Bright Green Business

Sonderborg

Energy Tour 2012

Copenhagen

Bright Green BusinessCompanies develop and demonstrate new green solutions locally and expand green business globally.

Danfoss – a global leader• Saving energy by providing solutions in heating, cooling and drives for customers all over the world • Energy effi ciency commitment: 25-25-25• Green District Heating and local wind turbines will secure green energy supply

A 100% Green Linak

• Expanded use of actuators in PV

and turbine applications

• Energy savings by 40% in own

operations

• Green District Heating, local wind

turbines and PV-plant will secure

green energy supply

More than 100 companies

and shops have participated

in ProjectZero’s Climate

Learning-programs.

Green District Heating

Sorted waste from households and

industry is turned into combined heat

and power.

Geothermal heat secures a long term

green energy supply.

Green District Heating, based on hot water from the under-ground of Als and energy from waste and local biomass, is a major contributor in achieving a 25% carbon reduction by 2015.

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Broager

HoruphavSonderborg

Guderup

Nordborg

Augustenborg

Homes in urban

areas (app. 65%) will

by 2015 be supplied with

heat from district heating.

Heat pumps and biomass

will supply homes in rural

areas with heat.

Solarheat-panels generate 130° C

warm water from early March until late

November.

Building effi ciencyThe ZERO+ house, with no energy bills, also meets modern comfort standards.

The ZERO+ thinking

has inspired companies,

shops, house-associations,

and government to

plan and build in

ZERO+ standard.

• Passive house construction

• 42 m2 PV supply all power

• heatpump supply heat and cooling

• appliances and electronics in A++

• family trained in EE-behaviour

Changing society requires new thinking, new competencies, new solutions and investments. Being a front runner sharpens the region’s competitive edge and its businesses.

A signifi cant number of green jobs has

been created by ProjectZero:

• in education of kids, youth and

further training of adults

• in the crafts- and construction

industry

• in design, development and

demonstration of new energy and

climate solutions

• in university research

Green Job Creation

“ProjectZero enables Sonderborg’s

transition into a ZEROcarbon region

by 2029, demonstrating sustainable

growth and creating many new

green jobs in industry,

craftmanship and service ”

The ProjectZero Company is fi nancially supported by:

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