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Magazine of the juwi group.TRANSCRIPT
01/2011
With four new subsidiaries in India,
South Africa, Chile and Great Britain
juwi further expands its international
business.
Read more on pages 8 and 9.
Clean Energy Around the World
Successful Premiere | Page 15
Joint venture puts production
facility for high-yield Palaterra
soil into operation.
Two Locations, Four Turbines | Page 10
With the construction of four wind
turbines,juwicelebratesitsfirst
successful projects in western Poland.
Zero Energy Consumption | Page 16
New business division “Green
Buildings” offers engineering concepts
for sustainable building technology.
Insights Construction of the E-126 at Schneebergerhof Page 4
Mehring II Solar Park Page 6
Feature Internationalization Page 8
Wind Two Locations, Four Systems – First Projects in Poland Page 10
Solar Massive Power from the Roof Page 12
Bio juwi Increases Production of Wood Pellets Page 15
Green Buildings Living and Working with Zero Energy Consumption Page 16
Panorama Sights Set on the 2012 Paralympics Page 18
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Published by: juwi Holding AG · Energie-Allee 1 · 55286 Wörrstadt, Germany Editors: Christian Hinsch (person responsible according to the
German Press Law) · Katharina Buss · Benedikt Brüne · Stephan Brust · Anne Gemind · Hasret Gülmez · Ralf Heidenreich · Iwona Kallok · Ricarda Schuller
Design: kleiner und bold GmbH | Berlin Printed by: odd GmbH & Co. KG Print + Medien | Bad Kreuznach, Germany · © 01/2011
Cover: Taj Mahal, Agra, India · Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town, South Africa · Santiago de Chile, Chile · Tower Bridge, London, Great Britain
All pictures courtesy of juwi
Low profile and poor results. That is the summary of the 16th UN International Climate Talks in Cancún, Mexico. No top
ranking politician has made the way to the Mexican city. The world climate conference has lost its charm. Yes, developed
and developing countries agreed to cut carbon emissions. However, ambition without substance is not enough, what the
world needs are binding regulations.
Nothing like this has happened in Cancún. The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012 and people are still waiting for decisions.
UN delegates have been meeting for several years and they are still asking the same questions: Will there be mandatory
timetables and emission targets? Who goes first: the U.S. and Europe or China and India? How can the UN’s 192 countries
be united around a single international framework?
juwi does not wait for answers, but works on solutions. Our goal is an energy supply based on 100% renewable energy
sources – in Germany as well as abroad. We offer comprehensive energy solutions on a regenerative basis – with solar,
wind and bio energy plants as well as hydropower and geothermical projects.
We are active on a national as well as on an international level. Only in the last months, we entered into several
new markets and opened subsidiaries in Great Britain, Chile, India and South Africa (more on pages 8/9). In addition,
we have extended our portfolio with services in the area of sustainable construction with “juwi Green Buildings GmbH”
(more on page 16).
The most decisive factor in our work are our employees. Successful projects can only be realized with committed people.
Therefore, we were very happy to welcome the 1,000th employee to juwi in November 2010. As a solar technician, he works
in an area that has been significantly influenced by the ideas of Hermann Scheer, winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize.
His enthusiasm and his work are motivation and obligation to us: to continue on the way to 100% renewable with a lot
of passion.
Enjoy reading!
Jochen Magerfleisch Matthias Willenbacher Fred Jung
Dear Friends of the juwi Group,
Insights
With an Eye for Proportion and a Delicate Touch
October 13, 2010. Early morning.
In the cool, foggy fall weather, the
Schneebergerhof in the German state
of Rhineland-Palatinate becomes the
backdrop for a technological master-
piece. The engineers from turbine
manufacturer Enercon maneuver
the extremely heavy rotor for one
of the world's largest wind energy
systems, the E-126, to its destination.
The construction of the spectacular
wind turbine demonstrates impres-
sively the opportunities that repower-
ing offers: The new system, which
generates approximately 18 million
kilowatt hours per year, replaces
an older turbine that produced just
a sixth of that power yield.
Infos and videos on www.juwi.com
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A Beauty with 27,280 Photovoltaic Modules
Likeabrilliantjewel,theMehringIIsolarparkreflectstheskyandthecloudsfromitsloca-
tion high above the Mosel River. The photovoltaic system in the Trier-Saarburg district of
Germany is an expansion to a section of the solar park that juwi launched in December 2007.
