100 micro-CHP systems with fuel cells produce electricity and heat in NRW

Bring on the "larger market-introduction program." ASAP...

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News from 09/10/2014
100 micro-CHP systems with fuel cells produce electricity and heat in NRW

About two years after the launch of the NRW combined heat and power (CHP) -Zuschussprogramms "progres.nrw - CHP program area" was the Arnsberg District 100th Zuwendungsbescheid for a fuel cell based micro-cogeneration unit to an applicant from September NRW noted. The promotion was carried out now the state government goes to the construction Jansen GmbH & Co KG from Wassenberg and includes a grant of 65% of the investment costs compared to a conventional reference system. Than 100 fuel cell installation type BlueGen of Heinsberger company Ceramic Fuel Cells will be used, connected to the gas network which has an electrical output of 1.5 kW and a record-breaking electrical efficiency of 60%. The overall efficiency is 85%, whereby a CO 2 reduction can be achieved of 50%.

The first funded system for almost two years now already at Alois Buschfort from Essen in use: "My expectations were more than fulfilled the fuel cell," says Alois Buschfort. "The system runs extremely reliable and delivers the bakery in my property cost and at low CO 2 emissions electricity for the cooling systems. The heat is mainly used for water heating. I can only recommend the fuel cell technology. "

North Rhine-Westphalia was the first state to set up a program for investment promotion of fuel cell cogeneration to reduce the remaining costs of fuel cells for the plant operator significantly, thereby taking an important step towards market introduction. More than 1.25 million euros invested with an EU co-financing for the fuel cells since the state of NRW. In future it is intended staggered to promote fuel cell according to the size of the plant and to provide a grant of 12,500 Euro, for example for the above system with 1.5 kW el. Meanwhile, other states such as Baden-Württemberg, Hesse and Saxony are followed. Also at the federal level is now thinking about a larger market-introduction program.

The program of environmental and climate protection NRW Ministry is aimed at companies and is not limited to fuel cells, but sees an promotion of highly efficient decentralized combined heat and power plants (CHP) to 50 kW cogeneration and other related measures. Combined heat and power is considered by the state government as a crucial bridge technology to make the energy transition can. By 2020 in NRW the share of electricity generated by CHP plants can be increased to 25 percent.

The EnergieAgentur.NRW support with their campaign "KWK.NRW - current exceeds heat" the CHP development objectives of the country. Together with trade associations, manufacturers, crafts, utilities, energy consultants, research institutions and public administration from NRW combines the campaign variety of actions and measures to make the CHP technologies, their benefits and their areas known.

The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network NRW EnergieAgentur.NRW the works since 2000 on behalf of the state government, with over 400 members in the development and market introduction of fuel cell technology and is involved in the design and successful implementation of relevant programs.

On the Internet:

KWK.NRW "heat flow hits": www.kwk-for-nrw.de

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network NRW NRW-producing country map fuel cell CHP: www.brennstoffzelle-nrw.de/foerderung

Further information on the promotion of CHP and CHP-related measures are available on the website of the District Government Arnsberg available: www.bezreg-arnsberg.nrw.de/themen/f/foerderpro_progres_nrw/kwk