Tours
The SolarRegion Freiburg shows a diversity of interesting and exemplary projects and activities of sustainable energy use. The conference programme links up to these from a European perspective. All tours will be in English, German translation will be provided on some of the tours.
Tours on Wednesday 13 June 2007
Tour 1: Secure, decentralised energy supply
Organiser: Freiburg Futour
- Badenova Stadium PV array: using a local soccer stadium to involve the community
- Mösle Stadium: renovation using solar energy (also to heat lawn)
- Small hydropower project on the Dreisam river
Tour 1Tour 2: Solar buildings and low energy districts are cool!
Organiser: Innovation Tours
- Heliotrope rotating house (demonstration project)
- Vauban Passive House: 1st German example of a multi-family housing with ‘Passiv Haus’ standard
- Vauban district heating with bio-energy, an integrated concept
- Solar Village Schlierberg: an Energy-Plus residential complex
- IHK building: solar cooling & heating
Tour 3: Business meets Renewables
Organiser: Solar Info Center
Solar-Fabrik: Europe´s 1st zero emission factory for solar modules
Solar Info Center: a building and business concept (with a view of the PV roof of the Freiburg Trade Fair)
Waste-to-energy: biogas and biomass (examples in Landwasser, Tulla Street, and Kahlenberg)
Tour 4: Solar Energy Research Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE)
Organiser: Fraunhofer ISE
10:30 – 12:30 (max. 20 people)
The largest solar energy research institute world-wide has three major R&D topics: photovoltaics, energy efficient buildings, as well as hydrogen technology.
View the institute premises, an exemplary energy-efficient solar building, and join a guided tour through the exhibition area.
Workshop 1: Twin towns of Freiburg: exchange and brainstorming on cooperation projects
10:00 – 12:30
Hosted by the Freiburg Environmental Protection Agency (Thomas Dresel, SolarRegion Freiburg Project Executive) and Energie-Cités
Freiburg’s twin towns and its other partner cities on the Upper Rhine are invited to explore future co-operation in the energy field, to identify potential projects, identify needs and interests, and establish personal contact.
Workshop 2: LETIT tool and financing sustainable energy projects
10:30 – 12:30
Hosted by Fraunhofer ISE and Forseo (Astrid Grell, Project Manager)
Training on tools to support communities with ‘Local New Energy Technology Implementation (LETIT)’, and finance instruments for local authorities to implement sustainable energy projects.
Workshop 3: Introducing the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign
11:00 – 12:30
Hosted by ICLEI Europe
The CCP Campaign is a support network for local authorities (LAs) that are active in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Advanced LAs or those new to the field are welcome to join.
Tours on Friday 15 June 2007
Tour 5: Secure, decentralised energy supply (in English)
--- THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELED, please attend tour #1 or tour #6 ---
Organiser: City of Freiburg
- Badenova Stadium PV array: using a local soccer stadium to involve the community
- Mösle Stadium: renovation using solar energy (also to heat lawn)
- Small hydropower project on the Dreisam river
Tour 6: Solar buildings and low energy districts are cool! (in English)
Organiser: Freiburg Futour
- Heliotrope rotating house (demonstration project)
- Vauban Passive House: 1st German example of a multi-family housing with ‘Passiv Haus’ standard
- Vauban district heating with bio-energy, an integrated concept
- Solar Village Schlierberg: an Energy-Plus residential complex
- IHK building: solar cooling & heating
Tour 7: Business meets Renewables (in English)
Organiser: Solar Info Center
Solar-Fabrik: Europe´s 1st zero emission factory for solar modules
Solar Info Center: a building and business concept (with a view of the PV roof of the Freiburg Trade Fair)
Waste-to-energy: biogas and biomass (examples in Landwasser, Tulla Street, and Kahlenberg)
Tour 8: Solar Energy Research Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE)
Organiser: Fraunhofer ISE
10:30 – 12:30 (max. 20 people)
The largest solar energy research institute world-wide has three major R&D topics: photovoltaics, energy efficient buildings, as well as hydrogen technology.
View the institute premises, an exemplary energy-efficient solar building, and join a guided tour through the exhibition area.
Fraunhofer ISE main building (Photo courtesy of Fraunhofer ISE, Photo by Guido Kirsch)
Tour 9: Geothermal energy in office buildings
Organiser: Wärmekontor Freiburg
Heating and cooling with geothermal energy and tour through uniVersa House
Tour 10:Sustainable energy in surrounding areas
Organiser: Innovation Tours
View a range of renewable energy applications – from PV to biogas