Tulln, Austria
Tulln, a town of 14,000 people at the river Danube in Lower Austria, has an excellent basis for its participation in CONCERTO. It has worked for a number of years on becoming more sustainable and on reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Tulln installed a biomass-based district heating system and the municipality supports private citizens who want to install solar collectors. In addition, much of its electricity is generated by hydropower. Tulln aims to consolidate and build on this process.
The CONCERTO approach
The SEMS project takes place in four smaller-sized European communities: The community association of Weilerbach (DE), City of Tulln (AT), Canton of Redange (LU) and City of Slubice (PL). All of the SEMS communities are situated in rural areas and have 14,000 – 20,000 inhabitants. The aim of SEMS is to fulfill CONCERTO targets through the implementation of sustainable intelligent management structures within the municipality borders of the communities (associations). The management comprises the regional available renewable energy sources, of energy efficiency strategies, of the communication between key actors in the community and of a broad technical implementation.
Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Low Carbon Technologies
Highlights
Tulln has agricultural surroundings and is known for using energy crops. Regionally produced biofuel is already used in tractors and agricultural vehicles. Moreover, in the SEMS project it will be used for heat and electricity production.
SEMS Video-clip (COMIC) developed by the SEMS Project in Weilerbach:
The old story of the Three little pigs, in the age of the Climate Change, needs to be reviewed: the little pigs, Semsi, Susi and Sibbi, have to face the Energie Riese (the Energy giant) who asks for increasingly higher energy costs. But Semsi, who built a Zero Emission Home, managed to find a way to solve the problem! For an audience of both children and adults, it is a promotion of a sustainable way of living.
Click here for the version with English subtitles, click here for the version in German language.
Biofuel plays a key role in Tulln, part of the CONCERTO project SEMS.
Site facts & figures
The consortium
Tulln, a town of 14,000 people at the river Danube in Lower Austria, has an excellent basis for its participation in CONCERTO. It has worked for a number of years on becoming more sustainable and on reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Tulln installed a biomass-based district heating system and the municipality supports private citizens who want to install solar collectors. In addition, much of its electricity is generated by hydropower. Tulln aims to consolidate and build on this process.
The CONCERTO approach
The SEMS project takes place in four smaller-sized European communities: The community association of Weilerbach (DE), City of Tulln (AT), Canton of Redange (LU) and City of Slubice (PL). All of the SEMS communities are situated in rural areas and have 14,000 – 20,000 inhabitants. The aim of SEMS is to fulfill CONCERTO targets through the implementation of sustainable intelligent management structures within the municipality borders of the communities (associations). The management comprises the regional available renewable energy sources, of energy efficiency strategies, of the communication between key actors in the community and of a broad technical implementation.
Use of Renewable Energy Sources
- Biofuel
- other information will follow
Low Carbon Technologies
- Information will follow
Highlights
Tulln has agricultural surroundings and is known for using energy crops. Regionally produced biofuel is already used in tractors and agricultural vehicles. Moreover, in the SEMS project it will be used for heat and electricity production.
SEMS Video-clip (COMIC) developed by the SEMS Project in Weilerbach:
The old story of the Three little pigs, in the age of the Climate Change, needs to be reviewed: the little pigs, Semsi, Susi and Sibbi, have to face the Energie Riese (the Energy giant) who asks for increasingly higher energy costs. But Semsi, who built a Zero Emission Home, managed to find a way to solve the problem! For an audience of both children and adults, it is a promotion of a sustainable way of living.
Click here for the version with English subtitles, click here for the version in German language.
Biofuel plays a key role in Tulln, part of the CONCERTO project SEMS.
Site facts & figures
- Estimated population involved: 14,500
- Approx. geographical area coverage: Information will follow
- Approx. energy saving: 215 MWh/y energy and 2,601 MWh/y heating
- Approx. energy from RES: 0MWh/y electricity and 2,880 MWh/y energy
The consortium
- Institut für angewandtes Stoffstrommanagement (coordinator), Germany
- Institut für ZukunftsEnergieSysteme - IZES gGmbH, Germany
- B.A.U.M. Consult, Germany
- Verbandsgemeinde Weilerbach, Germany
- Pfalzwerke AG, Germany
- Technische Werke Kaiserslautern AG, Germany
- Maschinenring Südwestpfalz, Germany
- Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Tulln - LFS, Austria
- Gemeindeverband für Abfallbeseitigung in der Region Tulln - GVA, Austria
- Energiedienstleistung Tulln - ESCO, Austria
- Stadtgemeinde Tulln, Austria
- Plattform Erneuerbare Energie Tullnerfeld - PEET, Austria
- Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
- Kanton Redingen, Luxembourg
- Energipark Reiden, Luxembourg
- Reidener Energiatelier, Luxembourg
- Landwirtschaft Energie Emwelt s.a.r.l. - L.E.E, Luxembourg
- Gemeinde Slubice, Poland
- Zaklad Energetyki Cieplnej, Poland
- Rolnicza Spoldzielnia Podukzyna, Poland
- Kanton Ningnan, VR China
- Architektur- und Umweltkolleg, Universität Sichuan, VR China
- Stadt Gornji Grad, Slovenia
- Stadt Elektrenai, Lithuania
CONCERTO is co-financed by the