edited: 02/26/2000
current for: 2000

Theme

Energy.

Town/Region

Project name

Project sponsor /Address for information

Upper Bavaria

Multiple utilisation of thermal water sources.

After cooling, the consortium set up by the local authority processes the water for drinking purposes and supplies it to the water supply network in the town of Erding or to a spa facility for baths and balneological therapy. It is also possible for it to be used as a mineral drinking water for health purposes.

Zweckverband für Geowärme Erding
Landshuter Strasse 1
D-85435 Erding
Tel.: +49 81 22 / 40 81 05
Fax: +49 81 22 / 40 81 07
e-mail: geowaerme@erding.com 
Internet: www.erding.com/geowaerme 
Contact: Alois Gabauer

Upper Bavaria

TiNOX has succeeded for the first time in electrodepositing a titanium nitrite oxide coating only one two hundred millionth of a millimetre thick on copper strip by a vacuum vaporising process. The material is ideally suitable for absorbers when using solar collectors to product hot water. Compared with the current state of the art, this coating can be produced without causing pollutant emissions; it also increases the energy yield from the solar collector. A new production facility will permit an annual output of 200,000 square metres of absorber surface. During its guaranteed working life of at least 25 years, this total area would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approx. 825,000 metric tons.

TiNOX GmbH
Schwere-Reiter-Strasse 35 / 2B
D-80797 München
Tel.: +49 89 / 30 00 72 - 0
Fax: +49 89 / 30 00 72 - 72
e-mail: scol@cube.net 
Internet: www.tinox.com 
Contact: Dr. Isabella V. Mayer

near Würzburg

The following project initiatives will be investigated: decentralised production and quality assurance of vegetable oils. Cooperation between producers, processors, plant constructors and users of vegetable oil in the industrial sector.

(Multiple) use of energy from vegetable oils as biogenic fuels.

C.A.R.M.E.N.
Koordinierungsstelle für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Centrales Agrar-Rohstoff Marketing- u. Entwicklungsnetzwerk
Technologiepark 13
D-97222 Rimpar/Würzburg
Tel.: +49 93 65 / 80 69 - 0
Fax: +49 93 65 / 80 69 55
e-mail: C.A.R.M.E.N@t-online.de 
Internet: www.carmen-ev.de 
Contact: Annette Hoferer
Extension: +49 93 65 / 80 69 - 57
Fax: +49 93 65 / 80 69 10

In Greussenheim, in the administrative district of Lower Franconia, an alternative energy generation and heat storage system is to be implemented to supply power to a new estate, using a block-type thermal power station run on vegetable oil. Excess thermal energy will be stored for later use in a geothermal storage well.

Upper Bavaria

Theme

Environment: Landscape, Climate.

Town/Region

Project name

Project sponsor /Address for information

Allgäu/Bavarian Swabia

The project will involve presenting the ecological tourism concept of the Hindelang health resort in the Upper Allgäu region. The "Hindelang – Nature and Culture" project is a model designed to protect the natural environment through ecological subsidies and direct marketing. It aims to preserve the typical agricultural landscape and the existence of farms to an equal extent.

Kurverwaltung Hindelang
Marktstrasse 9
D-87541 Hindelang
Tel.: +49 83 24 / 8 92 - 0 und 8 92 - 17
Fax: +49 83 24 / 80 55
e-mail: hindelang@allgaeu.org 
Internet: www.hindelang.net 
Contact: Jan Schubert
Internet: www.touristik.de/hindelang.htm 

Allgäu/Bavarian Swabia

The project involves the restoration of areas previously used by holiday skiers. It will also develop perspectives for ecologically compatible use of these areas in the future.

Stadt Immenstadt im Allgäu
Marienplatz 3-4
D-87509 Immenstadt im Allgäu
Tel.: +49 83 23/ 91 41 75
Fax: +49 83 23 / 91 41 95
e-mail: immenstadt@allgaeu.org 
Internet: www.immenstadt.de 
Contact: Sonja Oberbauer

Upper Bavaria

In this project, unspoiled riverscapes are to be restored within the context of modern town planning. The principal elements are a feasibility study as a basis for revitalising riverside woods, restoring damaged existing water areas (the "Lohen") or maintaining those that have not lost their natural character and setting up a composite biotope system.

The aim is to secure the riverside meadow structures as public areas and as close-to-nature leisure areas with access from the city.

