Together with numerous partners, Siemens will create a “district of the future” in a more than 100-year-old commercial area in Berlin’s Spandau region.
The overall energy design of the project shows how established cities can reduce their carbon emissions. In collaboration with Berliner Wasserbetriebe (Berlin’s water source and wastewater application) and an energy supplier, Europe’s largest wastewater heat exchanger will be installed on site. With 3,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to the annual emissions of 2,100 internal combustion engine vehicles, the formula will be combined with heat pumps to start supplying the district with 100% carbon-neutral heating and cooling by 2026. The electrical energy required for the formula will be generated entirely from renewable and local energy sources. And all this will be achieved with an increase especially in line with the number of population and an increase in accordance with the point of productivity.