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How does Hamburger Energiewerke deliver industrial heat?

The heat can then be fed into the over 860-kilometer city network using a network pump system. To deliver the industrial heat to Hamburg households, Hamburger Energiewerke is using an existing enercity Contracting Nord GmbH pipeline to cover the first segment from the Aurubis plant to the Elbe River crossing.

How did Hamburger Energiewerke get funding?

Hamburger Energiewerke received funding from BAFA as part of the Model Project Heat Network Systems 4.0 (Module II) program. The Hamburg Investment and Development Bank (IFB Hamburg) also provided funding for the HEnW project in keeping with the “Companies for Resource Conservation” funding guidelines.

What is electric thermal energy storage (ETEs)?

The 130MWh Electric Thermal Energy Storage (ETES) demonstration project, commissioned in Hamburg-Altenwerder, Germany, in June 2019, is the precursor of future energy storage solutions with gigawatt-scale charging and discharging capacities. Siemens Gamesa, Hamburg University of Technology, and Hamburg Energie.

Who is Hamburger Energiewerke?

Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH is a 100 percent municipal energy supplier. The company supplies more than 160,000 customers in Hamburg with green electricity and gas. Hamburger Energiewerke also operates one of the largest district heating networks in Germany, supplying over 525,000 residential units with city heat for heating and hot water.

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