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What is Germany's largest district heating storage facility?

We are building Germany's largest district heating (DH) heat storage facility in Reuter West. It will be 45 meters high and 43 meters in diameter, so it's a huge tank. When it is completed and filled the storage tank will hold 56 million liters of DH water.

Is Vattenfall filling a water tower in Berlin?

The tower in Berlin. Image: Vattenfall. Swedish public utility Vattenfall is about to start filling a 45m-high, 200MW-rated thermal energy storage facility with water in Berlin, Germany.

Is Vattenfall building a 200 MW power-to-heat plant in Berlin?

The 200-MW power-to-heat plant at Vattenfall's Reuter West site in Berlin under construction. Image by Vattenfall AB. Swedish utility Vattenfall AB is building a 200-MW thermal storage facility tied to a power-to-heat plant in Berlin which is set to come into operation next April.

Where is Vattenfall AB building a 200 MW thermal storage facility?

Swedish utility Vattenfall AB is building a 200-MW thermal storage facility tied to a power-to-heat plant in Berlin which is set to come into operation next April. Located at Vattenfall's Reuter West site, the power-to-heat plant will convert excess wind or solar energy into heat which will be temporarily stored in a hot-water tank.

How many litres of water can Vattenfall's new heat storage tank hold?

The heat storage tank can hold 56 million litres of water which will be heated at 98 degrees celsius and will be combined with the existing power-to-heat system of Vattenfall’s adjoining Reuter West power plant.

How long can a Reuter West storage facility provide heat?

At maximum output of 200 Megawatt thermal, the storage facility can provide heat for about 13 hours. In this interview, Jornt Spijksma, project manager at Vattenfall, talks about the facility being built on the Reuter West power plant site and its importance for the heat transition in Berlin.