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Green Projects Cost a Fortune – Structural Change and Green District Heating in Hohenmölsen in FocusOn February 3, 2025, a meeting of the Burgenlandkreis district council committee took place in Hohenmölsen. The main topic was structural change, especially the development of green district heating. The mayor of Hohenmölsen pointed out that the artificially induced scarcity of CO2 certificates in the European emissions trading system has driven prices up for district heating customers in Hohenmölsen. It is hoped that this price-driving factor will be eliminated in the future. Additionally, the abolition of the energy price brake and the increase in VAT further burden the district heating customers in Hohenmölsen. These measures were also established by political decisions. Concept of Green District Heating in HohenmölsenThe concept of green district heating in Hohenmölsen was presented and is based on "Power to Heat": surplus electricity from wind and solar power from the current open-cast mining area is to be used to heat a large water storage tank with a capacity of 25,000 cubic meters. The tank is to be insulated with 50 centimeters of insulation so that only about 10% heat loss per year occurs. Heating is primarily planned to take place on weekends and during the summer months from May to September, which should be sufficient to ensure heat supply. Over the whole year, this could cover 25 to 30 percent of the heat demand.The remaining energy gap is to be closed by various energy sources such as meat-and-bone meal, wood chips, and substitute fuels based on plastics. The latter consist of processed plastic waste used as fuel. Prices for these materials are expected to fluctuate. Commissioning is planned for Christmas 2027. It Will Not Get Cheaper and Self-Sufficiency Is Not AchievableThe managing director of Fernwärme Hohenmölsen, Hubert Vogler, hopes that the current price level can be maintained. Such statements regularly indicate that reality will look different. A CO2-free future is expensive, and the necessary investments require substantial financial resources.Elke Simon-Kuch inquired whether complete self-sufficiency was achievable. The presented concepts show that this will not be the case. Vogler emphasized: "Green projects cost a fortune." He further stated: "There is actually nothing better than lignite as a fossil fuel." Political Framework and Future ProspectsDr.-Ing. Hannes Mann, head of strategic corporate development at MIBRAG, referred to Germany’s climate goals, according to which climate-neutral heating is mandated by 2045. One idea from politics was that coal power plants are not allowed to be converted into substitute fuel power plants, which would also require building a new power plant in Hohenmölsen.Ultimately, all resulting costs are passed on to heating bills. In addition, the bureaucratic effort is enormous. The application and processing take many months. High Costs for Consumers and TaxpayersThe planned investments are intended to advance the phase-out of lignite. However, the financial burden is borne by consumers and taxpayers. Since substitute fuels will be increasingly in demand in the future, rising prices and possibly imports are to be expected. After all, all district heating plants will have to be converted accordingly. This results in a high demand for energy carriers that do not consist of coal, gas, or oil. Prices for these energy carriers will inevitably rise.Is This Policy Irreversible?Laws are not set in stone and can be changed at any time if the political will exists. The current climate agenda is supported by the CDU, SPD, Greens, and FDP.In earlier discussions, it became clear that regional politics supports structural change to benefit from funding. The end of open-cast mining a few years later, due to depletion, carries the risk that no funding might be available then for this structural change. Thus, it does not necessarily have to be conviction in the climate change narrative that prevents regional politics from contradicting it. Lignite will continue to be mined in other countries and could be imported to secure heat supply. Finally, it should be noted again that the political goal is to reduce CO2. Currently, the CO2 content in the atmosphere is 0.04 percent or 400 ppm (parts per million). Of this, 97 percent comes from natural sources, while only 3 percent is attributed to human influence. Germany’s share is about 1.8 percent of this 3 percent, which corresponds to 0.216 molecules per one million atmospheric particles. This raises the question whether this share really has a noticeable impact on the climate and whether structural change is therefore necessary. Everything in the VideoThe committee meeting and its statements are fully available in the video above. It also includes other topics discussed in this session.Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | 04.02.2025 |
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