Siemens Gamea to Test Innovative Storage Technology

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Innovative storage technology will supply energy out of hot stones by spring 2019 / Milestone in the development of a key technology in the context of the energy transition

Over a period of 3-years, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been doing R&D-activities on converting energy to heat in rock fill at a testing-unit in Hamburg. Now the company converts its findings into a real scale project. Starting in December, Siemens Gamesa will install the first full scale "Future Energy System - FES" on the Trimet SE aluminum smelter site in Hamburg-Altenwerder. It will feature approximately 1,000 tons of rock fill which will be able to provide 30 MWh of electric energy at temperatures of 600 degree Celsius. Via a steam turbine, the heat can be re-converted into... ... More: Official Press Release Siemens Gamesa

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R&D, Siemens Gamesa, FES, heat-storage, Trimet