1. Sympower and Heidelberg Materials Hellas have partnered to unlock and monetise the energy flexibility of the Greek cement production company’s equipment.
2. By utilizing three cement mills and one raw mill, Sympower will optimize the energy flexibility and provide capacity to Greece’s balancing markets to strengthen the electricity grid.
3. The partnership allows Heidelberg Materials Hellas to optimize energy consumption patterns, unlock new revenues, and strengthen operational resilience without impacting normal processes significantly.
Sympower, an independent flexibility services provider, has partnered with Heidelberg Materials Hellas, a Greek cement production company, to monetise the flexibility of its energy-intensive equipment. By optimizing three cement mills and one raw mill, Sympower will provide their capacity to Greece’s balancing markets, strengthening the electricity grid without impacting Heidelberg Materials Hellas’ operations. This partnership will contribute several megawatts of capacity to stabilize Greece’s energy grid during peak demand periods.
Sympower, the first independent aggregator to go live in Greece, has a total flexibility capacity of 1.3GW across Europe. Kostas Athanasopoulos, Sympower’s Greek commercial manager, highlights the potential of innovative demand response services to revolutionize energy management for businesses like Heidelberg Materials Hellas. The partnership aims to shape a more dependable energy network and benefit industrial businesses and energy consumers.
Heidelberg Materials Hellas’ plant manager, Dimitrios Lianos, notes that the partnership with Sympower will allow the company to optimize energy consumption patterns, unlock new revenues, and strengthen operational resilience. By connecting assets to the balancing market through Sympower’s platform, Heidelberg Materials Hellas can ensure minimal impact on their normal processes while maximizing the benefits of demand response services.