Vattenfall inaugurates Europe’s largest water boiler for heat storage in Berlin
Vattenfall has connected Europe’s largest Power-to-Heat facility to the district heating grid at its Reuter West power plant in Berlin. The purpose of the 120 MW Power-to-Heat unit is to produce and store heat from excess electricity, generated by renewable energy sources.The new Power-to-Heat plant in Berlin is the largest to date in Europe. The installed capacity of 120 MWth equals about 60.000 household water boilers.“The Power-to-Heat plant is another important milestone of our coal exit in Berlin latest 2030 and a concrete step to enable a fossil-free living within one generation