Like the 15 turbines in the neighboring Mehringer Höhe wind park, the two systems are
prime examples of how renewable energies can be harmoniously integrated into their
scenic surroundings.
Insights
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juwi expands its international business with great strides. Ongoing activi-
ties are increased; in addition, the company enters into new markets. Only
recently, juwi established subsidiaries in India, Chile, the United Kingdom
and South Africa, and just passed the threshold of 1,000 employees, 250 of
which are employed outside of Germany, numbers rising. “juwi has to be
active on an international level to allow for further growth and a further
expansion of the 100% vision on the one hand and a broader distribution
of risks on the other,” explains Patrick Schmidt-Bräkling, Manager of
International Business Development. “The demand for the services and
products we offer is increasing; they are of interest for almost any country
in the world. Renewable energies are the present and at the same time
the future,” he adds.
Excellent conditions for wind energy
“International activities are of great importance for the wind sector. There
is a large number of international markets with attractive conditions and
excellent potential,” says Michael Böhm, Head of International Business
Development Wind. juwi Wind currently focuses on France, the USA,
Costa Rica and Poland as foreign markets. In 2010, juwi Wind GmbH
entered markets in Italy, Chile, Uruguay and South Africa, where an office
in Stellenbosch (near Cape Town) was opened in November. South Africa
provides very favourable conditions and has an increasing energy
demand. The wind sector focuses on project development, planning to
start with project construction in 2013, primarily in the region of Western
Cape. In Poland, juwi has recently completed its first two projects acting
as the general contractor for the design, engineering and construction
of the wind farms. In the course of the next year, several additional
projects will follow; the wind team based in Krakow also looks into its own
Strengthening the Position as a Global Player
development of wind farms. In France, juwi has meanwhile completed
eight wind farms in several regions of the country with approximately
75 MW and has established a third office in Nantes.
Solar energy on the rise
The solar sector is expanding its international activities in leaps and
bounds. “In the years to come, the solar sector will continue to expand
existing activities, but also look into new markets,” says Amiram Roth-
Deblon, Head of Business Development New Markets Solar. Currently,
photovoltaic installations are being planned, constructed and operated
in Italy, France, Spain, Greece, the Czech Republic, the United States and
Bulgaria; India and the United Kingdom are new markets. Worldwide,
juwi Solar is working to implement photovoltaic installations with a total
capacity of approx. 2,000 MW by 2012. “One of the greatest challenges
in the years to come will be to deliver juwi’s vision to other countries – its
commitment and drive,” Roth-Deblon says. “This can only be done with a
team of enthusiastic and highly motivated people,” he adds.
One of the most interesting new markets is India, where a subsidiary
was established in November. The team based in Bangalore plans to
implement photovoltaic projects with a capacity of up to 100 MW in the
coming years. In the beginning, these will be turnkey projects in which the
company acts as the general contractor for the design, engineering and
construction of free-field and rooftop solar installations. In addition, juwi
will develop projects in India, covering the entire range of development
stages – from site selection to commissioning. “India currently provides
excellent conditions for the solar industry and has the most attractive
market in Asia. As one of the leading developers, juwi’s opportunities there
Enormous growth potential on an international level
Tower Bridge, London, Great Britain
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The advantages of a decentralized energy supply will be featured to a
greater extent in juwi’s portfolio. With the creation of regional offices for
rooftop systems juwi lays the foundations to bring more value creation
into regions and further develop its project business.
That way juwi can convey issues that are also important to local officials
– the protection of environment, an economic power supply independent
from energy imports, integration of solar and wind farms into the
region. Project manager Inga Kröger, together with all sectors, currently
establishes a concept, where the marketing potential of different federal
countries is defined. “The concept has far-reaching consequences, not
only for the actual project business,” says COO Jochen Magerfleisch.
“It is great if we can show more local presence,” says Ralf Ratanski.
His business division ” juwi Green Buildings“ will play a substantial
role in the regionalization concept – with new office buildings for up
to 100 employees needed in every new city. The prototype has been
constructed in Brandis – architecture and construction work have been
provided by Griffner, the engineering company ISP, part of the juwi group
since mid 2010, has designed all plans for building services engineering.
