Project website: http://www.hegelproject.eu

Contact:

Project Co-ordinator:
Franco Anzioso
Centro Ricerche Fiat
Tel. +39 011 908 0540 
Fax: +39 011 908 3898
Email: franco.anzioso@crf.it

Contact within COGEN Europe:
Thomas Esdaile-Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu

Description:

  The main objective of the project has been to develop, demonstrate and compare high efficiency applications of micro-polygeneration for the civil and industrial sectors, based on innovative technologies.

 Three demonstration plants have been constructed and tested:
• A trigeneration plant that has served an office building in Torino (Italy), the unit has been innovative as it has made use of a reciprocating engine with a desiccant cooling system. The plant is expected to have a capacity of 120/200/255 kW (electricity/heating/cooling)
• A microturbine in trigeneration mode with an ammonia-water absorption cooling cycle, installed in a hotel in Girona (Spain). Capacity of 27/49/32 kW (electricity/heat/cooling)
• A “Combi System” cogeneration plant consisting of the combination of a reciprocating engine and a Rankine cycle engine (bottoming cycle) operated on the exhaust gases of the reciprocating engine. This unit has been installed in Turkey. Capacity: 144 kWe and 151 kWth.

The project also included the design of detailed maintenance procedures. In addition it also covered system and market studies aimed at evaluating the competitive positioning of the proposed solutions in view of future exploitation. Economic evaluations included profitability, business analysis and external costs.

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports coming out of HEGEL are available on the project website. 
Find here the HEGEL brochure and the HEGEL poster

Partners:

COGEN Europe

2HENERGY (France)

Centro Ricerche Fiat  (Italy) www.crf.it

ELYO (Spain)   www.elyo.com

EnerProjekt (Sweden) www.enerproject.com

METU (Turkey) www.metu.edu.tr

PdT – Politecnico (Italy)

Ranotor (Sweden) www.ranotor.se

REPSOL (Spain)  www.repsol.com

Tekniker (Spain) www.tekniker.es

URV – Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)  www.urv.es

May 2004 – November 2009

Project website:

http://www.naturalhy.net

Contact:

Onno Florisson
Nederlandse Gasunie
Tel: +31 50 521 2651
Fax: +31 50 521 1946
Email: O.Florisson@gasunie.nl

Contact in COGEN Europe:
Thomas Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu 

Description:

The NATURALHY project was a FP6 project that brought together 39 European partners, including 15 from the gas-business. Its main objective was to prepare EU Member States for the hydrogen economy by identifying and removing the potential barriers regarding the introduction of hydrogen into society, using the extensive, existing natural gas system. The basic concept of the project was the smooth and short term introduction of hydrogen, at relatively low cost, by using the existing natural gas system to carry and distribute mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen.

The main drivers for hydrogen were the improvement of energy security, the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the Kyoto protocol, and the improvement of air quality. However, the transition to the hydrogen-economy will be lengthy, costly and will require significant R&D.

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports coming out of NATURALHY are availabe on the project website

Partners:

A full list of participating organisations is provided on the project website.

Project website:
http://www.e-track-project.org/index.php

Contact:

Project Co-ordinator:
Christoph Timpe
Öko-Institut e.V., Germany
Tel: +49 761 45 295 25
Email: c.timpe@oeko.de

Contact in COGEN Europe:
Thomas Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu

Description:

Phase I of the E TRACK project had investigated the feasibility of a harmonised standard for tracking of electricity generation attributes in Europe. Such tracking was required by electricity disclosure (also called labelling) and could also be used for support schemes and for accounting for the targets of Member States for electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E). Phase II of the project continued the process of harmonisation of tracking systems across Europe, including the new Guarantees of Origin for high-efficient cogeneration (CHP-E). It also focused on the specific situation of new Member States in the implementation of tracking systems and supported consumers and their organisations to define their requirements on tracking systems and the related policies.

The objective of the E-TRACK standard, which had been developed in Phase I of the project, was to establish a comprehensive, reliable approach to tracking across Europe, which minimises the risk of double counting at reasonable cost. Key elements of the standard have been taken up by a number of countries already.

