{"id":210207,"date":"2024-02-29T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/energiewende-auf-dem-land\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T14:19:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T13:19:50","slug":"energy-transition-in-rural-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/en\/energy-transition-in-rural-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy transition in rural areas open up opportunities for municipalities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many small rural municipalities harbor enormous potential for the energy transition. The share of renewable energies can continue to increase if the existing infrastructure is further expanded and modernized. In these municipalities, waste heat and water can also make a bigger contribution to the energy supply.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rural districts, just like their urban counterparts, already have public service infrastructure in place. This includes electricity, gas and in some places also heat grids, sewer systems, buildings and a transport infrastructure. The expansion of renewable energies and investment in municipal infrastructure can tap into local renewable energy reserves, and these can be used to generate green electricity or heating\/cooling. Wind and solar energy, geothermal energy, solar thermal energy, biomass and the use of waste heat and waste water are all playing a part in creating a decentralized energy supply in municipalities, strengthening the regional economy and supporting the achievement of municipal climate change targets.<\/p>\n

Rural municipalities making use of local energy potential<\/h2>\n

According to calculations, Germany will need to be producing around 750 terawatt hours of green electricity by 2030 to meet its target of climate neutrality by 2045<\/a>. That means it will need to more than double its current quota of renewable energies within the space of a few years. The accelerated expansion of PV and wind turbine systems will play a pivotal role in this. Indeed, 215 gigawatts of newly installed PV output alone would be needed between now and 2030 to cover the demand for solar power. But how can this be achieved?<\/p>\n

The hunt for suitable land for PV expansion is bringing about some attractive opportunities for rural regions. After all, these municipalities boast a variety of land, including residential and commercial areas, agricultural land, public green space, transport infrastructure, woodland and nature conservation areas. In addition, they have numerous administrative buildings such as hospitals, town halls, administrative offices for citizens, schools and daycare centers, police stations and a whole host of other facilities allowing them to carry out public sector duties. These municipalities thus also have buildings and rooftops that can be used to produce their future energy supply.<\/p>\n\n\t\t