Statutory, the "Förderverein Solarstadt Gelsenkirchen e.V." as a platform for information and cooperation, has the obligation to strengthen international cooperation concerning energy and climate protection.
A choice of information and cooperation projects in this context:
Research and development project "Nachhaltiges Biogas"
Gelsenkirchen based GELSENWASSER AG has been engaged in the support program "energie.nrw" with their cooperation project called "Nachhaltiges Biogas" (sustainable biogas)
Field Trip Future Energies
Field trip for schools themed "using energy" organized by the city of Gelsenkirchen
"Stromsparcheck" (Energy-Savings-Check) for low-income households
Save up to one-fifth of electricity costs
Building Modernization Demonstration Center
Old villa becomes "Building Modernization Demonstration Center"
Solar marathon in Gelsenkirchen
Around 5,000 children and young persons, supported by over 10,000 sponsors, have repeatedly "run up" record sums, permitting construction of a number of solar installations, including one on the youth welfare office in...
Membership in the International Solar Cities Initiative
Since 2001, the Solar City Gelsenkirchen is an activ member of the International Solar Cities Initiative and contributes to the international exchange of experiences concerning trend-setting projects in the renewable...
Solar Villages in the Andes: EcoAndina
With help from Gelsenkirchen, more and more villages in the Andes start to heat, bake and cook with solar power
