designed to provide 2,000 meals a day. The building can be accessed via a main entrance, with a courtyard located on the western side. From there, two slightly off set building wings lead to a third complex. The eastern end of the area is bordered by a pond with a view of the wind farm and the rope course. The architects of “kleinarchitekten” (Budenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate) designed the fourth fl oor, which sits atop
A third building will shortly be added to juwi’s headquarters.
the two west wings in a north-south direction. What‘s more, the building complex will include exhibition spaces and a restaurant where visitors are also welcome to dine.
the morning infl ux of juwi employees. These parking spaces will be sheltered by solar carports, generating energy while creating
Already in June, before work began on the new building, the fi rst
shade. And as if that wasn‘t enough, we are also expanding the
excavators rolled in over the southern outdoor area. In this space,
“juwelchen,” the company‘s in-house kindergarten at juwi head-
we will be creating over 500 new parking spaces to keep up with
quarters. The capacity of this facility will increase to 65 children.
Soon a reality: the new central building at juwi headquarters in Wörrstadt (view from the west).
Cooperation Partner
s: Serie N ATIO PE R O R O E C TN PA R : ition is ed in th ke r e tw Stad ainz M
A Company in Flux How the utility company Stadtwerke Mainz AG has repositioned itself in recent years
From his office on the tenth fl oor, Stephan Krome has one of the best
perspective and how best to handle power generation,” explains
views over the entire city. Looking out from the window, he can see
Krome. With this new direction came new structures and some
the Rhine to the left and the promenade lined with trees and further
employees were sent into partial retirement. Stadtwerke once
to the west the city‘s landmark, the Mainz cathedral.
employed 1,200 people, today this number is around 500. These developments presented a challenge to the Stadtwerke Mainz, but
Stephan Krome has been at Stadtwerke Mainz for eleven years
they were the reason Stephan Krome decided to work in the energy
and today he works as an authorized signatory for the company.
sector in the fi rst place. “The energy market is incredibly dynamic
In this period alone, a lot has happened. From its beginnings as a
today and that makes the work very exciting,” says Krome, 43.
traditional public utility company with end customers, Stadtwerke Mainz AG has developed into a company with a focus on generating
Supplying power is an important area of business for the Stadt-
conventional and renewable energy, operating the grid and supply-
werke Mainz. And here, renewable energy plays an important role.
ing water and heating. In 2010, Stadtwerke sold its shares in the
For this reason, in 2005, the company joined together with juwi to
electricity provider Entega, and with them its last pillar in the end
found RIO Energie GmbH & Co. KG, where Stephan Krome is co-
customer business.
CEO. Together, the two companies build wind farms and solar parks, some of which they have gone on to operate. Just a few weeks ago,
The reason for this change was the awakening of the energy mar-
RIO Energie contracted juwi Solar GmbH to complete construction
ket. “Until fi fteen years ago, you could say that Germany‘s energy
of the solar panel system on the new stadium in Mainz, the Coface
market was slumbering like Sleeping Beauty. Only a few providers
Arena. “Renewable energy is not only practical in an ecological
determined the course of the market,” says Stephan Krome. “At
sense; it also makes good economic sense to invest in such types
the end of the 1990s, new EU legislation on the internal electricity
of energy,” says Krome.
market forced Germany to liberalize this segment and new players entered the stage. This stirred things up and presented a lot of risks
Looking out of Stephan Krome‘s office window, far out to the west,
as well as new opportunities.”
nearly on the horizon, you can see the outline of a wind farm. This is the first installation of this kind built by RIO Energy, dating back
Stadtwerke had to adjust to the changing market. “We asked
to 2006 in Mainz-Ebersheim. And the energy market continues to
ourselves new questions like how to position ourselves from a sales
grow and change.
The Wind farm in Mainz Ebersheim – a project of RIO Energy.
Bright prospects: Stephan Krome.
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Career
Close contact to the next generation: Bodo Parnitzky from juwi‘s HR department talks to potential candidates for the dual course of study or for a place on the training program at a career information fair.
Innovation in Training juwi updates traditional careers for the “renewable future”
Renewable energy is the key industry of the future. This makes
technicians and other specialists. Those who complete the course
it even more important to train the next generation of staff. For
will even be given the opportunity to embark upon further training
this reason, the juwi group has launched a training off ensive and
with a strong focus on renewable energy.
is doing a great deal to support employees in new occupational fields in the industry.
juwi‘s cooperation with the IHK, ILW and universities such as the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld gives it an even greater
As of September 1, juwi is training mechatronics engineers with
presence, particularly among young people. “However, we are
a focus on renewable energy. In addition to off ering training for
still surprised that so many students have already heard of juwi,”
technical careers, juwi also provides training in the areas of
says Verena Dahms, who is responsible for trainees in Wörrstadt.
commerce and gastronomy and allows students to pursue a dual
Together with colleagues from the HR department, she recently
course of studies.
represented the company at career information fairs in the region. The juwi booth was always very busy. However, a lot of interested
A target group of mechatronics engineers is a new piece of the
people approached them in amazement, often saying: “We didn‘t
mosaic which “shows how we can update even traditional careers
think juwi provided training.”
for the renewable future,” says HR project manager Christoph Breuer, who is responsible for overseeing the new area. Working
For this reason, juwi is increasing its presence at selected career
together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) for
fairs and submitting print advertisements and editorials to daily
Rhenish Hesse and the Industrial Training Workshop (ILW) of
newspapers. The positive response can already be measured in
Mainz, he has developed an innovative, interdisciplinary training
numbers: within a short period of time, we had received more than
concept that focuses on long-term success. This is important
300 applications for our training program and dual course of study.
because, in the future, juwi plans to introduce additional training programs in response to the enormous demand for skilled workers,
Internet link: www.juwi.com, Career
R&D
The gas distribution system can be used as storage.
