Our contribution to the energy transition

Here, we supply an entire district with energy in line with current climate protection requirements.

Self-learning control

Discover just how smart technology can be today: the self-learning control centre integrates and manages all components and systems, optimising their operation to meet actual demand.

Power-to-Heat/ Power-to-Cold

See how Germany’s first Power-to-Heat/Power-to-Cold system generates a choice of heat or cold from electricity as needed, thus stabilising the electricity networks.

Welcome to the EUREF-Campus Energy Workshop

The EUREF Energy Workshop by GASAG Solution Plus is a joint project between GASAG Solution Plus and innovative, well-established companies committed to putting the energy transition into practice through new ideas, concepts and technologies.

We showcase energy supply solutions that work for entire districts. Discover how different components work together to provide the campus with heating, cooling and some of its electricity throughout the year. For further information about the EUREF-Campus and the companies based there, visit www.euref.de

The site has been laden with energy for over 100 years. In the past, gas was produced here. Today the entire EUREF Campus is a unique centre for innovative solutions that visibly testifies to the increasing success of the energy transition: a modern district of a capital city with an intelligent supply on a 5.5-hectare site, with around 165,000 square metres of floor space for offices, commerce and a wide variety of events.

Experience

intelligently controlled components in real-life operation!

Find

the answers to important questions about the energy transition!

 

Experience an energy centre in action

Discover the solutions and technologies installed to provide heating, cooling and part of the electricity supply, and see them in operation during an on-site visit.

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Combined heat and power plant

  • provides the whole base load supply of heat
  • uses biomethane as a fuel
  • sells electricity back to the grid under the law on renewable energy (EEG)
  • generates around 52% of the heat required
  • could supply about 630 households with heat on its own
  • an work in “modulating mode”
  • uses biogas from the GASAG biogas plants in Schwedt
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Viessmann gas boiler

  • use natural gas as a fuel
  • are switched on to provide heat at peak load times
  • produce a temperature of about 110°C
  • generate 2 x 2,100 kW of thermal power
  • work as a low-NOx plant
  • can store extremely large amounts of heat
  • do not need any additional storage units
  • provide low-emission combustion
  • generate low nitrogen oxide emissions
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Wilo pumps

  • differential-pressure-controlled pumps distribute heat
  • create the flow pressure for the entire district heating network
  • work with electronic speed regulation
  • are highly efficient despite low energy requirements
  • consume about 50 per cent less electricity than standard pumps
  • combine 4 pumps in a cascade system
  • regulate the pumping capacity required, over a large range
  • use roughly 2.5 km of pipework
  • employ a radial distribution network
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Internal CHP plant

  • generates heat and electricity with a 4-cylinder engine
  • generates some 8% of the heat for the Euref campus
  • is capable of supplying 158 households with heat on its own
  • provides the internal power required by the Energiewerkstatt
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Control centre

  • processes information from more than 1,000 data points
  • receives weather forecasts to help control the energy centre
  • is connected to the buildings on campus
  • provides a communications channel between the production and consumption ends
  • tests the campus network using a smart grid
  • markets electricity from the CHP plant via a connection to the energy exchange
  • uses remote maintenance, sending error reports to the servicing department in seconds
  • The energy centre is part of what is known as the EcoPool virtual power plant
  • The EcoPool guarantees the required degree of power grid stability
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Vapour compression refrigeration units

  • are vapour compression systems run on green electricity
  • cool the IT facilities of the companies on the campus
  • have the same cooling capacity per unit as about 6,500 fridges
  • work with a flow temperature of approx. 8°C and a return temperature of approx. 12°C
  • make compression redundant at low outdoor temperatures
  • use the only refrigerant still approved, R134a
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Power-to-heat/power-to-cold plant

  • is the first plant of this kind in Germany
  • saves excess electricity from renewable plants as heat and cold
  • together, the two forms of storage offer various storage options
  • can provide operating reserves all year round
  • is connected to the energy exchange via the control centre
  • is directly activated when electricity prices are low or negative
  • can be used for buffer storage for the combined heat and power plants
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Li-ION BATTERY STORAGE

  • Stabilizes the grid and supports the expansion of renewable energies.
  • 1.9MWh of storage capacity
  • 1.25 MW connected load
  • Control power for the grid
  • can buffer excess current from the grid and from the CHP
  • uses traction batteries after their use in test vehicles

Experience energy supply up close

View the EUREF Energy Workshop by GASAG Solution Plus with the aid of audio-visual media or guided by experts.

A tour lasts around 60 minutes and can be arranged for groups of up to 15 people. You can choose between German and English.

The tours are offered and conducted by our partner INPOLIS UCE GmbH (office@inpolis.de), which specialises in visitor services. Your enquiry via the online form will be forwarded to and answered by INPOLIS UCE GmbH (besucherdienst@euref.de).

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COMMENTED MULTIMEDIA TOUR

View the EUREF Energy Workshop by GASAG Solution Plus accompanied by guides who will give you a general overview and provide expert answers to your questions in addition to the multimedia information.

€270.00

plus statutory VAT
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COMMENTED MULTIMEDIA AND CAMPUS TOUR

Before the tour of the Energy Workshop by GASAG Solution Plus you will learn about the vision for the EUREF Campus, the development of the area, and the current and future projects by the institutions and companies based here. Afterwards, you will view the EUREF Energy Workshop by GASAG Solution Plus accompanied by guides who will give you a general overview and provide expert answers to your questions in addition to the multimedia information.

€500.00

plus statutory VAT

You would like to have an in-depth program on topics such as mobility, energy, climate innovations, start-ups, energy-efficient construction?
Our partner specialized in visitor services INPOLIS will be pleased to advise you and put together an individual program for you.

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MULTIMEDIA TOUR

With the aid of audio-visual media, discover the forward-looking solutions and technologies that have been installed to supply heat, cold and electricity, and can be viewed during ongoing operation. A guide will welcome you and brief you on the safety regulations.

€150.00

plus statutory VAT

YOUR BOOKING ENQUIRY

To help us book your chosen tour date as far as possible, please complete the form in full, stating both your desired date and an alternative date.

For enquiries at short notice, one to three days before your desired date, please email your requests to besucherdienst@euref.de

Once you have submitted your booking enquiry we will check whether our guides are available and get back to you as quickly as possible.

Information

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EUREF ENERGY WORKS BY GASAG SOLUTION PLUS IS A SYSTEM OF TECHNICAL FACILITIES THAT IS NOT BARRIER-FREE.

VISITOR FEEDBACK

We would love to know whether you enjoyed your visit to the EUREF Energy Workshop by GASAG Solution Plus. Was it an interesting experience for you? Were you able to understand everything? Would you recommend a visit to your friends and acquaintances?

Share your opinion with us: info@energiewende-erleben.de  Here is the feedback from some of our visitors:

„I’m truly fascinated. I never realised how complex the monitoring and control of energy systems could be. The guide explained everything in a clear and engaging way. Thank you!“

„At first I thought it would be boring, but then I found it totally fascinating. You hear a lot about the “energy transition” everywhere, but who knows what it really means? Now I’ve got a better idea of what it’s all about.“

„I was really impressed by our visit to the Energy Workshop. Very informative and easy to understand. If only things could develop faster everywhere to accelerate the protection of the environment and climate. The Energy Workshop shows that it can work – although it is just the beginning.“

A shared goal

The EUREF Energy Workshop by GASAG Solution Plus is a project by GASAG Solution Plus together with innovative and renowned traditional companies that want to accelerate the actual implementation of the energy transition with new ideas, new concepts and new technologies.

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