Brandis, not far from Leipzig: the 40-MW energy park “Waldpolenz”
is located here. The number of employees rose from 30 to 80. The old
container village is replaced by a three-story, energy-efficient building,
which was opened in December. Brandis is only the beginning –
site selection is ongoing in Brandenburg and Thuringia.
Ideally, all branch offices will copy the successful headquarters model to
a smaller extent: an energy-efficient office building, reference projects
located nearby, a good transport connection, tailwind from local politi-
cians. In addition to the subsidiary concept, juwi focuses on the distribu-
tion of products for end customers: wood pellets, Pallaterra, small and
middle-scale rooftop photovoltaic systems. Sven Albersmeier-Braun,
division manager Rooftops, will open eight local offices at predestined
locations. With the further expansion of the solar business, Albersmeier-
Braun wants to introduce juwi to a larger group of people.
Brandis is Only the Beginning Strengthening the local presence with regional offices in Germany
are outstanding,” states Rajesh Bhat, President of the juwi subsidiary
in India. Depending on the country’s conditions, juwi plans to hire up to
90 people in the coming years. Further regional offices are possible.
Another new market for the solar sector is Great Britain. The country has
become of interest when the British government established a feed-in
tariff in April. “We plan to implement projects in the two-digit megawatt
area in the medium term,“ says Amiram Roth-Deblon. Now, the British
team is searching for suitable land in the country. juwi Solar is furthermore
active in Spain and Greece. This year, several smaller solar plants with
a total output of approximately 8 megawatts have been constructed.
In the coming years, there are roughly 29 megawatts in the pipeline.
In Spain, 30 projects with about 9 megawatts will be constructed within
the next years.
In Latin America, Chile and Uruguay are promising new markets. “Chile
offers a huge irradiation potential, about 2.5 times as much as in Ger-
many,“ says Diego Lobo-Guerrero Rodriguez, team System Design Solar.
He was on-site when the first photovoltaic test systems were connected
to the grid to test the effects of the Chilean climate on PV plants. If the
conditions are favourable, other systems will follow. Michael Böhm sums
up the company’s potential: “juwi is a brand – we are a renowned project
developer successful on an international level. Our integrated approach,
namely the 100 % vision, make an impression worldwide. We should
incorporate it into our international strategy to transport our ideas.”
Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Last year, juwi constructed a total of four wind turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 1.5 MW,
at two sites in western Poland – in Stypulow and Kartowice, approx. 100 kilometers away from
the German city of Cottbus. juwi acted as the general contractor for a Polish investor for both
projects. The company also has a large number of projects in the pipeline this year, such as three
additional 800-kW wind turbines for the same investor. At the same time, juwi continues to push
ahead with the development of wind parks from its office in Krakow.
The Polish market is extremely active. The country offers some of the greatest potential for
new construction in all of Europe, the conditions are stable, and support for the expansion of
renewable energies is strong among all parties. “I believe that Poland will become a market
where we will continually see annual expansion rates of 500 to 800 MW,” says Michael Böhm,
Head of International Business Development Wind.
“The fact that juwi has a relatively long history as a project developer is helpful for the company.
We distinguish ourselves from many other market participants in that we actually want to build
the projects we're working on,” he adds. The on-site team is also extremely important. “They
all were – and still are – fascinated by the opportunity to construct the first wind power plants
within one year. This has motivated us all immensely. In addition, we have received fantastic
support from Wörrstadt – from the specialist departments up to the Executive Board,” says
Michael Böhm. He describes juwi's recipe for success as follows: “I've gotten to know Poland
as a country where it is very worthwhile to listen carefully and to ask about motivations and
respective interests. At the end, it is rarely as you imagine at the beginning of a negotiation or
project. You have to be flexible.”
Wind
Two Locations, Four TurbinesjuwitakesadvantageofgoodconditionstostartfirstprojectsinPoland
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juwi Management GmbH is now certified to test rotor blades around the world for damage and
to repair them if necessary. juwi received its certification from GL Renewables Certification,
one of the leading certification associations for the wind energy industry. juwi Management
GmbH just introduced the Rotor System Technology department this year, rounding out its
profile as a complete service provider in commercial and technical management. Currently,
juwi provides commercial management of renewable energy systems for more than 500
investors, as well as technical management for wind energy system operators, as part of
its after-sales service. “The certification from GL demonstrates just how high the technical
and professional quality of our Rotor System Technology department really is. This will allow
us to further strengthen our market position in this area,” says Rolf Heggen, who manages the
juwi Management GmbH businesses in conjunction with Thomas Albrecht.
juwi Repairs Rotor Blades Worldwide
Juwi Energies Renouvables (EnR) is strenghtening its presence in the west of France. In
November 2010, juwi EnR inaugurated its third office in Nantes (Brittany) in addition to
Aix-en-Provence (South of France) and Honfleur (Normandy). From now on, the project teams
will be coordinating wind and solar projects for the west of France from Nantes. In addition,
O&M (Operation & Maintenance) will also be located there.
