We need a shared understanding …

A powerful statement that has been overdue for decades:

“We need a shared understanding of the radical nature of the change, the size of our task and how little time we have.” (Source: Volkswagen AG – speech by VW CEO Herbert Diess at the Global Board Meeting on 16 January 2020)

Some people are still dreaming of an energy transition by 2030, 2040, 2050, but many sectors of the economy have long since recognised that survival is only possible with an immediate exit from fossil fuels – with swift action and implementation. For decades I have seen it the same way: 100% renewable energy – NOW. The economy is beginning to overtake the eternally backward-looking demands of “energy transition 2030, 2050 …” at the speed of light.

EVERYONE has ONLY this chance: to take the NEW WAY into the future with COURAGE – everything else, the OLD WAY, is a step backwards and has no chance

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Self-build group:

Would you also like to receive invitations to the battery storage, PV and CHP self-build group? Many interested people and experts on a wide range of topics take part, exchange ideas and carry out projects – entirely without obligation and free of charge. If you are interested, please reply to me, Wolfgang Löser, at w.loeser@aon.at or register directly with Fritz Herzog at f.herzog.wodo@gmx.at: “Please add me to the mailing list”.

Note: The self-build group meets roughly every 3–4 months (usually on the second Wednesday of a month). Forum on the website -> http://forum.diy-bettery.net/ (German) Website -> http://diy-bettery.net/selbstbaugruppe/ (German)

EVENTS AT THE TIME (2020)

• Thu. 13 Feb. 2020, 9 am to 5 pm: Energy self-sufficient farming Link: https://noe.lfi.at/energieautarke-landwirtschaft (German)

How can a farm supply itself entirely with energy? And is that possible or sensible at all? Wolfgang Löser runs Austria’s first energy self-sufficient farm and presents solutions for being completely self-sufficient in heat, electricity and fuel. The course gives an overview of different approaches to energy self-sufficient farming, with a focus on vegetable oil as fuel. The LFS Tulln agricultural college and an excursion to Wolfgang Löser’s farm offer the chance to see energy self-sufficient systems in practice. Where: LFS Tulln, Frauentorgasse 72-76, 3430 Tulln, Dir. Josef Meisl josef.meisl@lfs-tulln.ac.at Organisation: CONTACT Roland, telephone +43 676 842214345 Course fee: EUR 35.00 subsidised, EUR 70.00 unsubsidised. BIO AUSTRIA members can redeem education vouchers at this event. Bring your BIO AUSTRIA education vouchers and use them to pay part of the seminar costs! Registration up to one week before the course starts. Registration form: https://www.bio-austria.at/kurse-noe/ (German)

• Tue. 18 Feb. 2020, 6 pm to 10 pm: E-mobility information evening, Lower Austria Test drives in electric cars from 6 pm: Hyundai IONIQ Facelift, BMW i3, VW eGolf Where: Gesundheitszentrum Goldenes Kreuz, Langenloiser Straße 4, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria Link: https://www.emcaustria.at/event/ (German)

• Mon. 10 – Tue. 11 February 2020: “The future of agriculture”, school project at HLBLA St. Florian Excursion to Austria’s first energy self-sufficient farm, Wolfgang Löser Where: www.energiebauernhof.com (German) Organisation: Alexander Hochmair Ale.HOCHMAIR@derflorianer.at

• 4 – 8 March 2020: Energiesparmesse 2020 (energy-saving fair) – Wels Wood gas meeting at the Glock company stand, details to be announced When: daily from 9 am to 6 pm, 5 March from 9 am to 5 pm www.energiesparmesse.at

• Wed. 11 March 2020: Energy Globe Award Lower Austria Wood gas meeting at the Glock company stand, details to be announced Where: Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Tulln, Frauentorgasse 72-74, A-3430 Tulln, Dir. Dipl.-HFFL-Ing. Josef Meisl, 02272 62 515 12, josef.meisl@lfs-tulln.ac.at

• Tue. 31 March 2020, 11:30 am: Excursion – the Finns are coming! A high-calibre group of Finnish energy entrepreneurs, around 15–20 people, visits Austria’s first energy self-sufficient farm Where: www.energiebauernhof.com (German) Organisation: Ms Heli Saari, FMT / Forssa travel agency, groups and special tours, tel. +358 207 757 723, Kartanonkatu 9, 30100 Forssa, Finland www.fmt.fi, https://www.facebook.com/forssanmatkatoimisto Interpreting and farm tour with the support of renewable energy expert Simo Salomaa