Trianel Translation
http://www.trianel.com/de/pressemeldungen/details/article//umweltminister-druecken-startk.html
"02.10.2012
Environment Minister press start button for first virtual fuel cell power plant
Distributed energy generation with micro cogeneration
Aachen. Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier and NRW Environment Minister Johannes Remmel have taken today together with Bernd Wilmert, Chairman of the Board of public utilities network Trianel, and Sven Becker, management, the first commercial virtual fuel cell power station in Germany in operation spokesman of the Trianel.
During 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," Altmaier.
The fuel cell micro power plants of German Australian manufacturer of ceramic fuel cells BlueGen are basis of decentralised power plant. In a first step, the virtual power plant networked 25 fuel cells, which produce simultaneously power and heat on-site by combined heat and power. Currently 15 public utilities and local regional utility from Germany and the Energy competence center Rhein-Erft-Kreis GmbH participate in the project. The participating public utilities install the micro cogeneration (CHP) fuel cell based in their customer centres and selected customers. In the future the Micro CHP should used even with end customers in houses and commercial real estate.
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', Remmel said in his speech during the event.
Already in December 2011 Trianel started the implementation project mini and Micro CHP. From this emerged the network is mini and Micro CHP, where currently 45 Stadtwerke engage. Their common goal is to establish highly efficient mini and Micro CHP under the name EnergieBlock ® on the market.
"Stadtwerke demonstrate innovation in the design of the energy revolution with this project once again", emphasizes Sven Becker, Trianel GmbH. "Due to their proximity and good knowledge of the market, the production of electricity and heat at the place of consumption is a promising field of activity for regional energy suppliers." Relieves the electricity distribution networks to produce the power there, where it is needed and avoids distribution losses, which can be up to 10 percent in conventional production in large power plants. Because the individual fuel cells are intelligently networked and have a good performance modulation, the virtual power plant compound can also be used perspective as compensation for the fluctuating supply of renewable energies such as wind or solar energy.
"This project shows what looks like the energy of the future: decentralized, environmentally friendly and highly efficient." Up to 50 percent of CO2 can be saved with BlueGen. "Thus, it is a fundamental building block for improving energy efficiency in the building stock," says Frank Obernitz, Managing Director of ceramic fuel cells GmbH, which manufactures the micro power plants into Heinsberg. The company acquires the installation, the works customer service and distribution of BlueGen fuel cells blue energy GmbH & co. KG, based in Offenbach.
In addition to conventional CHP plants with Stirling and gasoline engine, the Trianel is the micro power plants to fuel cell base of future end-customers in the framework of the EnergieBlock ® network offer equity.
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sanevo blue energy GmbH & co. KG
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About Trianel
The Trianel GmbH was founded in 1999 by four utilities. The goal: the bundling of interests and strengths of utility companies, to secure their independence and competitiveness in the energy market. Today, the shareholders of Trianel GmbH include over 50 public utilities and regional utilities from Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and the Switzerland. The Trianel group with its affiliates offers utility companies along the value chain a filling of ways to create an economic and strategic benefits for the own company. The wide range of services includes this energy trade and the energy procurement, the development of large energy electricity generation and gas storage facilities energy and commercial support and its optimization. In addition, Trianel supports the business activities of the public utilities in the end of customer-oriented areas, such as for example distributed generation, electric mobility and smart metering.
More information: www.trianel.com
About ceramic fuel cells
Ceramic fuel cells is one of the world's leading companies in the development of technologies for solid oxide fuel cells that provide reliable, energy-saving and low-emission electricity from good available natural gas. The company produces small-scale micro-cogeneration (power-heat-coupling systems), which combined produce electricity and heat for homes and other buildings. The electrical efficiency is up to 60 percent.
More information: www.ceramicfuelcells.de
About sanevo
sanevo is a nationwide active and renowned specialist and supplier of intelligent solutions around the topic of power heat coupling (KWK). Whether for the home or for the small and medium-sized commercial and farm: sanevo offers the right solution for the distributed generation of electricity and heat from a single source.
More information: www.sanevo.de
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Related Coverage:
http://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/infoline_nt/schlaglichter_nt/article109581062/Erstes-dezentrales-Brennstoffzellen-Kraftwerk-startet.html
http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2012/10/germanys-first-decentralised-fuel-cell-power-plant-launched.html
"Germany’s first decentralised fuel cell power plant launched
02/10/2012
By Diarmaid Williams
International Digital Editor
German’s first decentralised fuel cell power plant has been launched at Aachen in northern Germany.
According to the Die Welt newspaper, Trianel, the energy company has put in place a pilot scheme in Aachen, whereby 25 micro-CHP fuel cell systems will be installed in private homes and municipal buildings and connected to form a network that is centrally controlled as a single power plant.
