Berlin Mitte Power Plant (1964) Kraftwerk Berlin (2010)

When the Berlin Wall went up, the capital of East Germany needed its own energy supply. Thus the Berlin Mitte Power Plant went online in 1964. It was closed in 1997 when the Mitte Combined Heat and Power Plant opened. In 2006 the legendary techno club Tresor moved into the southern tract of the old power plant. Since 2010 Kraftwerk Berlin has been using the 100-meter-long turbine hall for exhibitions and events. The new energy facility is a modern combined-cycle power plant. It produces both electricity and district heating at the same time. Thanks to its historic location, the power plant is remarkably close to residential buildings.