GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE
| Country: | Germany |  |
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| Product group: | Green Electricity | |
| Name of the institution: | Fachhochschule (FH) Eberswalde |
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| CO2 savings: | 340 tons/year |
Being one of the pilot projects the procurement of green electricity by the University of Applied Science was supported by GreenLablesPurchase
Overview
The greenest university in Brandenburg with its 15 courses of studies developed itself a very individual profile that puts special focus on sustainable management. Education and Research feel in a special way constrained to contribute to sustainable and ecological house-holding. This attitude becomes evident in the structured environmental management that will lead to the EMAS-certification.
Since February 2007 the city-campus of the FH Eberswalde is powered with green electricity. This energy makes up about 47% of the overall energy consumption of all sites of the university.
Since the end of 2007 the campus Forstbotanischer Garten is equipped with a solar power system.
At Waldcampus and Stadtcampus heating is provided by two biomass heating system. In 2008 a third system is being built at Campus Forstbotanischer Garten.
Institutional details
| Address: | Fachhochschule Eberswalde Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 28 16225 Eberswalde |
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| Contact person: | Ms. Kerstin Kräusche |
| Function: | Environmental manager |
| Phone: | +49 3334 657 154 |
| Fax: | +49 3334 657 142 |
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| Website: | www.fh-eberswalde.de |
| Number of employees: | about 50 teacher staff; about 1.600 students |
When making decisions the University Eberswalde always takes the university's strategy to achieve sustainability as a basis for actions. This strategy is the guideline for all procurement processes. The environmental protection officer is consulted about every procurement process. In cooperation with the procurement department she establishes the criteria for the products (e.g. paper, electricity, equipment) or services (e.g. exclusion of cleaning agents containing certain chemical substances) to be procured. The considerations of life-cycle costs are standard for tender and choosing procedures. Target-oriented criteria of diverse labels for different products are taken into consideration.
Every computer workstation is equipped with a detachable connexion plug board. A central energy saving management has been implemented for the student's public computer labs.
Procurement process
Procurement is carried out centrally for all products and services. In every field environment criteria are being established. Only projects financed by third-party funds are partly excluded for the central procurement. Central guidelines define the range of environmental protection and energy efficiency that have to be considered during the process of procurement. Product-specific criteria will be added to existing procurement guidelines.
The University Eberswalde states in all tender offers: "The University of Applied Science strives to reach EMAS certification by its environmental management plan. Therefore environmental aspects are taken into account for all processes, including procurement."
Measures
In 2006 The University of Applied Science Eberswalde has invited tenders for the electrical power supply of the city campus. The service had to be provided from 2007 on. Basis of the invitation were experiences made by the BMU (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and nuclear Safety) which already draws benefits from green electricity. The electricity supplied fulfils the criteria set up by the o.k. Label. The provider "LichtBlick" completely abstains from electricity produced in nuclear, coal or oil power plants. In the delivery period (2007 - 2008) the electricity provided by LichtBlick derives to 100 % from renewable sources (water and biomass power plants as well as provision in accordance with the "Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz - EEG [law on renewable energies]).
Success
The supply of ecological electricity by LichtBlick guarantees that electricity comes to 100% from renewable energies. The provider also guarantees that at least 1 / 3 of the energy is provided by eco-friendly power plant which are at the most six years old. Furthermore the provider guarantees that 1/3 of the sold electricity is produced by green power plants that do not benefit from the EEG (law on renewable energies).
