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Allianders Plan sounds good for Bluegen note no interest in district heating...& "The gas and electricity network will be re-assigned in 2014 and 2015 "
http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin-aktuell/article119457920/Hollaender-wollen-gross-in-Berliner-Energiemarkt-einsteigen.html "Dutch want to go into great Berlin Energy Market
The Alliander AG wants a big player on the Berlin energy market. The Dutch network operator competes in the capital to both the current as well as to the gas network.
By Joachim unfit
The gas and electricity network will be re-assigned in 2014 and 2015
The rogue flashes in the eyes of the round glasses with the fine gold rim. "We will easily guide through all power, Vattenfall supplies," says Ton Doesburg and smiles fine. The Dutchman from Nijmegen is the head of Alliander AG and would like a big player in the energy market in Berlin are. The Dutch network operator competes with its German subsidiary as a single company for the concession for the gas and for the power grid that will be re-assigned in 2014 or 2015. While pursuing a strategy that could be dangerous for the competitors Gasag and Vattenfall, who would like to operate the networks further.
Alliander itself and offers its expertise in network operations other than the country namely the two Berlin-based company as a minority shareholder to. "In my opinion, Berlin needs a partner," says the manager, who previously collaborated with his company in the operation of traffic lights with Berlin and ten years managed the city lights, but where mistakes were made, according to the chief.
Berlin Partner
Berlin itself competes with the state-owned energy operations Berlin also to concessions to the gas and the electricity grid. Specifically, the options are provided in the award process that Berlin is looking for one or more partners.
Alliander comes in the words of CEO's also why in this question, because it is a municipal company itself. Owners are Dutch provinces and cities, including Amsterdam. "Our owners like municipal partners," says Doesburg. The company, whose German daughter he directs, operates in the neighboring country more than 40,000 kms of gas network with 2.6 million customers and twice as long grid with more than three million connections.
"We believe it is correct, gas and electricity to be regarded as a unit," says Doesburg. Many synergies are possible. How common are planning to road work or possible joint training of technicians. Because that is regulated in the Netherlands so there the network charges are lower than in Germany. Future will expertise from his own hand even more important. Because with the energy transition, it will be compulsory to temporarily store excess green electricity from wind about. This could later be converted to gas and back to electricity. So it makes sense to control closely coordinated both networks.
No interest in district heating
No interest has Alliander at the district, which constituted some energy experts and some politicians from the next possible object for a so-called municipal ownership. The heat pipes were inseparable from the power stations, which include Vattenfall. Enter here contradict a principle of the Dutch. They see themselves as pure network operators, with production and sale of energy they have nothing to do.
The 64-year old Doesburg, who was formerly the Social Democratic Party of Labour in Dutch Senate can still remember at other times. Because Alliander was established in 2009 as the Nuon Group was split into a production part and a network operator. With such "unbundling", ie the separation of production, sales and distribution, the market functioned better.
From his time at Nuon he knows the temptations. Because of course have the network operators all customer data and their consumption, meet colleagues and the exchange program, which would be worse, the stronger prevail smart meters. "There is always a conflict of interest between the commercial and distribution interests and the interests of a network operator", the manager describes his experiences. These are arguments that formulated the Berlin Energy table who wants to make a referendum that the power producer Vattenfall should no longer operate the Berlin mains.
Influence on energy policy
And unlike it always assert the manager of Vattenfall's daughter mains Berlin, Doesburg looks very well influence the network operator to energy policy. Not everyone could feed there, what he wants. "It is necessary to intervene as a control operator, he has an important position of power," said Alli Anderson boss. This is crucial for the stability of the network. The question of how electricity is generated, the network operator can affect. How Alli works in the other Heinberg, a district town near Cologne, as operator of the electricity network from spreading fuel cells as a clean, decentralized energy sources.
The state of Berlin networks holds the Alliander-chief for improvement: "They are not modern throughout," he says. That a takeover of the assets as estimated by experts would cost through a new operator two to three billion euros, Doesburg considers absurd. It could just go to the yield value, ie, a sum that is to maximize the returns approved by the Federal Network Agency.
