The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® Uckermark

Replacing conventional power plants. Completely.

ENERTRAG’s Verbundkraftwerk Uckermark generates wind-based and solar energy, green hydrogen and heat. Hydrogen reconversion and battery storage systems also stabilize the electricity grid. This combination enables ENERTRAG to supply renewable energy predictably and in line with demand, just like conventional power plants do. The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® can replace these completely. It is a blueprint for modern CO₂-free power plants.

Energy locally and for Europe. And reliable.

We feed electricity generated in the Verbundkraftwerk Uckermark directly into the synchronous grid of continental Europe. The hydrogen is fed into the public H₂ grid and, in turn, supplies areas and buildings in the region with power to heat. Coupling electricity from wind and solar power with green hydrogen production and the supply of heat enables the provision of predictable output in the gigawatt range. Additionally, the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® provides all necessary system stability services to guarantee grid stability.

A pioneer supplying fossil-free energy. Worldwide.

Since the first wind farms in 1998 and the construction of the world’s first hybrid power plant in Uckermark in 2011, ENERTRAG has gained valuable experience in supplying energy reliably from renewables. Countries and regions all over the world are already reaping the benefits because the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® can be implemented 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 is available by clicking the icons on the site map.

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.     

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. 

The ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® Uckermark in detail 

Learn more about the individual components of the ENERTRAG Verbundkraftwerk® and gain insights into project planning, construction and operation.