The development of Gelsenkirchen to a city of future energies depended on political support. The following list provides information on the cricial applications and decisions during the process. You will find links to the most important documents or to further information.
2007 | In March SPD, CDU, Bündnis 90/ DIE GRÜNEN and FDP files an application to the city council for a „Aktionsplan für kommunalen Klimaschutz“. This master plan is supposed to contain the following spheres of action amongst others. They are to be optimized and planned to be realized: - Checking energy savings capacity of city council, city-owned and operated institutions and companies - Checking of application improvement of photovoltaics, solar heat and renewable energies in Gelsenkirchen - Increasing the awareness of climate protection of the population in Gelsenkirchen and increasing environmental education - Improvement of city planning und urban development - Improving retailing, logistics, economy and industry - Particulate matter decree coordinated with all cities of RVR |
2007 | Application for the "18-Punkte-Plan im Bereich der Förderung und des Ausbaus der Solarenergie" to the Environment Comitee. Here you will find the document |
2007 | Presentation of a „Sachstandsbericht Kommunaler Klimaschutz in Gelsenkirchen 2007“ which documents the actual condition of climate protection |
2007 | Consortium Ecofys GmbH Köln and Science Park Gelsenkirchen GmbH publishes „Handlungskonzept Energie Gelsenkirchen“ in August. It contains an energy appraisal and sectoral applied guides Here is the whole account |
2008 | Launch of a first project for the development of solar energy: Creation of a solar-roof-register for part of Gelsenkirchen by the Board of Business Development and Properties and the Environmental Commitee. |
2008 | Determination of a very substantial catalog including 76 EEA® projects for the participation in the European certification program in May |
2008 | In June the Environment Board of Gelsenkirchen agrees to the master plan from March 2007 and assigns the City Council to realize the suggested plans |
2008 | Gelsenkirchen decides to join the „Klima-Bündnis der europäischen Städte mit indigenen Völkern der Regenwälder / Alianza del Clima e. V.“ and to participate in the ICLEI-campaign „CCP Cities for Climate Protection“, the international network for municipal sustainability, founded in 1990 |
2008 | The city of Gelsenkirchen is successfully audited as European Energy Award-commune board document, work plan, EEA-plan, diagram audit reslts, EEA-homepage |
2008 | Armin Hardes is appointed as climate protection and solar representative of Gelsenkirchen |
2008 | Progress report 2008 further information here |
2009 | The City Council considers the application for the foundation of "Bürgergesellschaft für Erneuerbare Energien". In this association citizens are to be engaged in the production and commercialization of renewable energies |