In October, the French team celebrated the symbolic installation of module number 100,000 at
the solar park Sabaranis in Saint-Amadou (Mid Pyrenees). The solar park will be inaugurated
this year, approx. 113,600 modules will produce approx. 8.5 MW.
NewOfficeandFlagshipProjectsinFrance
Higher towers for higher inland yield: This concept
was developed and implemented for the first time
in this constellation by juwi, wind energy system
manufacturer Kenersys, and tower construction con-
sortium Advanced Tower Systems (ATS). In Dannstadt,
near Ludwigshafen, Germany, juwi constructed two
K100-type systems with 2.5 megawatts at the end
of 2010. As the hub height of this type of system is
135 meters rather than the standard 100 meters, yield
can be increased up to 25 percent. The two systems
can provide power to 4,500 households. The new
concept makes the high inland wind energy potential
even more accessible. juwi installed a prototype ATS
tower for wind turbines at the beginning of 2009 in
Grevenbroich, near Aachen, Germany.
www.advancedtowers.com
High Yields with ATS Tower
Our images show tower parts being installed in Stypulow in western Poland, where juwi constructed three Fuhrländer wind turbines (1.5 MW each).
Around 95,500 modules on an area of 87,000 square meters – those are
dimensions that you normally only see in free-field photovoltaic installa-
tions. In this case, the numbers describe the largest rooftop installation
in Germany, which was recently installed in the German state of Baden-
Württemberg, in a town near Karlsruhe called Philippsburg.
This is where juwi Solar GmbH installed a photovoltaic system with a
total capacity of 7.4 megawatts on the roof of a tire center at Goodyear's
most important logistics center in Germany. The system will supply
the public power grid with 7.3 million kilowatt hours of clean power
annually. This amount of power can supply an entire community of
1,800 households without a problem. The system also saves 5,000 tons
of harmful carbon dioxide in the process. The juwi project isn't only the
largest rooftop installation in Germany; it is also the third-largest solar
rooftop installation in the world.
Another photovoltaic system with a capacity of approximately 850
kilowatts was installed on the Coface Arena, the new stadium for
Bundesliga soccer team 1. FSV Mainz 05. It is one of the three largest
solar rooftop installations that has ever been installed on a German
soccer stadium. On an area of 9,000 square meter, over 11,000 mod-
ules produce approximately 700,000 kilowatt hours of environmentally
Power from the RoofGiant PV systems on soccer stadium and logistics center
Solar
friendly solar power – enough to power nearly 200 private households.
In the process, the solar power system on the stadium's roof prevents
approx. 470 tons of harmful carbon dioxide from being released into
the environment.
“Fair play with the environment”
juwi is a “repeat offender” in Mainz, as the project developer also
installed a rooftop installation on the old stadium in summer 2004.
“The fact that the new system is three times larger than the old one,
thus making an even greater contribution to environmental protection,
is simply fascinating and demonstrates the enormous potential of solar
energy,” says juwi CEO Matthias Willenbacher. “I would call it fair play
with the environment.”
But the new rooftop installation on the Coface Arena also has another
special characteristic: Citizens can participate in this fair play with the
environment. Via the Mainzer Volksbank (MVB, Mainz Credit Union),
citizens of Mainz can invest in shares of the stadium's rooftop installa-
tion worth anywhere from EUR 500 to EUR 5,000, at a term of ten years
at 3.5 percent interest. This demonstrates that large-scale rooftop
photovoltaic systems are a good investment in the future.
Greece:FirstLargeProjectConnectedtotheGrid
With the Papafilis solar park, juwi reaches new dimensions in the Greek
photovoltaic business. The system in the province of Corinth, located
approx. 60 kilometers west of Athens, has been connected to the grid
since the end of November. With a capacity of exactly 1,994 kWp, the
system provides environmentally friendly power to a number of loca-
tions, including a small, isolated village that had previously been hit by
occasional power outages.