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports are available on the project website. Please find here the project presentation and project flier 

Partners:

COGEN Europe

Oeko-Institut (Germany) www.oeko.de

ObservER (France)

ECN (The Netherlands) www.ecn.nl

Lithuanian Energy Institute (Lithuania) www.lei.lt

BET (Germany) www.bet-aachen.de

E-Control (Austria) www.e-control.at

IT Power (United Kingdom) www.itpower.co.uk

Slovenian Energy Agency (Slovenia) www.agen-rs.si

1 January 2007 – 30 September 2009

Project website:

www.smart-a.org

Contact:

Project Co-ordinator:
Christof Timpe
Oeko-Institut e.V. – Institute for Applied Ecology
Tel: +49 761 452 95 25
Fax: +49 761 452 95 88
Email: c.timpe@oeko.de

Contact in COGEN Europe:
Thomas Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu 

Description:

The Smart-A project assessed the overall potential for load-shifting by domestic appliances and compared this with requirements from sustainable energy generation both on the local as well as in larger electricity systems. Based on this, the project developed strategies how smart appliances can contribute to load management in sustainable energy systems, include large shares of intermittent generation, e.g. from wind or solar energy. 

The technical aspects of the assessment included an analysis of potential changes to appliances operation, of characteristics of local energy generation (from renewables and/or cogeneration) and of load management requirements in the larger electricity networks. The project also featured a detailed assessment of the acceptance of a smart appliances operation by users, and an evaluation of the usability of available control technologies and communication standards. 

The project was conducted with manufacturers of appliances and electric utilities. The findings from the analysis were tested with experts in regional case studies in selected European countries. 

Expected results: 
- A thorough analysis of technological implications, user preferences, and the economic and ecological costs and benefits of an improved coordination of domestic appliances with energy supply
- A clear understanding of how appliances should be designed toe enable them for smart operation in the larger energy system
- Guidelines how consumers can be motivated to participate in the Smart-A concept
- An assessment of the potential implications of smart appliances on energy generation both at the local level as well as in the larger electricity system
Strategy recommendations for all relevant actors how smart appliances could be introduced

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports are available on the project website. Please find here the project presentation, project flier and brochure with final results.

Partners:

COGEN Europe

Oeko-Institut (Germany) www.oeko.de

University of Bonn (Germany) www1.uni-bonn.de

Enervision  www.enervision-inc.com

Imperial College London (United Kingdom) www3.imperial.ac.uk

Energie Baden-Württemberg (Germany) www.enbw.com

Miele (Germany) www.miele.com

University of Manchester (United Kingdom) www.manchester.ac.uk

1 September 2007 – 31 August 2009

Project website:

http://www.iee-einstein.org

Contact:
Project coordinator:
Christoph Brunner
Joanneum Research
Institute of Sustainable Techniques and Systems-JOINTS
Tel: +43 316 876 2413 
Fax: +43 316 8769 2413
Email: christoph.brunner@joanneum.at

Contact in COGEN Europe:
Stefan Craenen
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: stefan.craenen@cogeneurope.eu

Description:    
EINSTEIN guides companies on that way towards an efficient and sustainable production process. EINSTEIN is a methodology that works out energy efficient solutions for production process based on renewable energy sources. This will lead to a significant reduction of operating costs.

EINSTEIN proposed a standardised methodology for fast high quality thermal energy audits. EINSTEIN worked out energy efficient solutions based on energy saving and renewable energy sources thanks to an intelligent and comprehensive supporting software tool. The EINSTEIN tool-kit includes a software tool with decision aids and guidelines to support the user through the whole assessment procedure from auditing (preparation of visit and data acquisition), over data processing, to the elaboration, design and quantitative (energetic and economic) evaluation of potential saving alternatives.

In order to ensure a wide impact on energy and costs reduction trough EINSTEIN, training courses on how to use the EINSTEIN tool-kit were organized in 6 countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. In addition, dissemination workshops were  organised in these selected countries.

Documents & Downloadables:
All publications and reports coming out of EINSTEIN are available on the project website. Please find the project flier. Find here the first the second and the third newsletter.