Permanent Storage for Clean Energy juwi is participating in a project to research ways to store wind and solar power using innovative technology Simply take a biogas plant or another source of CO 2 , add renewable
“However, in terms of longevity and capacity, methane represents
electric power and use these things to produce natural gas. And
the the best solution,” Eric claims, and that is what makes the
there you have it – an energy source than can be stored. What
production of synthetic natural gas using renewable energy so
sounds like a simple cake recipe is actually nothing less than one of
attractive. “With the power-to-gas technology, we do not have to
the critical ingredients in the realization of a completely renewable
expand the grid nearly as much as without it,” says R&D managing
energy sector. “This technology enable us to store quantities of
director Alexandra Ernst, describing the promising outlook for the
renewable energy on a long-term basis,” explains Eric Frank, project
project. The only thing that‘s missing is a political incentive that
manager at juwi, when asked to describe the benefi ts of the “power-
helps to make this principle more economic and thereby ready for
to-gas” system that Stuttgart-based SolarFuel GmbH – together
integration in the energy market, she explains. And juwi will be
with juwi – successfully tested in Morbach this March.
working on this as well.
Where does the electricity come from when there is no wind for
Overview of storage technologies – dependent on storage capacity and duration
weeks on end or when the sun provides only meager rays of light through the winter‘s heavy clouds? juwi now has a concrete answer
1 year
to this question: from the sun and wind! Power-to-gas systems place green energy in the enormous gas grid until the weather makes it necessary to convert the synthetic gas back into electricity. The prerequisite for this is that the way in which the small 25 kW test
Pump storage
1 month
1 day
Compressed-air store
system works must make be transferable to larger-scale versions
These are precisely the goals of the two companies promoting this storage system with the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in Baden-Württemberg (ZSW). Within two to three years, our R&D experts hope, the first large system should be designed. There are many diff erent storage technologies that work to compensate for volatility in the area of renewable energies (see graphic).
Methane 1 hour Storage duration
and it must prove to be competitive on the market.
Hydrogen Battery
Flywheel 1 kWh 1 MWh Storage capacity
1 GWh
1 TWh
18 19
Panorama
juwi Promotes Renewable Energy in Saxony
18 Megawatt Added to Solar Park Lieberose One of the most impressive photovoltaic
voltaic plant in the world. The fi rst part of
power plants in the world has grown, be-
the solar park which is located on former
coming even more powerful: juwi ex-
military training grounds, was built by
panded the solar park Lieberose in Bran-
juwi in cooperation with module manu-
denburg and added 18 megawatts. With a
facturer First Solar. Construction was
total capacity of 71 megawatts, Lieberose
carried out in multiple steps and the
is now the second-largest solar park in
project was fi nished and commissioned in
Germany and the fourth-largest photo-
December 2009.
Günter Vallentin is head of the new juwi branch office in Brandis, near Leipzig.
In May, juwi inaugurated its second-largest branch office in Germany – in Brandis, near Leipzig. Around 200 guests, including Saxony‘s Minister of the Environment, Frank Kupfer, attended the opening of the new office. And the building is already setting a benchmark: all of its energy needs are covered by renewable energy. There is space for approx. 100 employees working at the hub of wind, solar and bio energy project planning. The new branch manager, Günter Vallentin, has been involved in the energy revolution for years. As the mayor of Ostritz, he transformed his hometown on the Polish border into a model green city.
juwi Sponsors Elite US Cycling Team In May, juwi inaugurated its second-largest branch office in Germany – in Brandis, near Leipzig. Around 200 guests, including Saxony‘s Minister of the Environment, Frank Kupfer, attended the opening of the new office. And the building is already setting a benchmark: all of its energy needs are covered by renewable energy. There is space for approx. 100 employees working at the hub of wind, solar and bio energy project planning. The new branch manager, Günter Vallentin, has been involved in the energy revolution for years. As the mayor of Ostritz, he transformed his hometown on the Polish border into a model green city.
Calendar The juwi group attends trade fairs and expositions. Come and visit us at one of the following events and receive first-hand information about our portfolio. You can see all our upcoming events online www.juwi.com.
What
When
Where
EU PVSEC
September 05 – 08 2011
Hamburg (Germany)
The Energy Event
September 13 – 14 2011
Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Windaba
September 27 – 29 2011
Cape Town (South Africa)
Solar Power UK
October 26 – 28 2011
Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Solarcon India
November 09 – 11 2011
Hyderabad (India)
Agritechnica
November 13 – 19 2011
Hannover (Germany)
SMCL
November 22 – 24 2011
Paris (France)
EWEC 2012
April 16 – 19 2012
Copenhagen
Hannover Messe
April 23 – 27 2012
Hannover
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