“Papafilis is juwi's first large project in Greece. But the construction
of the system is just the beginning. By the end of the first quarter of
2011, juwi will have built multiple systems with a total capacity of
about six megawatts in Greece. That number will continue to increase
in the coming years,” explains Arnélida Gorrín-Manzuli, project
coordinator in the International Business Development department
at juwi Solar GmbH.
The company has been working with the Greek solar market since 2008
and has previously implemented two megawatts of capacity in smaller
photovoltaic systems with capacities of up to 100 kilowatts each.
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Photovoltaic modules (almost) as far as the eye can see: The largest rooftop installa-tion in Germany was installed on the hall at Goodyear's logistics center in Philippsburg.
juwiConnectsFirstPVSystemsinChile
With two PV projects, the juwi group has now gained a foothold in the
Chilean solar market. Chile's first solar energy system, in the northern
Chilean coastal city of Antofagasta, has been delivering power to the
public grid since September 9th. The 6 kW system is a joint project by
juwi and the Center for the Expansion of Renewable Energies at the
University of Antofagasta. The system, which is installed on the roof of
the university's electrical engineering institute, is used for conducting
important tests. The two project partners use the system to determine
how various types of modules react to harsh conditions, such as strong
direct sunlight or highly corrosive salt air. juwi installed the second
Chilean system (also with 6 kW capacity) at a height of 2,500 meters
above sea level in the middle of the Atacama Desert. This system, which
is about 300 kilometers from Antofagasta, is also a test system. It will
provide information regarding the effects of dry air, drastic temperature
fluctuations, and sand storms on the modules' performance.
In the northern Chilean coastal city of Antofagasta, juwi is testing the effects of the local climate on the performance of various PV modules.
Bio
Corn Harvest 2.0 Groundbreaking high-tech project for use of substrates for biogas plants
Corn is coveted as a raw material for biogas plants. However, the great
demand does not always correspond to quality. This often leaves a lot to
be desired and is frequently a matter of chance, because various factors
such as the soil type, variety of corn, weather conditions, harvesters,
etc., are in many cases not ideally matched to each other. This has con-
sequences: Sometimes, there are significant harvest yield and substrate
quality losses as well as silo storage losses of up to 20 percent. This,
in turn, can result in a significantly lower energy yield. A problem that
concerns everybody: Farmers, contractors, the environment, residents
and, naturally, the operators of biogas plants are affected.
juwi would not be juwi if the company did not look for a solution to this,
too. For this reason, experts in the bio energy sector together with the
agricultural engineering groups of John Deere, Land-Data Eurosoft and
the rural service center of Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück (DLR R-N-H)
have started a high-tech pilot project that coordinates the individual
factors, steps and procedure over the complete process chain with the
More yield per hectare. juwi and its cooperation partners have developed a procedure that optimizes the use of substrates for biogas plants.
aid of the latest sensor technology and biomass logistics. This includes
the selection of fields and seeds, specific work on the field and the
transportation of the substrate to the biogas plant. Work started with
the contractor Roland in Rehborn in the Bad Kreuznach district with
support from the Rhineland Palatinate Ministry of Agriculture, which
provided the official geodata.
“With this finely coordinated procedure, we can significantly increase
the yield per hectare and so the efficiency of the acreage. And we all
benefit from this. The farmer has a higher income, the operator of the
biogas plants has lower costs and the environment benefits because less
acreage is needed,” emphasizes Aleksey Atanasov, project manager
of juwi Bio GmbH. The procedure is used for the provision of substrate
for the planned biogas plant in Wörrstadt, which also processes corn
and is implemented by juwi Bio GmbH in two stages. An exemplary,
groundbreaking production and supply chain management for biomass
is to be developed at this plant.
SuccessfulPremiere–FirstPalaterraSystemLaunchesProductionatHengstbacherhof
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The premiere was a success: The world's first industrial production
facility for manufacturing Terra Preta soil is up and running. Every year,
the demonstration installation at Hengstbacherhof in the Donnersberg
region of Germany will produce 1,250 cubic meters of highly humus-
rich earth based on a thousand-year-old Amazon Indian formula.