Partners

COGEN Europe

Austrian Energy Agency (Austria) www.energyagency.at

COCIM (Spain) www.camaramadrid.es          

EnergyXperts.BCN (Spain)  www.energyxperts.net

Enviros (Czech Republic) www.enviros.cz

Joanneum Research (Austria) www.joanneum.at

KAPE (Poland) www.kape.gov.pl

Punto Energia (Italy) www.puntoenergia.com

Sabadell (Spain)

Steng (Slovenia)

University of Roma (Italy) www.uniroma1.it

University of Maribor  (Slovenia) www.uni-mb.si

1 May 2006 – 31 May 2009

Project website:

www.eminentproject.com

Contact:

Project coordinator:
Jan Zeevalkink
TNO Industry and Science
Tel: +31 55 549 3744
Fax: +31 55 549 3287
E: jan.zeevalkink@tno.nl

Contact in COGEN Europe:
Stefan Craenen
Tel: +32 2772 82 90 
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44 
Email: stefan.craenen@cogeneurope.eu

Description:

The strategic objective of EMINENT was to strengthen the European industry and policy institutions by establishing and operating a network that assesses results from science and technology research for the purpose of enhancing and accelerating the market introduction of energy technologies.

This objective of EMINENT were met through:
- Promotion and dissemination of results of technology research and demonstration projects in energy technologies relevant to different regions;
- Complement and strengthen dissemination activities carried out within individual FP5 and FP6 projects;
- Combination of results from different projects and make (objective and unbiased) assessments of the technologies with the highest market potential as a basis for a thematic approach to promotion and dissemination;
- Cutting lead time for enabling technologies by securing the right means and measures when needed;
- Bridging the gap between European R&D centres and the European energy technology industry;
- At policy level, identification of existing needs and requirements relating to research, and to make appropriate strategic recommendations and key notes for policy documents. EMINENT will further contribute to an enhanced competitiveness of the European energy industry.

By accelerating the market introduction of early stage energy technologies (ESTs) with a large potential contribution to the European policy objectives, the security and diversity of supply is improved, while the economic costs and environmental impacts are to be reduced.

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports coming out of EMINENT are available on the project website.

Partners:

November 2006 – November 2008

Project website:

http://www.d-ploy.eu

Contact:

Project coordinator: Thomas Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu

Description:

The D-ploy project (Deploying large-scale polygeneration in industry) aimed at identifying and helping remove the barriers to the deployment of large-scale co/polygeneration technologies in European industry. The project brought together high level experts from industry and specialised consultancies in an effort to analyse the drivers for investments in co/polygeneration in the following industrial sectors: pulp and paper, chemicals, mineral oil refineries and food processing. Besides the analysis of the policy backdrop and the economic and financial considerations, the D-ploy project was breaking new ground by creating a map of all large-scale installations in the aforementioned sector and highlighting those sites that were implementing co/polygeneration technological solutions. The aim here was to provide policy-makers with a visual tool demonstrating how much potential is still untapped, despite the tremendous benefits of these technologies in terms of fuel savings and reduced CO2 emissions.

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports coming out of Dispower are available on the project website

Partners:

COGEN Europe

ELYO (France) www.elyo.fr

Electrabel (Belgium) www.electrabel.be

OMV Group (Austria) www.omv.com

AESA (Spain) www.aesa.net

1 May 2005 – 30 April 2008

Project website:

http://www.gendis.org

Contact:
Project Coordinator: 
Mark Pullinger
Chalex Research
Tel: +44 1803 329139
Fax: +44 1803 329140
Email: mark@chalex.com

Contact in COGEN Europe:
Stefan Craenen
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: stefan.craenen@cogeneurope.eu

Description:

Distributed generation, the connection of small-scale, usually renewable energy, generators to local distribution networks is likely to become increasingly common as the European Union’s member states strive to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power. Although distributed generation can be found in some locations, notably CHP units, its uptake has been hindered by several key problems. First, buildings with distributed generators installed have to be able to export energy to their distribution network operator (DNO) as well as import. Distribution networks were not designed for two-way flow and the performance of these networks with bidirectional energy flow is not well understood. Second, due to problems with metering these flows, it is often not economically viable to instal distributed generators. SMEs are at a particularly disadvantage, as they do not have the financial resources to improve their understanding of the technology.

