Renewable Energies – Visit to Germany
Arrival Sunday
• Transport from the airport to Lengenfeld/ Vogtland (south-east Germany)
• Dinner together
Day 1 - Introducing the “Vogtländischen Energy- and Nature Park”
• Development, history and concept of the Solarteur® training
• Arguments for the topic renewable energies
- Conservation of energy in private households
- Conservation of energy in companies
- Selling conditions in Germany (subsidies, incentive schemes)
• Renewable energies in the public sector/ Energy supply systems (traditional and regenerative, central and decentralized)
• Dinner together
Day 2 - Utilisation of renewable energies
• Different types of energy recovery (solarthermics, photovoltaics, biomass,
heat pump, wind,…)
• Utilisation of regional available resources (biomass, wind, solar)
• Energy mix – intelligent combination of different RE’s
• Possibilities of the integration of RE’s into existing installations
• Perspectives, chances and potential of being self sufficient with the use of RE’s • Positive occupation effects by using renewable energies
• Chances of development/ improvement local economic cycle
Utilisation renewable raw materials for a convenient energy balance
• Presentation of project-results ‘eco-construction
• Excursion to the landscape work organisation “Oberes Vogtland”:
- Types of renewable raw materials, sources, assignment
- Utilisation of renewable raw materials
- The farmer as a farmer for landscape and energy – local economic added value and circulatory-economy
- Annex of renewable raw materials contra food production?
Day 3 - System engineering
• Energy consumption (heating, warm-water, power)
• Heating-engineering, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, warm-water
• Energy balance, heat distribution, regulation, exhaust gas system
• Possibilities of energy conservation (hydraulic equalisation)
• Controlling, regulation, management, precision engineering
• Local features
• To have dinner together
Day 4 - Excursion Possible excursion purposes:
• Open-air bath ‘Elstergarten Oelsnitz’
• Neustadt at Falkenstein (holistic approach to RE)
• Agrarian 2000 Eichigt (biogas)
• ‘Vogtlandschanze’ (local skiing attraction) – and dinner
Day 5 - Solateur in Germany – Solateur in UK?!
• Process of the vocational training as a Solateur in Germany
• Necessary specifics GB
• Conducive – hindering (pro & contra)
• Resulting steps for the transfers
• To have dinner together
Departure - Saturday
• Breakfast
• Transport from Lengenfeld/ Vogtland to the airport
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