The humus substrate is sold under the brand name Palaterra® (“Soil
from the Palatinate region”) by Palaterra GmbH & Co. KG, a joint
venture between the juwi group and Joachim Böttcher, CEO of areal
GmbH. Sales of Palaterra will primarily target professional and hobby
gardeners in the beginning; in the medium term, agriculture will also
The city of Langelsheim in the German Harz region relies on renewable
energies: After establishing a wood-fired power station at Kleinen
Sültefeld, juwi Bio GmbH is currently constructing a wood pellet factory in
the immediate vicinity. Now that the initial excavation is complete, the two
large halls are standing, and the most important components have been
delivered, the construction of the pellet production factory is in full swing.
The factory will launch operations in spring 2011. It will be operated in
two shifts, producing up to 60,000 tons of wood pellets for industrial and
WoodPelletsfromtheHarzRegion–NewFactoryProduces60,000TonsperYear
be a target group. “We produce Palaterra using organic materials that
we take directly from the region. This creates a materials cycle that
benefits the entire region. With this sustainable concept, Palaterra
is the perfect fit for the juwi portfolio,” says Palaterra CEO Jürgen
Bohn. The system at Hengstbacherhof has the potential to be a pilot
project: Another much larger system is already being planned for the
Morbach Energy Landscape. It is scheduled to launch operations at
the end of 2011.
www.palaterra.eu
Crowds at the opening: The world's first industrial factory for producing new Terra Preta soil is now open at Hengstbacherhof in the Donnersberg region of Germany.
private customers annually. “Langelsheim is an ideal location,” says
project manager Marco Mittner. He adds, “We need reasonably priced
heat and raw material supplies. Both of those are available.” The produc-
tion facility draws the heat it needs to dry the raw materials from the CHP.
The local sawmills ensure that sufficient raw materials (wood shavings,
sawdust, wood chips) are available. This process fits perfectly into the
juwi philosophy. Because, as juwi Bio CEO Jürgen Bohn emphasizes,
“Our concept is: Energy from the region, for the region.”
In addition to the cost of the initial investment, the financial viability of
construction projects is increasingly being measured on the follow-up
costs of providing energy for the building. Customers and builders alike
are demonstrating growing interest in sustainable building concepts;
there is immense potential for environmental protection in this area.
For this reason, the juwi group expanded its portfolio of services in
the middle of last year. The “juwi Green Buildings” business division
was created with the integration of the ISP Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Strunk + Partner engineering association.
With this division, juwi now offers planning, construction, and renova-
tion services centered on energy-efficient building technology in
combination with a completely renewable energy supply both for public
clients and commercial building contractors and property investors.
ISP – with headquarters in the Westerwald region of Germany and
a subsidiary in Siegburg near Bonn – operated successfully in the
building technology and fire prevention fields for 30 years. And the
company's success continues. It offers a broad range of services
and impressive references: During the construction of a 300-building
housing development for the US Army European headquarters south
Green Buildings
Living and Working with Zero Energy Consumption juwi offers engineering concepts for sustainable building technology
of Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany, ISP handled all the planning for
heating, ventilation, sanitary facilities, and electricity. The company
was also responsible for the building technology during the construction
of a logistics center at the Cologne/Bonn Airport and fire stations in
Ratingen and Heidelberg. The latter was the first fire station constructed
in accordance with the “passive house” standard.
Currently, the former ISP engineers are working on plans for the
construction of an energy-efficient elementary school in Riedberg, in
the northwest of Frankfurt. It will be the first joint ISP/juwi project. The
specialists are drawing up concepts for heating, ventilation, sanitary
facilities for the school building, a day care center and a gymnasium.
The engineers' expertise is also in demand for the new branch offices
that juwi plans to build (see article on page 8).
ISP even planned all the building technology for the new juwi subsidiary
building in Brandis near Leipzig, Germany – an energy self-sufficient,
three-story building with 80 partially barrier-free workplaces. Griffner-
Haus AG from Kärnten, Austria, also based its architectural plan and
construction of this building on the model of the juwi group headquarters
in Wörrstadt – impressive first results from the partnership that juwi and
timber construction specialist Griffner established in mid-2010.
ISP project I: The fire station in Heidelberg is the first in the world to be built in accordance with the “passive house” standard.
