Since the october of 2011, Enertrag is running the world’s first hydrogen-wind-biogas hybrid power plant in Prenzlau (Uckermark, Germany). The term hybrid power plant is not only used in regard to purely standalone networks (that are not tied to the regional electricity grid) but also for locally adjacent combinations of several energy generation systems. As is the case in Prenzlau, parts of such hybrid plants can be designed as energy storage systems.
Projects currently being funded
Materials of construction for steam temperatures of over 700 °C
Lignite drying
CO2 scrubbing (post-combustion capture)
CO2 storage facilities
CO2 capture in oxyfuel coal-fired power plants
Hydrogen gas turbines
Capturing CO2 using coal gasification
Micro gas turbines
Higher temperatures in turbines
Turbine combustion that produces lower amounts of harmful substances
Higher pressure and lower flow losses in turbines
CO2 compressors
International cooperation
Comparison of power plant systems
More efficient generators thanks to nanoparticles
Storing electricity using compressed air
High-temperature heat storage systems for flexible CCGT power plants
More flexibility for low-emission coal-fired power plants