In mathematical terms, MV is already able to cover 100 percent of its energy needs with renewable energy – as the first federal state to do so in Germany. In addition to wind and sun, it also makes use of a resource under our feet, geothermal energy.
A major initiative for a small molecule
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is leading the way in green hydrogen nationwide. With its huge rates of electricity generation from wind and solar energy – MV produces more than twice its own electricity consumption from renewable sources of energy – the federal state has excellent conditions for achieving the electrolysis of water to hydrogen on a large scale. Innovative hydrogen projects can be found throughout MV, such as the IPCEI projects (Important Projects of Common European Interest). In the Rostock region alone, green hydrogen is set to be generated on a gigawatt scale by 2035. The Hydrogen Energy Cluster Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was launched in 2020 to pool the wide-ranging expertise and experience across the federal state. Funded by the German federal government and the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, this alliance of public, scientific and commercial partners aims to make green hydrogen universally usable and marketable as a source of energy.
Independent thanks to geothermal energy
Geothermal energy is the perfect partner to wind and solar energy. With its geothermal power plant, the Stadtwerke Schwerin public utilities are making use of this natural resource, which is also available when the sun and wind can’t be relied on.
A village powered by bioelectricity
The future of energy is in hydrogen, biogas and green electricity. The people of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have long since known this to be the case, and have started to develop environmentally friendly technologies – and in one case, are supplying a whole village with “green” energy. The town of Bollewick is completely self-sufficient in terms of its supply of electricity and heat. Its magic formula is bioenergy-generated from biogas and with photovoltaic systems on the rooftops of the houses. More than half of the town’s households are connected to the local heating network, as well as all the municipal buildings, including three childcare centres, workshops, the cheese dairy, and last but not least, the huge festival barn, which is also home to shops and offices. And the energy which isn’t used is fed into the electricity grid and supplies almost 3,000 further households. Bollewick has been officiallly designated as a bioenergy town.