ENGIE and GASAG have been awarded a major project for distributed energy, mobility solutions, digitalisation and comprehensive services in Germany, within the scope of the “Das neue Gartenfeld” low-carbon smart district project located in Spandau, a district located in the North-West of Berlin. The objective of the “The New Gartenfeld” project is to convert a former cable factory site into a sustainable district of the future, resolutely avant-garde with innovative concepts around mobility, energy and digitilisation as well as a collaborative approach with its residents, set to reach 10,000 by 2029. To achieve this pioneering project, ENGIE and its local partner GASAG have joined forces to install, link and operate a highly-efficient distributed energy infrastructure, and will provide mobility and energy supply services.In particular, these will include:- design, construction and operation of district heating plants and heat pumps, along with the associated urban network for distribution to all buildings through a 20-years offtake contract as well as the construction and operation of cooling plants;- preparation of facilities for the arrival of hydrogen in the longer term in replacement of natural gas;- development of renewable energy sources, with the installation of photovoltaic panels, including on housing buildings’ rooftops;- installation of electric vehicle charging stations, a carpooling scheme, and real-time management of parking spaces; - installation of the district’s digital network using the latest technologies and the supply of an application to, in particular, facilitate residents’ e-mobility, monitoring of energy production and consumption and maintain a social network in the neighborhood.More than 3,700 apartments, 600 business premises and extensive communal areas and facilities are currently under construction on the 31 hectare site. With its sustainable design that incorporates the supply of renewable energy sources and digitilisation services, “The New Gartenfeld” will abate 1,100 metric tons of CO2 annually, 10 years ahead of Germany’s climate targets for districts and cities.
ENGIE and GASAG have been awarded a major project for distributed energy, mobility solutions, digitalisation and comprehensive services in Germany, within the scope of the “Das neue Gartenfeld” low-carbon smart district project located in Spandau, a district located in the North-West of Berlin. The objective of the “The New Gartenfeld” project is to convert a former cable factory site into a sustainable district of the future, resolutely avant-garde with innovative concepts around mobility, energy and digitilisation as well as a collaborative approach with its residents, set to reach 10,000 by 2029. To achieve this pioneering project, ENGIE and its local partner GASAG have joined forces to install, link and operate a highly-efficient distributed energy infrastructure, and will provide mobility and energy supply services.In particular, these will include:- design, construction and operation of district heating plants and heat pumps, along with the associated urban network for distribution to all buildings through a 20-years offtake contract as well as the construction and operation of cooling plants;- preparation of facilities for the arrival of hydrogen in the longer term in replacement of natural gas;- development of renewable energy sources, with the installation of photovoltaic panels, including on housing buildings’ rooftops;- installation of electric vehicle charging stations, a carpooling scheme, and real-time management of parking spaces; - installation of the district’s digital network using the latest technologies and the supply of an application to, in particular, facilitate residents’ e-mobility, monitoring of energy production and consumption and maintain a social network in the neighborhood.More than 3,700 apartments, 600 business premises and extensive communal areas and facilities are currently under construction on the 31 hectare site. With its sustainable design that incorporates the supply of renewable energy sources and digitilisation services, “The New Gartenfeld” will abate 1,100 metric tons of CO2 annually, 10 years ahead of Germany’s climate targets for districts and cities.
