Berlin coal-fired power plant demonstrates new river water large-scale heat pumps
epa10392644 Heaps of coal pile up at the BTB Heizkraftwerk Schoeneweide thermal power plant in Berlin, Germany, 06 January 2023. In a soon to start test run, the large scale heat pumps shall use environmental heat from water of the River Spree for the district heating network of BTB, which belongs to the E.ON Group. Berlin Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey paid a visit to the BTB power plant, which still uses coal as an energy source but shall be operated without coal by the end of 2024. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN
