VISITING DENMARK DELEGATION FROM THE GERMAN STADTWERKES 17TH - 21TH NOVEMBER 2014

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1 DELEGATION FROM THE GERMAN STADTWERKES VISITING DENMARK 17TH - 21TH NOVEMBER 2014 DBDH and The Danish Trade Council hereby have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in a German delegation visit in Denmark taking place from the 17th to the 21th of November The delegation visit has been set-up as a follow-up on our very successful export promotion visit in Baden Württemberg in June this year. The delegation will comprise stakeholders from this region, however also from other more Northern regions of Germany. The visit is arranged in close coordination with State of Green, who will host the delegation on the first part of their visit refer to the specific description of the delegation visit on the next page.

2 German energy sector ambitions in brief The German Federal Government has set out a very ambitious objective, pursuing the ambition being world leading within technology and know-how in the environment and energy sector, whereas e.g. in 2050, the aim is that the energy production in Germany is fossil-free. This transition is planned to be obtained through a large-scale green transformation - the so-called Energiewende which is widely anchored in- and driven by political willingness. In this context, presently - and within the coming years - the German environmental- and energy industry is expected to undertake a major energy transition, based on investments in energy effective technology and know-how. Germany is currently the largest export market for Danish energy technology, whereas the basis for major future investments in Danish technology and know-how is present. To read more, please refer to the enclosed document Germany - background information. The delegation The delegation will comprise 8 key-decision makers, each from their respective utilities or power plants (Stadtwerkes), who have been pin-pointed by DBDH and the Danish Embassy as stakeholders, having specific interests in DHC, CHP and other power/heat production technologies. The specific delegates have not been confirmed yet, however we are already in close communication with some very interesting potential participants, who are showing a great interest in participating in the event. The common denominator for all participants in the German delegation is that they are having specific plans-, or have intentions expanding-, refurbishing-, energy optimizing- or establishing new DH-schemes and/or production facilities. They are all very interested in the Danish technologies and know-how, and are eager to learn, knowledge share and discuss potential projects within their region. The list of participants will be available in mid-october The delegation visit The delegation visit is divided into two separate parts, one being hosted by State of Green (1½ day totally), and one being hosted by DBDH (1½ day totally). The SoG-part is exclusively for SoG to plan, coordinate and arrange, and the DBDH-part is to be planned in accordance with the present invitation and the incoming registrations for the visit. DBDH and SoG will coordinate all activities within the two parts closely. The primary focus for the DBDH-part of the visit will be to facilitate a bilateral dialogue between the German and Danish participants in relation to the highly efficient DHC-schemes operating in Denmark; this in the context of the challenges the German energy sector is presently facing (ref. above).

3 The overall program (for both the SoG- and the DBDH-part) will include visits to authorities, heat and CHPproduction plants, heat transmission and distribution companies, and of course: technology and equipment providers. In order to make the DBDH-part (which you can sign up for) as feasible and beneficial as possible for all parties, the aim is to arrange a few relevant site visits; however, the emphasis should be on bilateral dialogue and networking. In this context, following rough program is scheduled (please note that registration for the SoG-part is not possible, this program is only presented for information): Preliminary schedule: Day 1, Monday the 17th of November (coordinated and hosted by State of Green): Arrival evening or night and transfer to hotel Day 2, Tuesday the 18th of November (coordinated and hosted by State of Green): Visits, meetings, etc. t.b.c. Day 3, Wednesday the 19th of November (coordinated and hosted by DBDH): ½ day seminar, with exclusive knowledge sharing presentations from Danish-, German utilities (2-3 presentations each) and the Danish Energy Authority ½ day networking, workshop, bilateral meetings between the German and the Danish participants and utilities Common dinner (arranged and hosted by DBDH-members and partners) For this entire day including lunch and dinner, please refer to the registration option 1 below Day 4, Thursday the 20th of November ½ day, visiting DBDH-member and -partner installations on plants of relevance (ref. registration option 2 below) ½ day visits, meetings, etc. t.b.c. (coordinated and hosted by State of Green) Returning to Germany, or (if applicable depending on the incoming registrations) Day 5, Friday the 21th of November (coordinated and hosted by DBDH) Depending on the amount of registrations for a technology presentation, the visit can be expanded to include until noon this day Returning to Germany

4 Referring to the program, following two registration options apply (you may sign up for one or both): Registration option 1: Registration option 1 implies active participation on a 1-day seminar including lunch and dinner. The seminar venue will be at the AffaldVarme Aarhus premises in Aarhus, and will comprise a ½ day with presentations from the German participants and their Danish counterparts (the Danish utilities and production facilities). Following Danish plants and utilities will perform a presentation: AffaldVarme Aarhus Ringkøbing Fjernvarmeværk TVIS (Trekantområdets Varmetransmissionsselskab) Following these presentations and a common lunch, the afternoon will be a networking session, where exclusive one-to-one meetings between you, as Danish participants and the German delegation will be arranged. The day will be summed up subsequent to the meeting session with a buffet networking dinner. In order to register for the 1-day seminar, you simply have to provide the name, number and mail-address for the persons participating. Please note that a capacity limit for the conference venue may apply, whereas the maximum number of participants per registered company is 2 persons.

