Innovation in the Region Brandenburg, Germany: "Power to Gas" for integration of Renewable Energy Mike Blechschmidt, Managing Director Blechschmidt Industrie- und Gebäudeservice GmbH & Head of Initiative Wachstumskern Autobahndreieck Wittstock/Dosse e. V. Dr. K. Peter Röttgen, Head of E.ON Innovation Center Energy Storage European Parliament and Committee of the Regions, Workshop Energy 8 November 2013, Brussels

Where we are in Europe? Sheet facts: Area County Prignitz 2124 km ², Inhabitants, 37 In. per square kilometres, major industrial town location in Brandenburg,

Area Prignitz: 257 % renewable energy

Area Prignitz as european pilot region predestined Nationwide EEG-leads Ongoing pilot projects Strong industrial enterprises Supplier and networks

Three Topics Approachs Development and use of „Power to Gas“ Terms of railway tracks for renewable energy Merging in »Smart Grid« Energy Cloud

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Energy supply: Renewable consumption & system feed-in at transformer station Falkenhagen S [MVA] feed-in consump- tion

H2H2 Electrolysis Certificate Power Power Grid "Power to Gas": Convergence of power and gas market Certificate Gas Power IndustryMobilityHeating Natural gas grid Power 3 IndustryMobilityHeating Renewable hydrogen CO 2 SNG CH 4,Bio

Electrolysis Metering Pipeline connection Power Supply  Power: 2 MW el  Hydrogen production: 360 m³/h  Fed into the local gas grid (ONTRAS Gastransport)  Start of construction: 08/20/2012; Start of operation 08/28/2013  Owner is E.ON Gas Storage Key Parameters Control  Demonstration of the process chain  Optimize operational concept (fluctuating power from wind vs. changing gas feed)  Gain experience in technology, costs, consenting Low Voltage Supply Compressor Example: E.ON "Power to Gas" pilot "Falkenhagen" Goals In cooperation with

Example: E.ON PtG-Pilot "Falkenhagen" Official inauguration on August 28, 2013 E.ON WindGas Innovatives Gas aus Windenergie First products on the market