Sustainable heat for the Berlin-Mitte cogeneration plant
June 27, 2024
Fourteen years after the commissioning of the innovative H.Y.B.R.I.D. heating system in the Berlin-Mitte combined heat and power plant, Dimitri Hegemann, cultural manager and managing director of the combined heat and power plant, draws a positive balance: "There is no better heating system for our purposes."
The combined heat and power plant at Köpenicker Strasse 70 is a piece of Berlin's industrial history. A cathedral of concrete and steel with gigantic dimensions and a height of almost 30 meters. Discovered as an event location by techno pope Dimitri Hegemann, the question arose:
"How do you get this box hot?"
The solution was found in 2010. The imposing building complex was equipped with a modern infrared heating system from KÜBLER. The choice fell on the H.Y.B.R.I.D. system, which impresses with its high efficiency and sustainability and has received several awards, including the German Sustainability Award. Dimitri Hegemann: "Thanks to the H.Y.B.R.I.D. system, we were not only able to heat economically with infrared, but also use the energy from the waste heat perfectly for the conventional heating systems." And Klaus Bernzen, Technical Manager at the combined heat and power plant, emphasizes:
"The use of residual heat from the infrared heaters also met our ecological requirements."
The H.Y.B.R.I.D. system from KÜBLER combines state-of-the-art IR technology with integrated residual heat utilization. Today, the system comprises 36 black-painted Optima units and four heat exchangers that efficiently feed the residual heat generated into two large buffer storage tanks. This advanced technology enables the entire 10,000 square meter and almost 30 meter high building complex to be heated sustainably.
Dimitri Hegemann, known for his visionary projects and as the operator of the world-famous techno club Tresor, which is located in part of the combined heat and power plant, praises the heating solution from KÜBLER:
"Hybrid infrared heating still fits the bill because it is sustainable. Air heating would have been far too complex, far too expensive and far too unsustainable."
Sustainability and culture in harmony - the Berlin-Mitte cogeneration plant is now a cultural stronghold and attracts 60,000 to 70,000 visitors every year. It serves as a venue for exhibitions, concerts, film shoots and corporate events. Incidentally, the company is particularly proud of the fact that techno culture has been named an intangible UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024, which also underlines the great importance of the cultural cathedral in Berlin Mitte.
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