energy
The Verbandsgemeinde of Konz and the affiliated local communities would like to promote the use of renewable energies. To this end, they want to continuously increase their share in the expansion of decentralized generation plants in the field of renewable energies and thus support the move away from nuclear power in a pioneering way.
To this end, the municipal council, with the consent of the local communities and the city of Konz, has assigned the Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR the responsibility for carrying out tasks in the field of renewable energies, particularly in the field of energy generation. Accordingly, the operating statutes of the Verbandsgemeindewerke AöR were expanded and an "Energy" branch of operations was created.
Since then, Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR has been committed to sustainable and resource-saving energy production and use in the field of renewable energies in various areas.
The Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR is active in the following areas in the energy sector:
Photovoltaic
The Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR built a total of 12 photovoltaic systems in 2012 and 2013 and operates these systems primarily for its own use and to supply third parties in the immediate vicinity.
The location, the size of the photovoltaic system and the use of electricity can be seen from the following table "PV systems":
No. object address Installed power in kWp use 1 Saarmündung sewage treatment plant Obermoselstraße, Könen 25,73 100% self-consumption 2 Kommlingen elevated tank Behind the withering pool, Kommlingen 29,89 10% self-consumption,
Rest feed3 Elevated tank Canet Kommlinger way, conc 28,90 75% self-consumption,
Rest feed4 Nittel town hall Wiesenstrasse 9, Nittel 33,50 100% self-consumption 5 waste water treatment plant in Nittel Uferstrasse, Nittel 15,20 100% self-consumption 6 ZHB Wasserliesch Albach, Wasserliesch 53,40 75% self-consumption,
Rest feed7 Office building VG works Schillerstrasse 31, Konz 5,40 75% self-consumption,
Rest feed8 City building yard, Konz-Könen Brunnenstrasse 43, Konen 49,92 15% self-consumption,
Rest feed9 Kindergarten Noah's Ark Michael-Kutscheid-Weg 1a, conc 29,12 20% self-consumption,
Rest feed10 Fire brigade city of Konz Granastrasse 117-118, Conc 99,58 20% self-consumption,
Rest feed11 Sports hall + community center Im Grossengarten 5a, Oberemmel 35,88 20% self-consumption,
Rest feed12 Water supply depot At the Granahöhe, Wasserliesch 41,08 45% self-consumption,
Rest feedTotal 447,06 Downloads
heat networks
Another field of activity of Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR in the area of energy generation is the operation of heating networks. With the competent operation of the two heating networks described below, Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR also presents itself as a reliable supplier in the heat/heating sector.
Heat network school center:
The Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR has been supplying the new Saar-Mosel-Bad and the adjacent Konz school and sports center with heat energy via a local heating network since autumn 2015. The energy to feed this local heating network is covered by various components as required. A wood chip heating system, a natural gas-powered combined heat and power plant and two gas boilers with different outputs and, in exceptional cases, an oil burner are available for energy generation. With these components, the local heating network can be operated economically all year round. At the same time, the various energy producers ensure comprehensive security of supply for the customers of the local heating network.
The annual energy requirement of the connected buildings is around 2,900,000 kWh. This corresponds to an amount of energy equivalent to approx. 290,000 liters of heating oil. The fuels are used individually depending on the price range and personnel costs. Energy generation and consumption are monitored and, if necessary, optimized via an energy management system.
The block-type thermal power station (CHP) there generates around 60% of the electricity requirement for the Saar-Mosel-Bad all year round, in addition to heating energy, so that the combined heat and power generation ensures a particularly effective use of the natural gas supply.
Local heating supply Karthaus:
The city of Konz has so far operated a local heating network in the area of the Karthaus monastery to supply the surrounding public buildings (primary school, day care center, canteen, monastery) and the local retirement home on Brunostrasse. This heating network was essentially fed with thermal energy via a wood chip boiler. To ensure the security of supply, especially in the event of system faults, the heating systems in the connected buildings remained in operation.
In the meantime, the German Red Cross has built a new old people's and nursing home on Albanstraße, in the vicinity of the existing old people's home. So that this building can also be supplied via the heating network, the system had to be expanded and optimized.
Since the Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR already operates a local heating network to supply the school and sports center as well as the Saar-Mosel-Bad, the municipal bodies have transferred the operational management of the Karthaus local heating supply to the Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR in order to achieve business synergies.
As part of the heating system optimization by Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR, the central heating system, which previously consisted of a large wood chip boiler, was supplemented by two gas burners with modulating output and equipped with modern measurement and supply technology. In this way, year-round operation of the local heating network, including redundancy, can be ensured from an economic point of view. The partially outdated heating systems in the connected buildings were able to be switched off. This work was carried out by the end of 2018/beginning of 2019.
The annual energy requirement of the connected buildings is around 2,100,000 kWh, which corresponds to a heating oil requirement of around 210,000 l.
wind power
An important aspect of generating electricity from renewable energies is the use of wind power.
The Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz AöR intends to expand the use of wind power on suitable areas within the collective municipality area. The land use plan identifies suitable areas for wind power in the area of the local community of Pellingen, among others. The area there borders on an existing wind farm, which is located in the area of the neighboring local community of Paschel and the district of Konz-Oberemmel.
In the meantime, the local community of Pellingen and the Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz have founded a joint institution under public law (AöR). This AöR with the name "Windpark Pellingen AöR" has the abbreviation "WIPP" and participates in WEAG Windkraft Konz GmbH & Co. KG for project planning of wind turbines in the Pellingen area.
In the first half of 2019, WEAG Windkraft Konz GmbH Co. KG submitted applications for approval for several wind turbines in the Pellingen district.
Current status
Three more wind turbines, which are about as high as Cologne Cathedral, started up in December 2021. The three new wind turbines produce up to 38 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year.
For comparison: According to the energy atlas, electricity consumption in the entire Konz municipality in 2018 was 110 million kilowatt hours. In purely mathematical terms, the new wind turbines in Pellingen can therefore produce almost a third of the entire electricity for the association of municipalities. In the Gusterath substation, the electricity is fed into the Westnetz grid.Further information can be found on the website of "Windpark Pellingen" - a joint company of WEAG Power GmbH & Co. KG and Windpark Pellingen AÖR, an institution under public law of the Konz municipality and the local community of Pellingen:
"Windpark Pellingen AöR" (WIPP)
The abbreviation "WIPP" stands for " Pellingen AöR wind farm “.
This is a joint institution under public law (AöR) of the two sponsors:
- Verbandsgemeinde Konz (Verbandsgemeindewerke AöR – Energy division)
- Municipality of Pellingen
The aim is to be involved right from the start in the project planning and implementation of wind turbines in the area of the high-altitude community of Pellingen. This should give the municipalities involved the opportunity to be involved in the value-added process.
The WIPP has a board of directors, which is provided by the management of the Verbandsgemeindewerke Konz. The business is also managed from there, since WIPP itself does not employ any staff.
How does participation take place? WIPP is a partner in the project planning company "WEAG Windkraft Konz GmbH & Co.KG". She has a 49% stake in this company, which initially has the task of planning wind turbines in the Pellingen district and submitting the application for approval. At the same time, it holds a 49% stake in Verwaltungs-GmbH.
The CEO of WIPP is also one of the two managing directors of the project planning company. After receiving the approval, the sponsors then decide whether to accompany the implementation.