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The first assignment was already a prestigious project: In 2008, Austrian
timber construction specialist GriffnerHaus was commissioned with
building the new juwi headquarters in Wörrstadt. In the meantime, the
building has won multiple awards for being one of the most energy-
efficient structures in the world, and juwi's partnership with Griffner has
grown so strong that the two companies have decided to cooperate on
the new juwi “Green Buildings” segment.
“We complement each other perfectly,” says Ralf Ratanski, managing
director of the new business division. juwi is responsible for consult-
ing services in its areas of energy expertise, for technical building
renovations, and for selecting energy providers. Griffner is mainly
responsible for construction, individual production and, as a general
contractor, for the execution of all construction tasks. “We offer project
planning, construction, and operation of sustainable, energy-efficient
buildings from a single source. It's a new concept, and there's a huge
market for it,” says Ratanski, who doesn't manage the operation
alone. He receives support from Eberhard Strunk, former Head of ISP
Ingenieurgesellschaft, which juwi integrated into its own group to build
up the “Green Buildings” division. “We're looking forward to working
together to tap this market. In Germany, the total market potential for
energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings alone is estimated at
EUR 350 billion,” Strunk adds.
The Executive Board at GriffnerHaus AG is also convinced of the
enormous demand. Chief Executive Officer Thomas Lenzinger explains,
“The Potential in Germany is Enormous”New juwi segment cooperates with timber construction specialists Griffner
“Even using a natural construction material like wood saves a huge
amount of energy. Wood binds carbon dioxide, while the production of
cement or steel products consumes a great deal of energy and releases
large amounts of emissions.” Griffner constructions are made from
timber from sustainable forestry and insulated with natural materials.
Using the most modern production methods under controlled conditions
at the plant in Griffen, the company creates prefabricated system com-
ponents that only need to be installed at the building site. The advantage
of the modular design is that it allows architecture, construction, and
building technology to be viewed as a complete system and optimized
in advance. This ensures a high standard of quality.
“Developing renewable energies and saving energy are two sides of
the same coin,” says Ratanski. “We cannot be truly efficient in our
energy use until we manage to combine these two elements intelligently.
And the better we manage, the faster we will achieve our vision of
100 percent renewable energies.”
ISP projects II and III: The engineers at ISP planned building technology for the fire station in Ratingen and the public day school in Cologne.
Ralf Ratanski (left), until recently Head of the Wind construction team at juwi, and Eberhard Strunk, founder of ISP Ingenieurgesellschaft, are the CEOs of the new juwi “Green Buildings” business segment
A blast of wind hits the people strolling by, they hear the sound of
wheels on gravel – and then it's over. The young man standing on
his knees as he races by is as fast as a lynx, and all that remains is a
glimpse of the black frame of his bicycle. Max Hauch is a handcyclist.
On his hand bike, which is over a meter long, he can reach speeds
of up to 50 kilometers per hour. “I mainly manage speeds like that in
competitions, when my opponents are breathing down my neck and
I know I have to give it my all,” says the 23-year-old native of Wörrstadt,
Panorama
Sights Set on the 2012 Paralympicsjuwi supports handcyclist Max Hauch
Max Hauch is a trained office administra-
tor. He has been working at juwi since
November 1, 2010 in the Internal Services
sector of the Central Purchasing department.
When it comes to renewable energies,
the 23-year-old is particularly fascinated with
wind power. “The electricity produced from
wind energy comes only from the power of
nature, and I also move my hand bike with
my physical power only.”
Max Hauch
who has been working in the Central Purchasing department at juwi
since November of last year.
Handcycling is one of the many sports for the disabled. Max was born
with spina bifida, a condition where some of his lower vertebrae were
exposed and damaged at birth; his ability to walk is extremely limited.
But the ambitious Wörrstadt resident doesn't let it stop him. Since
he started handcycling in 2004, he has racked up one success after
another. 2009, he won the gold medal at the German U23 Handcycling
Championship in Elzach in the time trial and street race categories. He
also achieved an excellent second-place result in the National Handbike
Circuit racing series at the end of the year.
Max Hauch's next goal is clear: He wants to compete for the German
team in the 2012 Paralympics in London. “When I compete in a sport,
I always want to make it to the very top. That's just how I am,” he says.
juwi is supporting the 23-year-old on his path by sponsoring him. Max
Hauch now rides in a juwi jersey. He will also wear it during the next
German Championship in June. There, he'll really prove what he can do.
