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<br /> <br />Bio-Energy Park tour – Compost, Gas to Power, University of Munster Research, Solar, <br />Wind Turbines <br /> <br /> <br />Education for Climate Protection <br /> <br /> <br />Citizens Invest – Coop <br /> <br /> <br />Storing Renewable Energy <br /> <br />Münster (Rochester) <br /> <br /> <br />Transportation Tour <br /> <br /> <br />Treaty Room Tour <br /> <br /> <br />Zero Energy Student Housing Tour <br /> <br /> <br />Community Wind Turbine Tour <br /> <br />Iserlohn (Elk River) <br /> <br /> <br />Population: 94,000 <br /> <br /> <br />Size: 48 miles² <br /> <br /> <br />Jobs: manufacturing, metal processing, pharmaceutical and chemical production, waste <br />management <br /> <br /> <br />Two universities <br /> <br /> <br />Municipal Utility <br /> <br /> <br />Waste-to-Energy Facility (owned by utility) <br /> <br /> <br />17 EV Charging Stations on public property <br /> <br /> <br />Climate Protection Master Plan (2012) <br /> <br /> <br />Awards: NRW CHP Model Municipality, European Energy Award – Gold <br /> <br /> <br />Future Goals: Expanding CHP, Electric Mobility, Renewable Energy <br /> <br /> <br />CHP Model Community <br /> <br /> <br />CHP Incinerator Tour <br /> <br /> <br />E-Mobility Tour <br /> <br /> <br />Water Treatment Plan CHP Tour <br /> <br />Siegen (Duluth) <br /> <br /> <br />Steel Mill Tour <br /> <br />Elk River and Energy City Goals for this partnership are: <br /> <br /> <br />From the Energy City 10-year Action Plan: <br /> <br /> <br />Explore neighborhood energy systems (micro grid, water collection, etc.) <br /> <br /> <br />Explore district heating systems <br /> <br /> <br />Achieve 15% above state/federal mandates for renewable energy city-wide by 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />Advance electric vehicle education and use <br /> <br /> <br />Increase recycling and organics recycling <br /> <br /> <br />Develop a Climate Action Plan <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />