Power plant in Wüstmark: Residents celebrate victory against wood heating!

Power plant in Wüstmark: Residents celebrate victory against wood heating!

Wüstmark, Deutschland - In the Wüstmark district, the city council decided that no wood -heating plant is being built. This follows the wish of many residents who have spoken out against the planned power plant. Residents fear additional loads from noise, stench, traffic and air pollution. The decision not to approve no power plant on the site of the Ceravis company was made with a majority and shows that the will of the population is taken seriously. Even in the event of a comprehensive application for a general ban on wood -causing plants in all of Schwerin, the approval was not given; That application was rejected with 17 votes and 23 against it.

In Wüstmark, around 600 citizens live who are concerned about their quality of life. Another application, which was made by several political groups such as the Greens, the independent Citizens' Party/FDP, the Left and the CDU, called for a general ban, but met with resistance. Mayor Rico Badenschier warned that a flat -rate rejection of wood -heating power plants is not the right way.

climatic concerns and wood burning

However, the critics listened to valid points. According to [Federal Environment Agency] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/uba-co2-krechner-neue calculation basis), wood heating power plants are not as climate-neutral as is often assumed. The burning of wood releases CO₂, which was previously bound in the tree. In fact, up to twice as much CO₂ is released in wood burning in order to maintain the same amount of heat as with coal or natural gas. Even wood from sustainable forestry is climate -tasting.

In a study of the WWF, the health risks are pointed out. Plants for wood burning are responsible for about a fifth of fine dust emissions in Germany. Fine dust can get into the lungs via the breathing air and damage organs in the long term. And despite the supposed environmental friendliness, wood burning has significant negative effects on the climate.

The planned wood -fired power plant in Wüstmark should have been built in an already contaminated environment, near a sewage treatment plant and other industrial plants. City representatives, including Arndt Müller (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and Manfred Strauß (independent citizens/FDP), have spoken out against the project and took up the concerns of the residents.

future of energy supply

Although the construction of the wood -fired power plant in Wüstmark is now off the table, it remains to be seen what it will look like with similar projects in other districts. The city council has made it clear that such projects should not take place on urban soil and that there are no urban support. It remains to be hoped that the future of energy supply in Schwerin will be more sustainable and, above all, less stressful for the residents.

The discussion about wood -fired power plants once again shows that it is important to reconcile energy use and environmental protection. A conclusion from this could be to rely on alternative, environmentally friendly heating systems such as heat pumps or heating networks, as the Federal Environment Agency recommends. The UBA CO₂ calculator offers valuable information on the transparency and the environmental effects of wood use in order not to lose sight of the need to exit fossil fuels.