“I have to be in the top three in Germany to score a ticket to London,”
says the juwi employee. And to do that, he trains six days a week,
sometimes up to four hours a day. “When I can see that I'm succeeding,
I stick with it. I know no mercy!” he says with a grin.
Absolutely focused when he's in the starting block: juwi employee Max Hauch has big goals, both at juwi and in handcycling.
In the young history of juwi, November 2nd of last year was a very
important date. On this day, electrician Hakan Kurnaz started work as
the juwi group's 1,000th employee.
“I had known juwi for some time. I'm very happy to have found an
attractive job here,” said Kurnaz when he was hired. The 29-year-old
from Bad Kreuznach, Germany works for juwi Solar GmbH, where he
is an electrician in the “Rooftops” sector, which installs small and
medium-sized photovoltaic rooftop installations.
This round number demonstrates that juwi will continue to be a driver
of job growth in the Rheinhessen region. “In the last two years alone,
we've created more than 600 new jobs, and we will continue to hire
many new employees in the future, both domestically and abroad,”
emphasizes juwi CEO Matthias Willenbacher.
According to juwi CEO Fred Jung, the era of renewable energies has
just begun. “Jobs in this sector offer enormous prospects and are
recession-proof. In Germany alone, the industry already employs more
than 340,000 people. Investments in renewable energies are money well
spent, also in terms of the job market,” says Jung.
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The juwi group headquarters in Wörrstadt draws big crowds for more
than just official events. Increasing numbers of visitors are registering
HeadquartersDrawsCrowdsfromaroundtheWorld
Creating Jobs for the Region – And the Worldjuwi cracks the 1,000-employee mark
for group tours to experience renewable energies live and in person.
Last year alone, juwi employees welcomed more than 5,000 guests.
And our visitors are as diverse as their reasons for visiting: sports teams
and cultural associations, school children and university students, and
even politicians. Many visitors plan a trip to juwi as something to do in
their free time, while others – such as architects or engineers – have
a professional interest in the company. Enthusiasm about juwi is also
growing abroad, attracting delegations from France, Uganda, Central
America, Russia, and Croatia to the Rheinhessen region. Visitor groups
of ten people or more can choose the topics for their visit:
• Presentation on the juwi group and renewable energies
• Tour of the company headquarters
• Visit to the solar and wind park
• Tour of the Clean Energy & Mobility Center
Panorama images of the company headquarters are available at
www.juwi.com, About Us/Locations Worldwide/Wörrstadt.Popular destination: juwi headquarters in Wörrstadt welcomed more than 5,000 visitors in 2010.
Willenbacher adds, “In 2010, juwi received 20,000 job applications.
Currently, we hire an average of one new employee per day. All signs
indicate that we will continue to grow at a similarly strong rate this year.”
In addition to its 1,000 permanent employees, juwi also employs more
than 100 temporary workers, interns, and graduate students who work
at the company's headquarters in Wörrstadt. This brings the number of
employees working at the headquarters to around 700.
Welcome to juwi: Electrician Hakan Kurnaz is the group's 1,000th employee.
Calendar
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juwi Group
What
BAU 2011
International Green Week Berlin
Salon des Energies Renouveables
Energy Now Expo
EWEA 2011
Hanover Messe
PWEA Conference and Exhibition
Solarexpo
Genera
When
January 17-22, 2011
January 21-30, 2011
February 15-18, 2011
February 16-17, 2011
March 14-17, 2011
April 4-8, 2011
April 12-14, 2011
May 4-6, 2011
May 11-13, 2011
Where
Munich (Germany)
Berlin (Germany)
Lyon (France)
Malvern (Great Britain)
Brussels (Belgium)
Hanover (Germany)
Warsaw (Poland)
Verona (Italy)
Madrid (Spain)
When he started, hardly anyone knew who he was. Today, as the trainer
of Bundesliga soccer team 1. FSV Mainz 05, Thomas Tuchel's name
(photo, center) is on everyone's lips. In addition to his professional
expertise, he also wins people over with his genuinely kind personality.
This was clear during his visit to juwi headquarters in Wörrstadt, where
he visited with the 05 Business Club. The Business Club brings together
companies that sponsor the soccer team. juwi has been a member
since 2006. juwi CEO Matthias Willenbacher (left) thanked Tuchel for
the visit with a pot of “Terra Preta” soil (see page 15).
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