Year: 2019

Being a member of ETK I got a great opportunity to visit one of the major power plants of Southern Germany, the GKM Thermal Power Plant in Mannheim. As I am new to Germany and I love technology, I was really excited about the trip.

We were a group of about 10 students with two group leaders from the ESEM chair. As planned we started on time and reached there exactly as the time allotted. There we were greeted by a well experted guide at the entrance. He took us to the presentation hall for a short video introduction. After the video, he brought us to their new building called the building 9 (engaged in 2015). It was really huge and the machinery was extraordinarily big. The guide explained stage by stage, level by level the working concept of the complex thermal power plant.

I also liked the view from the top of the building, it was fascinating. I am grateful and thanking ETK, ESEM and GKM for giving me this unforgettable excursion.
Athul Mathew, International Master Student at TU Kaiserslautern

In the middle of the metropolitan region Rhein-Neckar the “Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG” (GKM) generates power for over 2.5 millions of people, industry and district heat for 120,000 homes. Furthermore the DB energy Ltd purchases approximately 15% of the German traction electricity from the GKM.
In May 2015 unit 9 was launched which made the GKM the largest power plant in Baden-Wuerttemberg. It’s a significant location for supply reliability in southern Germany.

First information about power generation with black cole can be found here
-> technical video (in German)

We offer this excursion in cooperation with ESEM chair (energy systems & energy management).

The guided tour usually is presented in German.

Date: 22 Mai 2019
Meeting point: 13:15 central station Kaiserslautern, station concourse
Return: ca. 19:00 central station Kaiserslautern
Costs: 10€ (incl. 5€ pledge), 5€ plegde for VDE members

Limited number of participants: 20

Registration until 17 Mai 2019 at Frau Häßel’s (11-334)
(Mon, Thu, Fri in the morning, Tue + Wed in the afternoon)

Important:
solid footwear and long trousers are absolutely necessary during this excursion (safety regulations)