Fremdenverkehrsamt
Rathausplatz 2
D-85049 Ingolstadt
Tel.: +49 8 41 / 3 05 10 98
Fax: +49 8 41 / 3 05 10 99
e-mail: touristinformation@ingolstadt.de 
e-mail: ulrich.linder@ingolstadt.de 
Internet: www.ingolstadt.de 
Contact: Hans Hagn or Hans-Georg Wüst (Tel.: +49 8 41 / 3 05 19 31)

Eastern Bavaria

In the German rural regions of Rottal-Inn and Dingolfing / Landau communal bio-refuse is processed according to the "Rottal Model" in four decentral fermentation plants. By means of innovative methods and a well-planned overall concept, refuse is converted into valuable fertiliser and into energy in the spirit of a materials cycle in accordance with future needs. The energy and nutrient cycles are closed in a practical manner, the added value created in the region is increased and new regional jobs are created.

Landratsamt Rottal-Inn
TWiSt - Büro f. Tourismus Wirtschaft u. Struktur
Ringstrasse 4
D-84347 Pfarrkirchen
Tel.: +49 85 61 / 2 02 68 und 2 02 92
Fax: +49 85 61 / 96 38 14
e-mail: tourismus@rottal-inn.btl.de 
Internet: www.rottal-inn.de
Contact: Astrid Keimerl or Alfons Sittinger

Upper Bavaria

The project is intended to promote the use of biologically degradable materials from renewable resources for everyday products and consumer goods. The intention is in particular to replace plastics based on petrochemicals with biodegradable materials, thus helping to conserve fossil-based reserves of raw materials, protect the atmosphere and ensure environmentally compatible waste disposal.

MAFO-SYSTEM-TECHNIK
Dr.-Ing. A. Zacharias GmbH & Co. KG
Industriestrasse 1
D-83317 Teisendorf
Tel.: +49 86 66 / 98 86 - 23
Fax: +49 86 66 / 98 86 12
e-mail: mafo-systemtechnik@t-online.de 
Contact: Erika Schöndorfer

Franconia

The project is devoted to the recycling of material from old polyurethane foam cans. The German market has a potential of approx. 25 million cans of this type annually. The cans are cleaned by spraying and represent a potential residual refuse volume of approx. 7,500 metric tons. For the return of used PU foam cans, PDR has developed disposal logistics that is easy for the user to operate and costs nothing. All PU foam cans incorporated into the PDR system are marked with the appropriate PU logo and the conditions for their return. They carry a mark to confirm that the recycling costs have already been charged in respect of the can in question. In this manner the manufacturers can comply with their obligation under the recycling and waste materials laws.

Polyurethan-Dosen-Recycling GmbH &Co. Betriebs-KG
Am Alten Sägewerk 3
D-95349 Thurnau
Tel.: +49 92 28 / 9 50 41
Fax: +49 92 28 / 9 50 51
e-mail: aw@pdr.de
Internet: www.pdr.de
Contact: Anita Weigel

Theme

Knowledge, Information, Communication.

Town/Region

Project name

Project sponsor /Address for information

Upper Bavaria

The research reactor in Garching, built in 1957, is now obsolete because it no longer satisfies today’s requirements for high-quality neutron research. To prevent Germany from suffering a "neutron shortfall", Munich Technical University is building FRM-II, a reactor with much higher performance. This will assure the maintenance of high basic research and teaching standards. It will also provide research and service facilities for industry and will have an important part to play in diagnosis and therapy.

Technische Universität Munich
Neue Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Garching
Pressestelle FRM-II
Reaktorstation
D-85747 Garching
Tel.: +49 89 / 28 91 21 47
Fax: +49 89 / 28 91 21 62
e-mail: frm2@ph.tum.de
Internet: www.frm2.tu-muenchen.de
Contact: Gert von Hassel

Upper Bavaria

The central entrance building of the new Building Center operated by Messe Munich GmbH is to take the form of a technology pavilion. Apart from its function as an entrance and an exhibition hall, the technology pavilion will be an exhibit in its own right, where technical solutions will not only be displayed but technology as a whole can be encountered.

The carcase of the building, its load-bearing structure and its technical facilities are intended to serve as examples for construction work in the future. A modular construction principle enables the latest state of the art to be presented in the development of construction methods, installation of services and utilisation of energy.

