One of the biggest power-to-heat facilities in Germany began operating Sunday (December 16, 2018) in Hamburg’s Karolinenviertel. The “Karoline” electric boiler indicates the potential of sector coupling. Wind power can be converted into heat and fed into the district-heating network. The electric boiler, operated by Vattenfall, also secures the heat supply in particularly cold weather or when other supply systems malfunction. The plant has a capacity of around 45 megawatts and can supply 13,500 apartments with environment-friendly heat.
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