The Bionenergy Park is central to Saerbeck’s goal to switch its entire energy production to renewable sources by 2030. Situated on an old German army ordnance depot, the Bioenergy Park has been home to a variety of renewable energy sources since 2011. The future plan is  to eventually operate seven wind turbines, two biomass installations, a composting plant, as well as photovoltaic facilities. 

• Further reading: CLEW dossier Towns and cities central to heating and transport transition, CLEW factsheet Citizens’ participation in the Energiewende
• CLEW research tour: Decarbonising Europe’s industrial heartland
• Date of publication: July 2016