For a term of 20 years for the concession, this value should be around 800 million euros, the Alliander boss expects the purchase Summer - naturally - down. The Dutch believe that can attract a yield of 6 percent to 7 percent from the network.
To Berlin they want because they want to be there when driven by the energy transition new technologies and methods emerge. Alliander need more volume to shape this process leader. "We want to spread and expand our expertise internationally," says Doe Mountain: "We go beyond the limits, because our country is a bit too small for us."
Cross Border Energy Conference 3 Days ago http://www.kle-point.de/aktuell/neuigkeiten/eintrag.php?eintrag_id=106440
"From Energy Agency to company: Energy Sector seeks cooperation ARNHEM (NL).
, "I want a North Rhine-Westphalian-Dutch energy agency." concluded with this request, Dr. Frank-Michael Baumann, Managing Director of EnergyAgency.NRW Energy Conference "E = NLD ²" in Arnhem. At the invitation of the economic-development project "connect 2 Business" had 26 September almost 200 German and Dutch energy experts in Burgers' Zoo gathered to discuss cross-border cooperation. Besides the EnergyAgency.NRW would cooperate with the Foundation kiEMT,, several companies have come together on specific projects. Various workshops, panel discussions and lectures are two basic theories emerged. Firstly, the participants agreed that the power is always distributed in future. "We are witnessing a revolution, the energy shifts of a few large to many small suppliers," Baumann said. Stressed Anton Wissing B & W Energy, that there are already 1.3 million photovoltaic systems in Germany, which are mainly operated by private -. All small utilities Secondly, the Dutch energy experts designated as a model in Germany's energy policy. "In Germany there is a greater political reliability. In the Netherlands, the policy is too fickle, that scares off investors' representative said Erwin Coolen, CEO of the Dutch wind energy provider Outsmart. Conclusion of his presentation: "Germany is for the wind energy available in the Netherlands, there is not yet." An example of a successful German-Dutch cooperation in the field of wind energy presented, meanwhile, Monika Chandler, Managing Director of Wind hard from Grevenbroich: Your company operates together with Ecofys Netherlands a test field for wind turbines in Lelystad, the Netherlands. "A very nice collaboration," was her conclusion. Cooperation, which was initiated at the conference, concerns the electric mobility. Anja van Niersen, manager of product development at the Dutch company Alliander, and Anton Wissing B & W Energy have already agreed serious talks. The German company specializes in energy storage, the Dutch on e-mobility. Here, points of contact, which can result in joint business activities. Resulting job opportunities Attractive opportunities for German companies from the construction industry and the energy sector provides the energy agreement, the Dutch government has decided together with employers, unions and environmental groups. How Margreet van Gastel, Alderman of spatial planning, public space and environment of Arnhem reported in 2023 to at least 16 percent of the energy supply in the Netherlands come from renewable sources. Citizens are encouraged to gain self-sustainable energy. At the same time the government wants to provide 600 million euros for cheap loans available that allow property owners to invest in energy-efficient renovation of residential and commercial buildings. For German companies, this project holds great potential order. EnergyAgency.NRW kiEMT and the Foundation will also hold discussions. A joint office with three to four people envision the two potential partners. As regards the financing of cross-border cooperation: "Do you work out a concept and put it in front of us," Annemiek Traag encouraged by Provincie Gelderland. , the organizers came to a positive conclusion of the first German-Dutch energy conference. "We have had lively discussions and practical cooperation talks on political and corporate level. We are convinced that the energy industry is one step closer to both sides of the border, "said Hildegard Bongert-Boekhout of the Kreishandwerkerschaft Borken and project manager of two connect business. background The "2 connect business" in the context of the INTERREG IV A Germany-Netherlands program funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the Dutch province of Gelderland and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia co. It is accompanied by the program management in the Euregio Rhine-Waal. www.deutschland-nederland.eu Photo 1: Cross-border energy conference "E ² = NLD" to Burgers' Zoo Arnhem Photo 2: Around 200 participants attended the conference cross-border energy E = NLD ² Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem. " Alliander Nijmijen
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