EUREF Campus Berlin: Integrated Energy Infrastructure
At the EUREF Campus Berlin, an integrated energy infrastructure connects the generation, storage and distribution of electricity, heating and cooling. The energy concept is designed to provide carbon-neutral heating and cooling. In the central energy facility, conceived as an “Energy Workshop”, guided tours demonstrate how the systems work together.
On the site of the former gasworks, heritage buildings and newly constructed buildings had to be integrated into a shared supply network. Development during ongoing campus operations required phased implementation with interim solutions.
BLS Energieplan has been responsible for the concept and design of the campus’s technical infrastructure since the start of the project. Based on this planning, the Energy Workshop and a shared heating and cooling network supplying around 175,000 m² of existing and new buildings were created. Combined heat and power units, cooling systems, storage, power-to-heat and power-to-cold form an integrated energy system.
Disciplines
- Climate Mitigation & Adaptation
- Power & Electrical
- Integrated Energy Systems
- Energy
Companies
BLS Energieplan GmbH
Client
EUREF AG
Duration
From 2008 to 2027
Location
Berlin Schöneberg, Germany
Project Activities
- Concept development and design of the EUREF Campus technical infrastructure since 2008
- HOAI design stages for the central energy facility, heating and cooling distribution, and building services
- Building services engineering for new buildings
- Design of electrical systems and heating networks
- Design and delivery of the central Energy Workshop commissioned by GASAG Solution Plus GmbH
- Design of biomethane combined heat and power units with electrical outputs of 400, 50 and 20 kW
- Integration of two 2 MW thermal peak-load boilers and two chillers with 1 MW cooling capacity each
- Integration of power-to-heat and power-to-cold with thermal storage and a 500 kW electric boiler
- Integration of a second-life battery storage system and an intelligent control system
- Permitting and application procedures, operational optimisation and sustainability consultancy
Impact
- Energy concept has met the German federal government’s 2045 CO₂ climate targets since 2014
- Shared heating and cooling supply for around 175,000 m² of heritage and new buildings
- Primary energy factor of 0 for the Energy Workshop’s carbon-neutral heating and cooling supply
- Full coverage of the campus heating demand by the on-site Energy Workshop
- Visitor-accessible energy facility that makes the supply concept tangible through guided tours
Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to making a positive impact and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This project contributes to the following SDGs:
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