This ‘virtual’ fuel cell power plant has a capacity of 50 kW and can be turned on and off as required to meet demand.
The fuel cell systems are reportedly being supplied by Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL), which is headquartered in Australia but has a German factory.
Trianel has been working on the micro-CHP EnergieBlock® concept since December 2011 with 45 municipal utilities.
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Also timetable:
http://www.aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/euregio-detail-az/2780931/Erstes-dezentrales-Brennstoffzellen-Kraftwerk-gestartet
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Launch of virtual fuel cell power plant
By Christian clean | 02.10.2012, 21: 02
Aachen. Peter Altmaier speaks of verbal disarmament. The Federal Environment Minister (CDU) is since he took office nearly four months ago visibly, to ideological question of future energy supply.
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In North Rhine-Westphalia, where Altmaiers was predecessor Norbert Röttgen CDU land Chief and leading candidate until his departure after the lost State election in may, which is quite an act of higher diplomacy. Because, of course, he was extremely slow progress of the energy revolution diplomatically said - also an election issue. Again and again, the Red-Green Government had demanded a "master plan" from Berlin.
It could be so interesting as the official first visit of Altmaiers to would be Rhine and Ruhr. Already on Monday he was met in Düsseldorf with its NRW colleagues Johannes Remmel (Greens). On Tuesday then the two together Eurogress in the Aachener public utilities network Trianel, occurred to their latest coup to bring a virtual fuel cell power plant, at the start.
Day of truth: October 15
Urgently, Altmaier campaigned for to tackle the challenge together - across party and federal boundaries. He stressed that he had held good talks with Remmel in Düsseldorf, and was then but a little bit his colleague with on the way: «We need no master plan.» «We need planning security.» That applies to give it to all stakeholders, it finally go to large investments.
Altmaier was ambitious: «I think that it is possible, up to the end of this year across party lines an agreement to present, how the energy revolution to create is.» In a first step, the Minister intends to present on next Wednesday, October 10, a specific timetable for a reform of the renewable energies Act (EEG).
Of the EEG levy for the promotion of renewable energies is fought fiercely because she will probably significantly increase for next year; According to calculations of the Federal Association of renewable energy from the current approximately 3.6 cents per kilowatt-hour on 5.2 cents, or even more. The Federal Network Agency intends to present new figures on October 15.
The October 15 is a day of truth also for Altmaier. The Minister did not comment on possible totals in the EEG levy, but said: «The energy revolution has also a prize.» And it is well aware that he must provide a return Altmaier: «We must man feel give, that the energy revolution is also her project and that they benefit from it.»
Altmaier sees a part of the solution in technical innovations, as it was about the virtual fuel cell power plant of Trianel. Micro cogeneration, operated with fuel cells and use the power heat coupling (KWK) behind the power plant. First individual households are supplied with them, together they form the virtual power plant. It is so to speak power generating heaters.
The combined heat and power was the key word for Minister Remmel. He pointed out that NRW one has not only a great power, but also a high heat demand as industrial land number: 40 percent of total energy demand make out the heat. CHP offers an ideal solution because she meet this need and is therefore particularly efficient. CHP plants could be a useful supplement to the energy revolution with gas and steam turbine power plants greater and the mini and micro cogeneration at minor level.
Goal of the provincial government is to increase the share of CHP electricity to over 25 percent said Remmel. Therefore, the country sets up a CHP support program amounting to EUR 250 million. «However we need market introduction mechanisms, so that we come to a broad application», Remmel said.
Sven Becker, Trianel management spokesman welcomed the promotion. However, he demanded that a reform of the CHP law - which, however, is a federal law - also mini- and micro cogeneration should find a mention.
There are enough so desires. So much is Federal Environment Minister Altmaier a listened of the question to future energy seeking: he will need much diplomatic skill.
25 Fuel cells are networked with each other
The virtual power plant, which has brought Trianel on Tuesday at the start, networked first 25 fuel cells, which produce by combined heat and power at the same time electricity and heat on-site.
15 Public utilities and municipal utilities from Germany, as well as the energy take part in the project competence center Rhein-Erft-Kreis. Install the micro cogeneration fuel cell based in customer centres and selected customers. In the future to use even with end customers in multi-apartment houses and commercial real estate.
The fuel cell power plants are produced by the German Australian manufacturer of ceramic fuel cells into Heinsberg Oberbruch. "
45 Utilities.. Sanevo sales, and October 10, a specific timetable for a reform of the renewable energies Act (EEG), to be voted on October 15, Cheers good luck all holders..
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