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Ursula Sladek
German power executive
Ursula Sladek (born 1946)[1] is a German environmentalist, founder and former president of Schönau Electricity Works (EWS Elektrizitätswerke Schönau eG), a "registered cooperative society" under German Law in Schönau, Germany, that provides electricity from renewable sources.[1][2]
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Following the 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Sladek attempted to find renewable alternatives to nuclear power within Germany, leading to the founding of EWS.[3]
Sladek founded the Schönau Power Supply company, intending to reactivate small hydropower plants within the Black Forest to provide energy to Schönau.[4] She suggested to the mayor of Schönau that the Schönau Power Supply take over control of the local grid.[citation needed]
EWS sources much of its energy from local producers, including hydropower operations, solar panels, wind turbines, and co-generation. This aids in providing electricity from renewable energy sources to a small portion of the German grid.[5][6]