Rhon news VPP: http://www.fuldaerzeitung.de/nachrichten/fulda-und-region/Fulda-Mikro-Blockheizkraftwerk-mit-Brennstoffzellen-in-Betrieb;art25,636562 Translation: "Micro CHP with fuel cells in operation NZ
Rhön Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) and North Rhine-WESTPHALIA Environment Minister Johannes Remmel (Greens) took the first commercial virtual fuel cell power station in Germany in operation with the Aachener public utilities network Trianel.
The Rhön on agricultural factory is one of the 15 local providers that participate in the future project. At the opening event in the Eurogress Aachen, Altmaier stressed that decentralization and energy efficiency - are key elements in addition to a nationally coordinated expansion of renewable energies and the power networks - for the power supply of the future. "Virtual power plant associations are trend-setting milestones on the way to a successful energy revolution," said Altmaier.
Basis of decentralised power plant is highly efficient fuel cell micro power plants called the German Australian manufacturer of ceramic fuel cells BlueGen. In a first step, the virtual power plant networked 25 fuel cells, which produce electricity and heat on site by combined heat and power. 14 Public utilities and municipal regional utilities from Germany, as well as the energy competence center Rhein-Erft-Kreis GmbH participate in the project in addition to the on-land factory Rhön GmbH (ÜWR). The utilities install micro cogeneration (CHP) fuel cell based in customer centres and selected customers. The Micro CHP should in the future be used for end customers in single and multi family houses and commercial real estate. The fuel cell of the ÜWR is used in the District Office of the company in Bad Neustadt Brendlorenzen, where there is already a gas heat pump in use.
NRW Environment Minister Remmel welcomes the commitment of the public utilities to find innovative ways and to develop solutions for an efficient and climate-friendly energy production. "North Rhine-WESTPHALIA is the country of the future energies and needs more power plants of the future for the accelerated energy revolution." The combined heat and power to play a major role in our State – therefore the country imposes a cogeneration programme amounting to EUR 250 million. "Our goal is to increase the share of CHP in electricity production to over 25 per cent", said Remmel.
In December 2011, the project was launched mini and Micro CHP of Stadtwerke network Trianel. From this emerged the network is mini and Micro CHP, where currently 45 Stadtwerke and local regional utilities engage, including ÜWR. The aim is to establish mini and Micro CHP under the name "EnergieBlock" in the energy market.
"We want our customers with EnergieBlock' offer innovative CHP technologies for energy own production", explains Wolfgang Pfeiffer, sales manager of ÜWR. With the Micro CHP customers could create efficient and environmentally friendly electricity and heat itself. "To do this we have developed interesting product packages with the Trianel for customers." With an efficiency of up to 85 percent, the systems are efficient and can reduce CO2 emissions by approximately half.
To produce the power there, where it will be needed, also exonerates the power grids and avoid energy losses, which could be up to ten percent in conventional production in large power plants. Since fuel cells are networked, virtual power plant Verbund could be used to compensate for fluctuating supply of renewable energies such as wind and solar. "
Related news regarding removing overhead powerlines! http://www.fuldaerzeitung.de/nachrichten/fulda-und-region/Fulda-Neues-UeW-Rhoen-Schalthaus-in-Seiferts-in-Betrieb-genommen;art25,637055 "Commissioned new ÜW Rhön Schalthaus in Seiferts By Franz-Josef Enders
Seiferts The Rhön community Ehrenberg in the long term are well protected when it comes to the power supply. Seiferts Rhön (ÜWR) on agricultural plant built a new Schalthaus.
It is available in the Birxstraße on the eastern outskirts of the village. The building is done according to information in the context of the gradual replacement of all switching houses from the 1950s, explained managing director Helmut of great. At the official opening, Mayor Thomas Schreiner employees of ÜWR were (independent) and local politicians present. The growing number of customers and the increased supply of electricity produced from renewable energy sources would require modern technology and high-performance systems. The new building, to prepare the company for the future and secure the supply of about 100,000 customers in the tri-border area of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia in the long term.
Overhead line has disappeared
At the beginning of the construction project, which cost approximately EUR 635 000, had been whether a reconstruction of the House of the switching is sufficient or whether a new more appropriate somewhere preferable discussed first. Thanks to support of the municipality Mayor Schreiner at the top it was agreed quickly to enable the Schalthaus. In the course of which the ÜWR replaced the existing since the Gründerzeit city 20 kilovolt overhead line with cable. Large said that these measures have contributed to the beautification of the town image. In winter, the removal of the masts would complete.
In the new Schalthaus with a surface area of approximately 70 square meters, the municipal utilities have accommodated a modern double Busbar system and a digital protection relay. They were able to turn that lines in the incident. Thus, a tool available to locate the point of failure and to shorten the downtime through targeted switch-off stand in the network control centre. The Federal Network Agency has established downtime for the coverage area of over land plant Rhön have located over four minutes in 2010 in short supply. Compared to the nationwide average of about 12 minutes, this was a peak, stressed great.
Also tubes for later information technology connectivity via fiber-optic of switching House were tabled with the cables. Currently hits the remote control via telecommunication copper cables, the Managing Director, put the total cost of the new building to EUR 635 000, of which EUR 445 000 were accounted for the electrical installations and 190 000 euro on the building is stressed.
Honor Hill Mayor Schreiner stated that the community like to supported the project carried out, as this ensures security of supply for Ehrenberg and the region."
IMHO The direct implication once costings are elicited, "gold plating" removal for a start, but REMOVING the overhead 20 Kv line has major implications for downgrading existing substation infrastructure and potential cost savings as decentralisation increases. It will be very interesting to observe what the next VPP does in Germany as it might literally light things up!
Also for those pondering the SP with likely RBA interest rate changes downward we are likely to see European market interest IMHO:
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