Messe Munich GmbH
Messegelände
D-81823 München
Tel.: +49 89 / 5 10 74 44 und 94 92 14 00
Fax: +49 89 / 5 10 71 66 und 94 92 14 09
e-mail: schoen@messe-muenchen.de
Internet: www.messe-muenchen.de
Contact: Rolf Schoen or Eugen Egetenmeir

Upper Bavaria

In this research and development project, a model for the organisation of knowledge in a worldwide "information society" is being drawn up. The new media used for this purpose reveal how higher living quality can be attained with reduced consumption of natural resources. In an educational game, virtual realities in the Internet are linked with the sensual experience and living areas.

Eastern Bavaria

The Geo Centre is an effective, modern source of information and education on modern geoscience and geotechnology that will interest scientists, students and tourists. The world’s largest deep bore project will be accompanied by events and special exhibitions aimed at increasing public awareness of current geoscience and geotechnology projects.

Theme

The Future of Work.

Town/Region

Project name

Project sponsor /Address for information

Franconia

The project involves creating 30 teleworking jobs in this Franconian wine village, which has around 1,800 inhabitants, setting up a local information system linked to the Internet, extending training accommodation for new areas of work in the field of telematics and ensuring that a wide range of households is connected to the information system.

Theme

The 21^st Century.

Town/Region

Project name

Project sponsor /Address for information

Together with 12 local authorities the Free State of Bavaria is developing model urban regions and residential areas which make a contribution towards consistent urban development suitable for the future by illustrating methods of low-cost, ecologically and socially acceptable urban planning and housing. As part of the "Bavaria’s Future" offensive, the Bavarian State government is making a total of 200 million German Marks (DM) available for these 12 projects. The funds will be allocated as state participations in development companies to be set up jointly with the towns concerned or as low-interest loans on the basis of development-project and loan contracts.

The following sites have been chosen as project locations for the "Residential models" programme:

Oberste Baubehörde im Bayerischen Staatsministerium des Innern
Franz-Josef-Strauss-Ring 4
D-80539 München
Tel.: +49 89 / 21 92 02
Fax: +49 89 / 2 19 21 34 98
Contact: Prof. Herbert Kallmayer or
Martin van Hazebrouck
Extension: +49 89 / 21 92 - 33 71
e-mail: martin.vanhazebrouck@stmi.bayern.de
Internet: www.innenministerium.bayern.de

Lower Franconia

"Am Rosensee"

Am Rosensee Stadtentwicklungs GmbH
Stadt Aschaffenburg
Herr Stadtdirektor Martens
Postfach 63, D-63701 Aschaffenburg
Tel.: +49 60 21 / 3 30 - 2 43
Fax: +49 60 21 / 33 07 20

Bavarian Swabia

"Prinz-Karl-Viertel"

Stadt Augsburg
Herr Stadtbaurat Dr. Demharter
Postfach 11 19 60; D-86044 Augsburg
Tel.: +49 8 21 / 3 24 - 21 14 (Herr Wimmer)
Fax: +49 8 21 / 3 24 21 21

Upper Franconia

"Hohlmühle"

Entwicklungsgesellschaft Bayreuth-Hohlmühle mbH
Herr Dipl.-Geogr. Filippi
Bahnhofstrasse 29, D-95444 Bayreuth
Tel.: +49 9 21 / 78 42 – 0
Fax: +49 9 21 / 78 42 20

Central Franconia

"Röthelheimpark"

Central Franconia

"Südstadt"

Stadt Fürth
Herr Stadtbaurat Krausse
Postfach 25 67, D-90762 Fürth
Tel.: +49 9 11 / 9 74 - 10 50
Fax: +49 9 11 / 9 74 10 53

Bavarian Swabia

"Günzpark"

Upper Bavaria

"Permoserstrasse"

Stadt Ingolstadt
Herr Stadtbaurat Goebl
Postfach 21 09 64, D-85024 Ingolstadt
Tel.: +49 8 41 / 3 05 - 21 33 (Herr Bauer)
Fax: +49 8 41 / 3 05 21 49

Bavarian Swabia

"Jakobwiese"

Sozialbau Kempten
Wohnungs- u. Städtebau GmbH
Herr Singer
Allgäuer Strasse 1, D-87435 Kempten
Tel.: +49 8 31 / 25 28 – 11
Fax: +49 8 31 / 25 28 22

