CO² neutral through the power of innovation and the pioneering spirit, into the next millennium.

Oberlech firms are the epitome of innovative power and the pioneering spirit in the Arlberg region. Following on from the construction of the tunnel system that has made Oberlech a car-free zone, a district heating power station has now been built under the direction of the chief construction manager, Fridolin Lucian.

In 1997, the first biomass heating plant was built to supply the hotels and facilities of the Lucian family with energy. The new Oberlech biomass district heating plant is therefore simply a logical extension of the first biomass heating plant that was set up for the use of all the hotels and businesses in Oberlech.

As a hotelier family, the motivation to establish a district heating plant is quite simple. As Oberlech is a tourist town that lives from and for Nature, the importance of managing existing resources carefully is self-evident.

The tourist branch consumes a great deal of energy due to the necessity of providing high levels of comfort. Owing to this, it has always been and continues to be a goal of all families in Oberlech to produce their own clean, CO² neutral energy.

An important dimension of the project is that the wealth thereby generated remains within the community, enabling local woodsmen to supply and sell wood directly to the district heating plant.

The benefits of the new heating plant for guests, as well as the local community in Lech, are obvious. The debate on carbon dioxide levels is now more urgent than ever. The new heating plant provides Oberlech’s guests with one hundred percent CO² neutral heating in all its holiday establishments. By the final stage of its construction in November 2010, biomass fuels will have replaced 1.3 million litres of heating oil.

Lech’s goal is in the medium term is to become the first energy-autonomous tourist region.

These figures show the sheer scale of the new district heating plant in Oberlech.

Affiliated Establishments
Burghotel
Burg Vital Hotel
Hotel Bergkristall
Hotel Burgwald
Hotel Cresta
Hotel Formarin
Hotel Goldener Berg
Hotel Ilga
Hotel Mohnenfluh
Hotel Montana
Hotel Murmeli
Hotel Petersboden
Hotel Salome
Hotel Sonnenburg
Apollonia Apartements
Haus Almfrieden
Haus Astra
Haus Dr. Beiser Elmar
Haus Dr. Ilg
Haus Elsa
Haus Emo
Haus Gemeinschaft Kar
Haus Heidi
Haus Hilti
Haus Lehner
Haus Schneeflocke
Haus Spitzenegg
Haus Wolf
Dkfm. Michael Michaelis
Dr. Peter Michaelis
Pension und Appartements Bergland
Berghaus Sonnenburg
Landhaus Bischof
Pension Alpenflora
Pension Astoria
Pension Berger
Pension Bergmähder
Pension Diola
Pension Michaela
Pension Muntanella
Pension Sabine
Errichtunsgemeinschaft Wohnanlage Bündt
Bergbahn Lech-Oberlech
Seilifte Oberlech GmbH
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