'Hot Rocks' for Siemens Gamesa

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Innovative storage technology as key to the next step in the energy transition / Newly-opened pilot plant in Hamburg-Altenwerder can store 130 MWh of energy for up to one week – target is storage capacity in the gigawatt hour range / An electric thermal energy storage system will be developed in a next step into GWh-capacity

In a world first, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has today begun operation of its electric thermal energy storage system (ETES). During the opening ceremony, Energy State Secretary Andreas Feicht, Hamburg's First Mayor Peter Tschentscher, Siemens Gamesa CEO Markus Tacke and project partners Hamburg Energie GmbH and Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) welcomed the achievement of this milestone. The innovative storage technology makes it... ... More: Official Press Release Siemens Gamesa

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