Insights from the project

Bornholms Energi & Forsyning
“In the transition from being a power plant designed for fossil fuels, 2LIPP has been an important lever for Bornholms Energi & Forsyning to explore new, timely and future-proof opportunities. Through strong partnerships and collaboration in the project, we have gained in-house knowledge about frontier energy technologies, their opportunities and limitations, as well as valuable operational insight into economy, operation and grid connections for energy storage. This knowledge forms an important basis for future decisions on transforming the power plant into a central flexible unit in the green, renewable energy system.”
Lærke Lina Skovbjerg, Project Manager 

Hyme Energy
“The project helped us move very far in the design of commercial plants and in building a strong supplier pipeline for hydroxide-based thermal storage. The project activities supported our work on developing blueprints for a commercial product and building a product organisation focused on cost reductions and deployability. When the project ended, we were ready to procure and install the first version of our commercial steam cycle.”
Nis Benn, Founder / Chief Commercial Officer 

QuinteQ
“2LIPP allowed us to further develop our flywheel systems and take important steps towards a completed system. Within the project, we were able to reduce system costs significantly, as was one of the project goals, and design a solution with more power per flywheel.”
Timo Pauel, Business Development Manager 

Euroheat & Power
“As EU-level communication and dissemination partners, 2LIPP enabled us to highlight the need for a supportive legal and regulatory framework for retrofitting existing energy infrastructure, coupling thermal storage and streamlining private capital into heating and cooling decarbonisation. These discussions proved relevant and eye-opening for many stakeholders, as the potential in thermal energy storage and the refurbishment of existing infrastructure remains largely untapped.”
Evan Bernardi, Project Officer 

Danish Technological Institute
“The 2LIPP project has granted us a strong, cross-European partnership and valuable insights into new technologies and their opportunities. Danish Technological Institute has contributed with technical assistance in preparing sites for retrofitting power plants and has acted as a key partner in processes for ensuring grid compliance and obtaining grid connection.” 
Katharina Brarup Ingwersen, Head of Section 

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
“For Jena, the project provided valuable insight into the development process, practical problem-solving and the cooperation between different companies and institutes. It was particularly interesting to learn about different storage technologies in practice and how they can be integrated into existing energy infrastructure.”
Matthias Förster, Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching 

Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology 

 “Already being part of this excellent 2LIPP project team has been a gain for us. On top we gained a deeper understanding of the technical and organizational requirements for transforming fossil energy infrastructure towards a renewable energy-based purpose. For us, the project represented a significant learning experience, leading to the adaptation of LCA and LCC methodologies to the specific requirements of the project technologies and activities, as well as a methodological deep dive into assessing the retrofitting of power plants.” 

Torsten Müller, Group Leader, Sustainability and Circularity Assessment