Energy Communities with Power

Two day workshop in Freiburg and the Black Forest

Towns and the countryside have long been dependent on their mutual exchange.  Rural areas produce food, provide recreational opportunities and are increasingly delivering energy.
By producing wood pellets, wood chips, biogas, solar and wind energy, communities are already playing an important role in improving the value of their regions.  By visiting several communities in the Black Forest, we will see how rural communities use renewable energies to meet their own needs.  Workshops led by competent personnel will examine the potentials and possibilities for development in your community in order to map out initial steps towards a concrete action plan.

Thursday, 8 pm
Arrival and introductory lecture

Friday 8:30 am – 7 pm
All day bus excursion and visits to selected energy communities and conversations with communal representatives or power installation operators.  Ecovin wine tasting rounds up the day.

Saturday 8:30 – 5:30 pm
Full day workshop on the following issues:
What potential is not yet used to save energy?
Which hurdles have hindered developing more renewable energies?
Where does the community want to be in 2015 and 2020?
Who are the players who will help build a future energy community?

The workshop will benefit by short talks on technological developments, legal stipulations and promotional plans available in the field of renewable energies.

Included in the package:

• Champagne reception
• Introductory lecture
• Guided bus excursions
• Ecological wine tasting with traditional delicacies
• All day workshop with two moderators
• 2 nights in a *** hotel
• 2 lunches, coffee and refreshments
• Informational material

Target audience:
Delegations of communal officials such as mayors, city councilors, planers, farmers, communal service companies

Price on inquiry
at least 20 people must register per workshop

Organizer:
Innovation Academy e.V.
organizes specialized trips, excursions and seminars in the European three country region of Germany, France and Switzerland to destinations that include innovative companies that plan for a sustainable future, institutions and model projects.  The central themes are renewable energies, city planning, new building modes, traffic, waste management, water economy, nature protection, agriculture and sustainable tourism.

Endura kommunal GmbH
"We are an interdisciplinary team of consultants specializing in implementing sustainable energy projects within communities.  Our field of competence is in analyzing the potential,  the resources, and project opportunities in your community and carrying through concrete projects together with you.  In this process we bring together local players to partner with outside experts."

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