The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® Uckermark

The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® replaces conventional power plants. Entirely.
 

The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® in the Uckermark region generates electricity from wind and sun, as well as green hydrogen and heat. A battery storage system and the reconversion of hydrogen into electricity stabilize energy generation. This combination enables the supply of renewable energy in line with demand and predictably - just like conventional power plants. The combined power plant can therefore completely replace conventional power plants. It is a blueprint for modern, CO₂-free power plants. 

Energy regionally and for Europe. Reliable. 

The electricity generated at the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® in Uckermark is fed directly into the European grid. The green hydrogen is fed into the public hydrogen network, through which it supplies places and buildings in the region with heat. The coupling of electricity from wind power and photovoltaics with the production of green hydrogen and the supply of heat enables the provision of a plannable output in the order of gigawatts. The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® Uckermark takes over all important system functions and ensures grid stability.

ENERTRAG is a pioneer in fossil-free energy supply. Worldwide. 

Since the first wind fields in 1998 and the construction of the world's first hybrid power plant in 2011 in the Uckermark region, ENERTRAG has been gaining valuable experience in the secure supply of energy from renewables. Countries and regions around the world are already benefiting from this because the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® can be realized globally. 

ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® Uckermark at a glance

The Uckermark Verbundkraftwerk generates clean electricity, green hydrogen and heat over an area of 40 square kilometers. Detailed information on the individual components of the local energy system can be found by clicking on the icons in the site plan.  

The energy system in detail 

By hybridizing wind and solar energy and converting renewable energy into storable energy sources, the ENERTRAG combined power plant in Uckermark is able to supply renewable energy predictably and in line with demand and stabilize the electricity grid. 

Primary energy  

The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® in Uckermark generates large quantities of sustainable primary energy from wind and sun, day and night. The wind fields and the Kreuz Uckermark photovoltaic plant are connected to each other by their own lines and transformer stations. 

Collection and network infrastructure  

The electricity is collected in a hybrid manner in local networks, forwarded via substations within the compound power plant area to the central substation and there primarily fed into the transmission network. Hydrogen pipelines and heat pipes can also be part of the local integrated power plant network infrastructure.

Storage 

Surplus energy is stored, for example in the Cremzow battery storage facility, with the help of an electrolyzer in Wittenhof as green hydrogen or in the Nechlin wind heat storage facility. 

The Cremzow battery storage facility is black-start capable and can restore the grid in the event of a power failure.    

Conversion  

The electrolyzer uses electricity to split water into green hydrogen and oxygen. If required, electricity can be drawn from hydrogen or the battery storage system to stabilize the power grid by reconverting it into electricity. The wind heat storage system converts electrical energy into clean thermal energy using power-to-heat. 

Utilisation 

The electrical energy generated is bundled via a collection substation. For transmission to the public power supply, the central Bertikow substation connects the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® in Uckermark with the national transmission grid at a single transfer point. In the future, hydrogen will be fed into the passing EUGAL pipeline. A self-developed control system ensures a continuously adjustable energy flow from the generation plants into the electricity and gas grid. 

Households and industry will utilize the electricity provided on demand, as well as heat from the local heat extraction of surplus electricity. The hydrogen will be fed into the existing natural gas network and the future hydrogen network or converted into hydrogen derivatives, for example ammonia, methanol or paraffin.  

Control technology and control system 

The ENERTRAG control center in Dauerthal uses the Powersystem software to continuously monitor and control the operation of the entire ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk^® and its components, including energy generation, conversion, distribution and grid connection.