Der »Wachstumskern Autobahndreieck Wittstock/Dosse (WADWD)« will die bundesweite Spitzenposition bei der Erzeugung erneuerbarer Energien für Unternehmen und Kommunen der Region intensiver nutzen. EBP unterstützt bei der Entwicklung von Modellvorhaben und bei der Koordination der Akteure und Beteiligten.
ocated between the cities of Berlin and Hamburg, “WADWD” is an exemplary alliance of municipalities and commercial enterprises (four municipalities and 36 companies) that are working together to make even better use of and market the region's potential.
The region's leading position in Germany in renewable energy production (207% in terms of production vs. consumption) is one example of this. However, this leading position is currently working to the region's disadvantage. Overloaded grids and higher electricity prices are location disadvantages for the otherwise economically well-positioned region. Since 2012, with support from EBP, the association has been working on the “Energy Cloud” project to develop model projects for the cross-system and integrated use of renewable energies in the region, with the aim of contributing to a reduction in grid expansion requirements, CO2 emissions, and energy costs. Specifically, the following project approaches have been developed, among others:
1. Virtual Power Plant
Existing CHP and biomass power plants at company sites could be supplemented with storage and power-to-X facilities and combined into a virtual power plant, which would increase security of supply and allow flexibility to be marketed. The virtual power plant forms the basis for a planned expansion to include additional renewable energy plants, storage facilities, and large consumers.
2. H2 production and H2 use
The existing “WindGas Falkenhagen” power-to-gas pilot plant (Uniper) converts wind gas into hydrogen and, in the future, also into methane (Store&Go). The hydrogen produced can be fed directly or as methane into the natural gas grid or used for mobility purposes and for methanol production.
A truck stop with an H2 filling station could be built at the Meyenburg motorway junction, which would be supplied with hydrogen directly from “WindGas Falkenhagen” via a pipeline. The H2 filling station would in turn be the infrastructural prerequisite for the launch of a model project for “hydrogen/fuel cell mobility”: This includes the purchase and operation of fuel cell buses in public transport, the provision of H2 for fuel cell-powered local rail transport, and the promotion of H2 plant mobility. “Green” methanol is to be used for regional biodiesel production.