How can Bavaria secure its long-term energy supply using wind power and photovoltaics? The technical possibilities and tasks are well known. But how can we work together to make wind turbines and PV systems more popular in urban and rural contexts?
This is why the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Living Lab: Energy has now been launched. In a cross-sectoral, research-based collaboration, it aims to develop new ideas for energy generation in Bavaria that can be approved and to make them visible as models. The energy transition is not only being negotiated as a technical and economic challenge, but also as a cultural and aesthetic one.
The NEB Living Lab: Energy, commissioned by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, is curated by Bayern Innovativ GmbH and bayern design. The lab is embedded in the European Commission's New European Bauhaus Initiative and is part of the work to implement the European Green Deal.
The results
On April 18, 2024, the presentation of the results at the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy focused on the development of new design approaches to promote social acceptance of renewable energies. After all, the energy transition goes far beyond questions of technical and economic feasibility - it is an aesthetic and cultural task. A comprehensive modular spatial concept for encounters, communication, illustration and understanding, the so-called Energy Salon, has therefore now been presented. In addition, the participants in the NEB Living Lab are publishing a 40-page manifesto with specific recommendations for action.
The closing event provided space for a stimulating panel discussion with experts from various fields, including the energy industry, energy technology, aesthetics and administration. The discussion was moderated by Nina FIVA Sonnenberg.
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