Mike Hewitt, EPCAMR, “A Tour of Germany’s Coal Fields”
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Michael was one of 12 Americans that was invited to participate in the Engaging Coal Communities Tour of Berlin, Lausitz, and North Rhine-Westphalia Visitor Program hosted by the Heinrich Boell Foundation in November 2016. He had a terrific opportunity to see the lignite and hard coal regions of Germany and learned about their “just transition” away from fossil fuels and into renewable energy. The group had the opportunity to speak to government officials, power industry representatives, labor union representatives, local mayors, councilmen and foundation representatives about how communities, industry, and government worked together to make sure that their coal miners and mining landscapes were not left behind in the transition but were made to prosper and become centers for innovation and recreation.
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Mike Hewitt, EPCAMR, “A Tour of Germany’s Coal Fields”
- 1. Visitor Program Engaging Coal Communities Tour of Berlin, Lausitz and North Rhine-Westphalia November 13-19, 2016
- 3. Berlin (Capital) Day 1 – Severely Jet Lagged!
- 4. The energy efficient Albreightshof Hotel ZZZZZZZZZ….
- 5. Day 2:We’re off to the Capitol Follow that Rabbit! Thank You, Nora !
- 6. Old mixed with the new…
- 7. German Mistry of Energy Photo Source: Wikimedia
- 8. Ministry of Energy explains “The Energiewende” The transition to a low carbon, environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable energy supply by 2050. The new system will rely heavily on renewable energy (particularly wind, photovoltaics, and biomass), energy efficiency, and energy demand management. Most if not all existing coal-fired generation will need to be retired. The phase- out of Germany's fleet of nuclear reactors, to be complete by 2022, is a key part of the program. - German Ministry of Energy
- 9. Vattenfall the last of 9 large corporate Power Companies
- 10. ENERGIEWENDE TARGETSTARGETS 1: Climate 2: Renewables 3: Efficiency Co2 Reduction vs. 1990 Electricity Consumption Share Total Energy Consumption Share Primary Energy Energy Productivity Building Renovation 2020 - 40% 35% 18% -20% Increase 2.1% per year Double rate from 1% to 2% per year 2030 - 55% 50% 30% -30% 2040 - 70% 65% 45% -40% 2050 - 80 to 95% 80% 60% -50% Source: Vattenfall 2016
- 11. Heinrich Böll Foundation HQ The German Green Political Foundation Building Designed with Energy Efficiency Photo Source: Heinrich Böll Fdn.
- 12. Today: renewables generate 126 billion kilowatt hours annually enough to power 36 million households and export to neighbor countries. Statistical • Montana, US (147,165 mi²) is 1.07 times as big as Germany (137,882 mi²). • Germany (81.41 million) is 78 times more populous than Montana, US (1.033 million) Geologic • Germany has Hard Coal (Anthracite) in the West & Brown Coal (Lignite) in the East • Water pollution problems are very similar to Eastern PA and Montana, respectively. Historical • Germany & Berlin itself was fractured in to four (4) pieces post-WWII • Coal resources were all but used up by the war effort • Reunification began in the 1990’s & with crisis point for the economy Some Perspective
- 14. Structural Changes in Economy 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Boom Phase Boom of heavy industries due to rebuilding efforts Denial Phase Decline begins; Hope that “good days will return” Crisis Severe financial crisis of steel and hard coal industry Diversification Restructuring of the economy Continuous Modernization Adapting economy to “new” challenges Source: Energy Transition in Germany | Dr. Daniel Vallentin | Wuppertal Institut Coal Subsidies Compensating price gap between Ruhr coal/international coal (1958 – 2002: 158 billion €) Social compensation Hardship compensation, re-training programs, early retirements Local Bottom-up Policies Emscher Programme, Dortmund Technology Park, etc. National Centralized Policies Investments in infrastructure (transport), new institutions (universities), environmental protection Blended Policies Cluster Strategy and Regional Coordination Phase-out Decision and Government Policy over Time
- 15. Parliament floor, where all the magic happens…
- 16. Cyclone on top of the parliament building
- 17. I think this is Angela Merkle’s House? Behind me
- 18. It’s cold at the top!
- 19. On the way back… a hoppin’ little biergarten
- 20. What in the… Never mind, bottoms up!
- 21. Day 3: On the move again … to the labor union building … they’re all sick of me already
- 22. Meeting with Labor Union Representatives “Just Transition” is a framework that has been developed by the trade union movement to encompass a range of social interventions needed to secure workers' jobs and livelihoods when economies are shifting to sustainable production, including avoiding climate change, protecting biodiversity, among other challenges. LaborUnionsintheEnergyTransition:Managing StructuralChange,DGB,2016
- 23. ~200K Jobs Lost in the Old Energy Market since 1995 LaborUnionsintheEnergyTransition:Managing StructuralChange,DGB,2016
- 24. ~355K Jobs Gained in the Green Energy Market since 2004 LaborUnionsintheEnergyTransition:Managing StructuralChange,DGB,2016
- 25. Platform 9 ¾ ?
- 26. Lausitz (Lignite Coal Region) Day 3 - Eastern Germany
- 27. Tour bus around Lausitz
- 28. What is this? Any Guesses?
- 29. Großräschener “Lake” former strip mine is filling up & should take ~3 more years… They are already liming the lake
- 30. Exhibition hall is now a restaurant/bar by the See
- 31. Meeting with Großräschen Burgermeister • Germany created exhibition halls to gather ideas from community about the future of the region… • Transition in this region meant ecotourism and repurposing of buildings… • Reclaimed land is very unstable… • Manmade lakes and mountains…
- 32. SeeHotel was a boarding house for coal miners, now an opulent hotel
- 33. Lauzitian Lakeland Tourist Map… 26 Lakes
- 34. Großräschen Lake (filling up) Welzow Open Cast Mine Lausitzring Eurospeedway Senftenberg Lake & Hotel LeonWood
- 35. Welzow Open Cast Mine goes on as far as the eye can see…
- 36. Image source: Vattenfall Continuous Miner @ Welzow
- 37. Eurospeedway Lausitz “Cast” is like little marbles… Base of wind turbine & stadium is anchored 300 ft down to bedrock. The surface is too unstable for large structures.
- 38. Former Lignite Coal Fired Power Plant now is an incinerator. Yes, It rained most of the day…
- 39. Senftenburg Lake will eventually connect to the mine lakes… worries about water quality? No winter maintenance! Use the harbor at your own risk!
- 41. Old school converted into a new technology center • Network connections to Brandenburg and Saxon universities. • Well trained and highly motivated professionals in the region. • Lab and multifunction rooms. • Biotech industry already located here.
- 42. KRINNER SOLAR SYSTEM: 18.5 MWP output Senftenburg
- 43. Micro Brewery, Pork and Sauerkraut? Sure!
- 44. Day 4: Back on the train
- 45. This is a mailbox & there’s a Harley Davidson store just out of reach
- 46. North Rhine-Westphalia (Hard Coal Region) Day 4 - Western Germany
- 47. Can anyone tell me how to use this elevator? It’s been a long day… Aaaand it’s not over yet…
- 48. Dusseldorf… King’s Avenue Germany’s Fashion Capitol
- 49. Meeting with Green Party Parliament member Reiner Priggen• 17 years of service • Great perspective on energy transition • Former mechanical engineer
- 50. A good end to the day!
- 51. Herten Day 5: Tour of “Hard Coal” Ruhr Region Elevator shafts
- 52. This thing makes Hydrogen Gas…
- 53. Which they store here…
- 55. Decline of Coal Production: Sound Familiar Anthracite Region? Drivers for decline of hard coal mining in the Ruhr region (Western Germany): Uncompetitive with globally traded hard coal due to great depth of coal deposits (average: 2100 ft) Increasing availability of less-expensive steel on the global market Surging demand for oil (as a substitute for coal, e.g. in the heating sector) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1960's 2010's Production Vs Service Workers Service Jobs vs. Production Jobs Source: Energy Transition in Germany | Dr. Daniel Vallentin | Wuppertal Institut
- 56. Essen Zollverein Colliery: a Unesco World Heritage Site
- 61. Ruhr Museum… In the breaker!
- 63. Day 6: Continuation of “Hard Coal” Ruhr Region Dortmund City Hall
- 64. Former Phoenix Steelworks was carpet bombed in the World Wars. Now a lake front with condos, trendy shops and restaurants! Hiking Mtn
- 66. Neurath Power Plants < Old (Hard Coal) and New (Lignite) CFB /
- 67. Lignite “Brown Coal” brought in by train from the Helmstedt Area
- 68. Enufff math… X 0.453592 kg/lb = 4,127 BTU per pound KJ per kilogram
- 69. Christmas Market in Dusseldorf…
- 70. Goodbye Germany!
- 71. Fragen? Nein? Gute nächste Rutsche! Wha?
- 72. Information Coal Production and Jobs in USA Google “Coal Atlas” for the Heinrich Böll Foundation publication for other countries
Editor's Notes
- [Move to the video slide after opening. Takes time to load it] Introduction… the video I will play is 3 minutes long and is a little one sided with respect to climate change, but a good overall intro to the tour.
- I flew 7 hours into the future via Russia then back 1 hour to Germany. I could not sleep on the plane and basically had no clue what time it was the entire week.
- Your room card served as key card and main power switch. My cell phone did not charge when I left for dinner, but the food and dessert were amazing! I was out like a light as soon as I got back to the room.
- We were up early the next day following Nora Loehle around Berlin to talk to government officials, industry representatives and other experts related to the energy transition. We called Nora the rabbit, because she walked really fast and wore a hat with a fluffy tail on the top. You had to keep up or she would come get you!
- I guess like any European City there is really interesting old architecture. I have never been to Europe before this, but mixed in with the old was new stuff as well.
- Today, they produce enough power to export at times to their neighboring counties. But haven’t figured out how to charge for it. They have figured out how to bank it and which I will mention later.
- This was some sort of heating and cooling device. I have no clue how it works.
- Harbor… will be soon at least
- 2 billion tons of lignite was removed since the mid 19th century; pit is up to 60 meters (200 feet) deep.
- 26 lakes that cover over 40 hectares; before mining the land was mostly swamp.
- *Pause to find the miner* Can you see it? Continuous miner makes rows of overburden as it moves back and forth exposing the lignite coal seam.
- Over the last 90 years, more than 250 settlements/villages and 110 thousand people were relocated due to lignite mining. The land is unstable for large buildings when the mining is complete.
- This thing makes hydrogen gas from the excess power generated by renewables.
- Which they store in tanks for use in fuel cell powered things (ex. heating units, cars… soon).
- Dismantled and sent to China… all but one piece. The contaminated soil was dug out which formed the lake. The contaminated soil was heaped up into a mountain and capped. Recreational trails. Germans love their manmade mountains and lakes.
- RWE traditional hard coal fired power plant being phased out and new CFB power plant with scrubber technology. These look familiar ARIPPA Folks?
- Enough to make my head spin. My gnomies agree!