5 Registration option 2: Registration option 1 implies performing a technology presentation for the German delegation on a given installation. The presentation is to be scheduled to have a duration for no more than 1 hour, and can comprise a combination of Power Point presentation, and real life operation presentation. It is the intention, to gather as many Danish registered participants on 2-3 specific production facilities (CHP, solar, or other relevant installations). This in order to succeed facilitating as many presentations of various technologies as possible on a limited amount of facilities in order to limit the transportation time. Location and specific production facilities to visit have not been fixed yet, as this will be highly dependent on your registrations. In order to register for a technology presentation, we kindly ask you to: 1) Forward your request on the technology you would like to present 2) Submit a priority list (preferably with minimum 3 options) on which production facilities, the installation can be presented 3) Provide the name, number and other relevant contact details for the persons participating Please note that a capacity limit for the technology presentation venue may apply, whereas the maximum number of participants per registered company is 2 persons. It is the aim to conduct the technology presentations on Thursday the 20th of November 2014, however please note that this date is only preliminary. Depending on the number of registrations, we may include an additional ½ day Friday the 21st pf November. Note: As we may not be able to accommodate all requests and registrations, we cannot guarantee that all registrations will have a technology presentation. In such case, no cost will be charged.

6 Do you want to join? Registration option 1: DKK for participation on the 1 day seminar (including lunch and dinner) DKK for participation on the 1 day seminar (including lunch and dinner) for DBDH focus group Germany members DKK for participation on the 1 day seminar (including lunch and dinner) for SMV s* Registration option 2: DKK for giving a technology presentation at a state-of-the-art installation *For your information, the term SMV is defined by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a company which: 1) Have up to 100 employees, and 2) Have revenue up to 150 mio DKK As the Trade council has committed to co-finance the visit, the above prices are based on this funding. Please submit your binding registration to the DBDH secretariat before the 10th of October Best regards Dansh Board of District Heating (DBDH) Ricky Bjørkvik Tel: rb@dbdh.dk

7 Germany Background Information DELEGATION FROM THE GERMAN STADTWERKES VISITING DENMARK The German Federal Government has set out a very ambitious objective, pursuing the ambition being world leading within technology and know-how in the environment and energy sector, whereas e.g. in 2050, the aim is that the energy production in Germany is fossil-free. This transition is planned to be obtained through a large-scale green transformation the so-called Energiewende which is widely anchored in- and driven by political willingness. In this context, presently - and within the coming years - the German environmental- and energy industry is expected to undertake a major energy transition, based on investments in energy effective technology and know-how. Germany is currently the largest export market for Danish energy technology, whereas the basis for major future investments in Danish technology and know-how is present. The framework conditions facilitating the Energiewende is anchored within the policy Erneuerbare-Energien- Gesetz - EEG ; the law on renewable energy sources. EEG is now, and has been an effective tool to manage the expansion of renewable energy in Germany. As a result, e.g. the share of electricity from renewable energy has increased from approximately 6 percent in 2000 to 23 percent in In order additionally - to encourage for a more environmental-friendly heating sector, Germany introduced the Erneuerbare-Energien-WärmeGesetz (EEWG), which serves as an instrument to increase the amount of renewables in the heat supply. A secondary objective for the EEWG, is to encourage and facilitate increasing and optimizing the level of energy efficiency on the process plants, e.g. within the CHP-sector. In Germany, Denmark is often referred as a role model in relation to the heat supply and DH-application, due to the extensive implementation of DH-supply covering some 63% of the total heat demand in Denmark. Comparing this to Germany, the district heating market share is approximately 13 percent of the total heat demand i.e. app. 5 million German households are supplied with DH. Since year 2000, the share of renewable energy in the DH-supply increased from 4 percent to 10 percent in Germany. From the total energy demand in Germany, the energy required for heating has a share of 50%. Consequently, at present, there is a significant political focus on how to increase energy effectiveness, how to implement sustainable process solutions and how to transform into a renewable energy based power generation.

8 The German DH-system reach-rate has been modestly increasing by less than 1% per year within the last 15 years. Experts have identified that in order to accomplish the environmental and renewable energy share targets set out by the Energiewende, DH should cover at least 55% of the total heat demand in The German Government and politicians in general are aware of this fact. With the considerably untapped potential for district heating, energy effectiveness, and renewable energy in Germany, Denmark has a strong position for contributing to developing and deploying this potential. This is substantiated by the Danish position as world leader in accumulation of know-how within innovative technologies related to DHC and Smart Energy Solutions. With the appropriate approach, the German energy transition can open doors for Danish companies, providing innovative energy technologies and energy efficient solutions. A prerequisite for Germany's ambitious district heating project to be successful, is however the expansion and modernization of the electricity network, where lack of capacity and an integration with the DH-market is unavoidable (developing and implementing Smart Energy solutions). Again, Denmark has a strong position, and could play an active role in contributing to the development of the market.