Upper Bavaria

"Ackermannbogen"

Landeshauptstadt Munich
Referat für Stadtplanung und Bauordnung
Frau Stadtbaurätin Christiane Thalgott
Blumenstrasse 28b, D-80331 München
Tel.: +49 89 / 2 33 - 2 20 55 (Herr Andres)
Fax: +49 89 / 23 32 42 38

Central Franconia

"St. Leonhard Nord"

Lower Bavaria

"Kohlbruck"

Upper Palatinate

"Burgweinting-Mitte"

These 12 projects are aimed at coordinating and implementing the objectives of low-cost, ecologically and social acceptable urban development and housing. By grouping the target topics and developing the residential models in parallel, considerable synergy effects are anticipated. The objective is forward-looking, consistent urban development that makes intelligent use of resources, takes networked ecological demands into account and ensures a long-lasting, environmentally acceptable and economically viable development process.

Eastern Bavaria

The best surviving large mediaeval town in Germany is presenting the measures and efforts it undertakes to retain unique buildings and structures intact in this 2000-year-old town. The complete undertaking consists of three part-projects "Maintenance of Regensburg Cathedral", "Restoration of the Old Town" and "Unterer Wöhrd Solar Quarter".

Stadt Regensburg / Tourist Information Regensburg
Altes Rathaus
D-93047 Regensburg
Tel.: +49 9 41 / 5 07 44 10
Fax: +49 9 41 / 5 07 44 19
e-mail: tourismus@info.regensburg.baynet.de
Internet: www.regensburg.de
Contact: Alfred Helbrich

Upper Bavaria

The objectives of this project are:

Gemeinde Weyarn
Ignaz-Günther-Strasse 5
D-83629 Weyarn
Tel.: +49 80 20 / 18 87 - 0
Fax: +49 80 20 / 18 87 – 20
Internet: www.weyarn.de
Contact: Bürgermeister Michael Pelzer und Theresia Benda

Theme

Mobility.

Town/Region

Project name

Project sponsor /Address for information

Allgäu/Bavarian Swabia

This project will involve the development of carbon-fibre pistons. Because these are so light, they are more efficient than conventional pistons. They also have a lower coefficient of expansion, leading to a significant reduction in pollutant emissions. An additional advantage for two-stroke engines is that carbon does not seize as a result of a welding effect.

Sintec Keramik GmbH
Romantische Strasse 18
D-87642 Buching
Tel.: +49 83 68 / 9 10 10
Fax: +49 83 68 / 91 01 30
e-mail: sintec-group@sintec-keramik.de
Internet: www.sintec-keramik.de
Contact: Ulrich Goetz und Petra Paintinger
Extension: +49 83 68 / 91 01 – 15

Upper Bavaria

Clean Energy is an ecologically ideal energy circuit based on hydrogen obtained from water. BMW shows that the complete system for obtaining, distributing and utilising this advanced form of energy is ready for adoption. In this connection BMW is developing a new generation of automobiles with engine, control system and fuel storage facility specially developed for liquefied hydrogen fuel. With a team of partners BMW is displaying the hydrogen generation, distribution and utilisation process chain at its Research and Engineering Center, at the Transportation Center of the German Museum in Munich and at the world’s first liquefied hydrogen filling station which has been set up at Munich airport.

BMW AG
Petuelring 130
D-80788 München
Tel.: +49 89 / 3 82 - 3 83 82
Fax: +49 89 / 3 82 - 2 04 41
Contact: Jan-Christiaan Koenders
e-mail: Clean.Energy@BMW.de
Internet: www.bmw.com

Theme

Planet of Visions - Ideas for the world.

Town/Region

Project name

Project sponsor /Address for information

Upper Bavaria

In this project young engineers, students and scientists are developing Europe’s first lunar satellite under the supervision of universities and research institutes in Germany, England and Sweden.

Technische Universität Munich
Fachgebiet Raumfahrttechnik
Boltzmannstrasse 15
D-85747 Garching
Tel.: +49 89 / 28 91 60 03
Fax: +49 89 / 28 91 60 04
e-mail: P.Eckart@lrt.mw.tum.de
Internet: www.lunarsat.lrt.mw.tu-muenchen.de
Contact: Dr. Peter Eckart