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A method for operating a gas power plant is provided, having a gas turbine which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via an axle, wherein the generator is designed to also be operated as a motor, wherein the method involves the operation of the generator as a

A method for operating a gas power plant is provided, having a gas turbine which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via an axle, wherein the generator is designed to also be operated as a motor, wherein the method involves the operation of the generator as a motor for the rotatory operation of the axle, as well as a simultaneous discharge of the heated gas flow exiting from the turbine stage and routing of said gas flow to a first heat exchanger for the transfer of thermal energy from the gas flow to a heat exchanger fluid, wherein the heat exchanger fluid is provided to either discharge thermal energy to a heat accumulating medium or it can be used an accumulating medium itself for temporary storage.

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1. A method for operating a gas power plant, comprising a gas turbine, which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via a shaft, wherein the generator is connected to an electricity network and designed to also be operated as a motor, which method comprises the f

1. A method for operating a gas power plant, comprising a gas turbine, which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via a shaft, wherein the generator is connected to an electricity network and designed to also be operated as a motor, which method comprises the following steps: operating the generator as a motor to consume electrical power from the electricity network for the rotational operation of the shaft;feeding fuel to the gas turbine during operation of the generator as a motor in a quantity which is lower than a quantity which is fed to the gas turbine when electrical power is supplied to the electricity network;simultaneously diverting of the gas flow which discharges from the turbine stage during operation of the generator as a motor;feeding this gas flow to a first heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy from the gas flow to a heat exchanger fluid; andfeeding the heat exchanger fluid to a thermal store. 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generator is operated as a motor by means of surplus power from the electricity network. 3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generator is operated as a motor at variable rotational speed. 4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generator is operated as a motor in such a way that the gas flow has at least a temperature of 100° C. 5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the generator is operated as a motor in such a way that the gas flow has at least a temperature of 150° C. 6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the generator is operated as a motor in such a way that the gas flow has at least a temperature of 300° C. 7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operation of the generator as a motor for releasing thermal energy by means of the gas flow follows the operation of the generator in a normal power generating operation when the electrical power is supplied to the electricity network with a time delay of less than one hour. 8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the operation of the generator as a motor for releasing thermal energy by means of the gas flow follows the operation of the generator in a normal power generating operation with a time delay of less than half an hour. 9. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising extraction of the heat exchanger fluid and/or of the thermal store fluid from the thermal store, wherein the extracted heat exchanger fluid and/or the thermal store fluid is fed to a steam application as process steam or for the preparation of process steam. 10. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising extraction of the heat exchanger fluid and/or of the thermal store fluid from the thermal store, wherein the extracted heat exchanger fluid and/or the thermal store fluid is provided for thermal conditioning of feed water in a water-steam cycle for operating a steam turbine. 11. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising extraction of the heat exchanger fluid and/or of the thermal store fluid from the thermal store, wherein the extracted heat exchanger fluid and/or the thermal store fluid is provided for thermal conditioning of intake air of the gas turbine during a normal power generating operation. 12. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising extraction of the heat exchanger fluid and/or of the thermal store fluid from the thermal store, wherein the extracted heat exchanger fluid and/or the thermal store fluid is introduced into a district heating network. 13. A method for operating a gas power plant, comprising a gas turbine, which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via a shaft, wherein the generator is connected to an electricity network and designed to also be operated as a motor, which method comprises the following steps: operating the generator as a motor to consume electrical power from the electricity network for the rotational operation of the shaft;simultaneously diverting of the gas flow which discharges from the turbine stage during operation of the generator as a motor;feeding this gas flow to a first heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy from the gas flow to a heat exchanger fluid; andtransferring thermal energy of the heat exchanger fluid to a thermal store fluid, which thermal store fluid is fed to a thermal store in a further step;wherein no fuel is fed to the gas turbine during operation of the generator as a motor as the electrical power is consumed from the electricity network. 14. A gas power plant, comprising a gas turbine which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via a shaft, wherein the generator is connected to an electricity network and designed to be also operated as a motor to consume electrical power from the electricity network for the rotational operation of the shaft while fuel is fed to the gas turbine in a quantity which is lower than a quantity which is fed to the gas turbine when electrical power is supplied to the electricity network, anda gas routing device which interacts with the turbine stage in such a way that a gas flow, which discharges from the turbine stage, is diverted and fed to a first heat exchanger during operation of the generator as a motor, wherein the heat exchanger is designed to extract thermal energy from the gas flow and to transfer it to a heat exchanger fluid which can be introduced in a thermal store for temporary storage. 15. The gas power plant as claimed in claim 14, further comprising at least one post-heating stage which interacts with the gas flow downstream with regard to the gas turbine and upstream with regard to the first heat exchanger so that additional thermal energy can be supplied to the gas flow. 16. The gas power plant as claimed in claim 15, wherein the post-heating stage provides thermal energy by means of a combustion process. 17. The gas power plant as claimed in claim 16, wherein the post-heating stage provides thermal energy by means of a combustion process which is supplied with natural gas. 18. The gas power plant as claimed in claim 14, wherein the heat exchanger fluid is water. 19. A gas power plant, comprising a gas turbine which has a compressor stage and a turbine stage, and is connected to a generator via a shaft, wherein the generator is connected to an electricity network and designed to be also operated as a motor to consume electrical power from the electricity network for the rotational operation of the shaft while no fuel is fed to the gas turbine as the electrical power is consumed from the electricity network, anda gas routing device which interacts with the turbine stage in such a way that a gas flow, which discharges from the turbine stage, is diverted and fed to a first heat exchanger during operation of the generator as a motor, wherein the heat exchanger is designed to extract thermal energy from the gas flow and to transfer it to a heat exchanger fluid which in a second heat exchanger can release at least some of the thermal energy to a thermal store fluid which can be introduced in a thermal store for temporary storage.