Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

Can't wait to hear what a third, fourth or fifth translator will make of this! Obviously, I don't have nearly enough to do...

Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

Got it! Rounding off our (the) future-oriented complex is the energy concept. A high percentage of the electricity needs are met by self-generated, renewable energy sources.
And NOW?

Armorel Young Mar 1, 2016:

No, you didn't You said (I think) that a lot of the self-generated electricity is used on-site, not that a large proportion of the energy need is met from self-generated electricity - it's that difference I'm trying to get at.

Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

Confused But that is what I said in my first rendition. do you mean the structuring of the sentence to accentuate inhouse/premises/complex/ resident use?

Armorel Young Mar 1, 2016:

I still think that's wrong ... I still think the intended meaning is "a high proprotion of our energy needs are met from Eigennutzung von regenerativem Strom".

Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

Weeeellll.... I could, couldn't I? Be well, Steffen.

Steffen Walter Mar 1, 2016:

Shortened phrasing At the end, you could just say '... is used/consumed on-site/at the premises'.

Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

Okay, Steffen Rounding off our (the) future-oriented complex is the energy concept. A high percentage of the on-site genereated electricity, powered by renewable energy sources, is exploited for/applied to inhouse use.

Can I hear a hallelujah?

Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

We cannot access our photovoltaic system directly, but it is truly antiquated, an ancient 12 years old...

Steffen Walter Mar 1, 2016:

No, Ramey ... ... I wouldn't include the solar cooling at this point because this is likely to be used on-site completely: unlike electricity, you can't 'feed' it into the grid.

Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

True, Armorel, it is not clear whether they produce the energy themselves, but use it they do. Better?
A high percentage of the self-produced/on-site generated electricity and solar cooling, powered by renewable energy sources, is exploited for/applied to inhouse use.

Steffen Walter Mar 1, 2016:

@ Armorel I agree entirely.

Armorel Young Mar 1, 2016:

Is that the point? Logically I don't see how the point can be that a lot of the electricity they produce they use themselves. Surely it's more about saying that a lot of the electricity they need is obtained from what they produce themselves - that's a slightly different emphasis. And since any surplus is sold to the grid, using more rather than less of the electricity you generate isn't exactly a selling point.

Logically, too, I think that "mit hoher Eigennutzung" can only refer to the regenerative erzeugtem Strom - the Solarkühlung is surely part of the Energiekonzept but is by definition all for your own use - at least, I'm not aware that you could sell unwanted Solarkühlung on to other people in the same way that you sell on your surplus electricity.

Ramey Rieger (X) Mar 1, 2016:

All these terms point to a marketing text for investors or proprietors. Therefore, I would rephrase the entire sentence - Rounding off our (the) future-oriented complex is the energy concept. A high percentage of the electricity and solar cooling, powered by renewable energy sources, is exploited for/applied to inhouse use.
but that's just me...

Steffen Walter Mar 1, 2016:

Thank you, Armorel I've posted a related answer below.

Armorel Young Mar 1, 2016:

in that case ... ... something like "making extensive use of the electricity from renewables that is generated on-site" is the way to go - but since Steffen was the first to suggest "on-site" the credit should go to him.

Steffen Walter Mar 1, 2016:

Retail buildings Martina's other questions at http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/architecture/605... and http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/architecture/605... seem to refer to a complex of retail buildings.

@ Martina: You should have mentioned this here, too.

Armorel Young Mar 1, 2016:

context? As Stefan says, Eigennutzung means that the electricty is used where it is generated, but to offer a proper translation we would need to know what the Gesamtkonzept refers to - is it a company, a town, a region, a country or what, and are we talking about electricity generation by households, companies or something else?