Update on CHP Act: http://www.bhkw-forum.info/nachrichten/8226/2012-06-12-die-neuerungen-des-kwkg-2012-im-uberblick/
Special note for nano-CHP to 2 kW of CHP can be a flat rate surcharge paid for 30,000 hours at startup.
"The innovations of the War Weapons Control Act 2012 Overview Posted on 12/06/2012
KWKG Novelle (Grafik: BHKW-Infothek) The German Bundestag has dealt in the second and third reading by the Federal Government and introduced the revised draft law on amendments to the Combined Heat and Power Act. The bill was approved with the votes of the CDU-FDP coalition. The factions of the SPD and Left Party abstained. The Greens voted against the bill, because it offers too few incentives for the expansion of combined heat and power.
The Greens called for a resolution including the raising of the CHP charges by 0.5 cents per kWh, and a bonus of 2 cents per kWh for micro-CHP with buffer memory and output load-guided operation. Already in the first reading, MEPs called for Rolf Hempelmann, Dirk Becker (SPD) and Oliver Krischer (Green) is a better incentive for electricity generation using heaters, known as nano-and micro-CHP . Representatives of the coalition, however, defended the proposal by the Government Pauschalisierungsmodell without financial incentives for nano-CHP .
By the Bundestag adopted amendment to the Combined Heat and Power Act in the Bundesrat is not restricted acts. The Federal Council has given the capability to call the Mediation Committee. Since the requirements of the Federal Council, however, are largely incorporated in the draft adopted by the Bundestag, the War Weapons Control Act 2012, is expected to take effect in August this year after promulgation of the Federal Law Gazette.
The innovations of the War Weapons Control Act adopted in 2012 in detail:
Increase in cogeneration surcharges in all performance classes by 0.3 cents / kWh for the entry into force of the War Weapons Control Act 2012 new installations commissioned as well as a new asset class, from 50 to 250 kW of electrical power. The supplement is then for the power plant portion of a 5.31 kW to 50 cents / kWh, for the capacity up to 250 kW, 4 cents / kWh, for the component up to 2 MW, 2.4 cents / kWh and the power fraction above 2 MW 1 , 8 cents / kWh. The simplified declaration instead of an application process of new CHP plants in the ACFA in the context of general application may be made in future for systems up to 50 kW of electrical power. So far, this method only for systems up to 10 kW was allowed. The operators of mini-CHP up to 50 kW of electrical power with application to have the BAFA a right to choose whether you want to get the CHP contract for a period of 30,000 hours or 10 years. For nano-CHP to 2 kW of CHP can be a flat rate surcharge paid for 30,000 hours at startup. A modernization of existing plants to Neuerlangung the CHP contract period with the War Weapons Control Act in 2012 raised funding set exists if significant and the efficiency of determining plant parts have been replaced and the cost of the renovation must be 50% of the cost of the new construction of the plant. The amount spent on modernization costs more than 25% but less than 50% shall be granted the CHP contract for 50% of the normal delivery period again. For modernization of facilities under 50 kW is the choice for new installations such as the funding period, the number of hours or a fixed time bind. Heat storage with at least 1 cubic meter volume of water equivalent, or at least 0.3 cubic meters per kilowatt of electric power are 250 € per cubic meter, subsidized to a maximum of 30% of the investment, if the heat losses are below 15%, the heat mainly from a CHP plant is the co-generation plant and responds to the needs of the power grid. The design of storage in water volume is equivalent to take into account latent heat storage. Heating networks with an inner diameter and 100 mm received a grant of 100 € per meter but not more than 40% of investment costs. Heating networks with an internal diameter greater than 100 mm received a grant in the amount of 30% of investment costs. The formation of separate balancing groups and the marketing of electricity generated in CHP plants will flow to a third party more clearly defined and regulated. Combined heat, cooling and power (CCHP) is explicitly taken into account by the law as well as cold storage and refrigeration systems are heat-treated nets and storage tanks. The regulation of fixed term was designed to apply only several related plants, which were taken within 12 months at a site in operation as an attachment. If the period is greater than 12 months it is not "an investment". The definition of the displacement of district heating from CHP was adapted in such a way that not only existing CHP plants can be replaced in a cogeneration district heating area, but extensions are possible. CHP district heating is also presented only if it derives at least 60% of CHP heat generators. For 2013, commissioned in cogeneration power plants with more than 2 megawatts of power, an additional increase of CHP surcharge of 0.3 cents / kWh to offset the inclusion of these facilities in the emissions trading provided. Conventional power plants from 2 MW to be retrofitted with CHP technology will, in analogy to the modernization of existing CHP cogeneration contract if the upgrade costs 50% (30,000 hours), 25% (15,000 hours) or 10% (10,000 hours) of new construction costs amount.
Overall, all go to the War Weapons Control Act 2012 made changes in the right direction. Unfortunately, there is no proper consideration of small electricity-generating heaters. Especially in the field of micro-and nano-CHP are currently regulated by staggering the CHP increases may not take into account higher specific investment cost of a breakthrough power-generating heaters in the way.
The lump-sum payment now agreed the CHP award in nano-CHP segment up to 2 kW of electrical power for 30,000 full load hours is always an interesting approach. The idea of ??simplification in practice, however, continue to receive the necessary settlements with the network operator in terms of the injected amounts of electricity and other reporting and application requirements such as the discharge of the energy tax. The result is a generalization of the CHP awarded more than 30,000 full load hours or a simplification of the operator, another incentive for the installation of energy-producing heaters.
An adaptation of the CHP awarded to 9 cents per kilowatt hour for up to 2 kW of power input to power-generating heaters would have a much better incentive effect and the result is less costly than the result of ineffective regulation simplification. The association therefore asked CHP Forum stated in its opinion in December 2011 by clearer incentives within the field of nano-CHP to 2 kW of electrical power by a substantial increase in the CHP surcharge for this class at 9 cents per kilowatt hour. "
Update on manufacturers: http://www.bhkw-forum.info/bhkw-anbieter-und-hersteller/nano-bhkw-ubersicht/ (Links to units by manufacturer on website) "For use in one-to three-family houses usually come about CHP modules of the nano-CHP class in question. These micro-CHP units are different from the larger micro-CHP technology in design and some very strong and therefore form a separate class under the micro-CHP. Nano-CHP are as defined by CHP with a capacity of up to 2.5 kW. Micro-CHP, however, have an electrical output of more than 2.5 kW to 15 kW. Somewhat larger cogeneration of more than 15 kW to 50 kW of electric power, by contrast, classified as micro-CHP systems and more powerful than most CHP. Unlike the larger CHP with traditional combustion engine in the nano-CHP class will include innovative concepts such as fuel cells and Stirling engines."
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In summary I think the upfront payback is an excellent decision, and HC the Oil Drum article is really interesting I suspect there is real urgency to prevent blackout. Note "During first quarter of 2012 EON Netz has issued 257 interventions. The average length was 5.7 hours. Up to 10 interventions have been issued for the same hour. 504 hours had one or more interventions."http://www.theoildrum.com/node/9205
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