This project proposed to address this problem in the following ways: 

- A detailed prenormative study of the problem, with particular regard to SME concerns 
- An investigation into the problem of metering, in order to measure two-way flow fairly 
- Lab- and full-scale trials to determine the effect of embedded loads on model distribution networks 
- Construction of a model distribution grid to test proposed solutions 
- A structured training package to disseminate the results to SMEs 

The expected results of the project will be that SMEs have a much greater understanding of the problem and its solutions. Consequently, they will be able to compete on more level terms with large industrial corporations already active in the field, which will stimulate competition and innovation. The uptake of distributed generation will be encouraged by the successful completion of this project, which will bring benefits to the European environment and also create and safeguard jobs in the industry.

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports coming out of GenDis are available on the project website
Click here for the GenDis brochure

Partners:

1 May 2006 – 30 April 2008

Project website:

www.proecopolynet.info

Contact:

Project Coordinator: 
Vollrad Kuhn 
Berliner Energieagentur 
Tel: +49 30 29 33 30 – 51 
Fax: +49 30 29 33 30 – 95 
Email: kuhn@berliner-e-agentur.de

Contact in COGEN Europe:
Stefan Craenen
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: stefan.craenen@cogeneurope.eu

Description:
ProEcoPolyNet (PEP-Net) gave support to the bundling and sharing of European research know how in three thematic interlinked areas: eco-buildings, small polygeneration and renewable energy heating and cooling technologies. Targeting researchers and technology experts, manufacturers that could produce the new technologies, enterprises that can apply them, planners and architects, and associations of enterprises and other relevant actors, the actions increased the level of information and know-how among the relevant market actors regarding new RTD results of the three thematic areas, helped spur market implementation and thus stimulated and facilitated transfer of knowledge regarding RTD results and applications throughout Europe. Special attention was also given to innovative technologies that have passed the primary stage of demonstration, that were on the edge to commercialisation with a promising market perspective. The contribution of the action was thus directly guided towards the Lisbon Strategy to make Europe the “most dynamic and competitive knowledge economy in the world”.

The overall objective of WP 4 was to facilitate market penetration of technical applications/solutions related to “polygeneration technologies” within the following technological focal areas of Trigeneration and small scale applications and Micro CHP and innovative technologies, including biomass.

Documents and downloadables:

All publications and reports coming out of PEP-Net are available on the project website. Click here to download the PEP-Net flier and here to download the PEP-Net poster.

Partners:

COGEN Europe

AEA – Austrian Energy Agency (Austria) www.energyagency.at

Oberösterreichischer Energiesparverband (Austria) www.esv.or.at

FEDERANE – Federation Européenne des Agences Régionales de l’Energie et de l’Environnement (Belgium) www.fedarene.org

REHVA – Federation European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (Belgium) www.rehva.com

EC-Net – Energy Consulting Network (Denmark) www.ecnetwork.dk

Motiva Oy (Finland) www.motiva.fi

BEA – Berliner Energieagentur (Germany) www.berliner-energieagentur.de

Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (Germany) www.vdi.de

FAST – Federazione delle Associazioni Scientifiche e Techniche (Italy) www.fast.mi.it

Building and Civil Engineering Institute ZRMK (Slovenia) www.gi-zrmk.si

Jozef Stefan Institute (Slovenia) www.ijs.si

University of Manchester (United Kingdome) www.manchester.ac.uk

1 April 2006 – 31 March 2008

Project website:

http://www.setatwork.eu

Contact:
Project coordinator: 
Nils Daugaard
EC-Net
Tel: +45 28 26 56 55
Fax: +45 86 13 83 17
Email: nda@ecnetwork

Contact within COGEN Europe:
Thomas Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
E: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu

Description:
Reducing climate change and promoting technology innovations that supports a sustainable future is a global challenge. Meeting this goal is a common responsibility. The EU is committed to join the effort to tackle climate change as a party to the Kyoto Protocol. This requires not only political willingness but also commitments from private actors to see opportunities and help spur technology innovations.

The project T@W (Sustainable Energy Technologies at Work) strived at uniformed effort on addressing the EU interests in the carbon markets, comprising EU policy goals as well as business opportunities. The T@W team welcomed all EU actors and cooperation partners outside EU to join its mission and enhance sustainable energy technologies. 

Documents and downloadables:
All publications and reports coming out of T@W are availabe on the project website

Partners:

Coordinator:

EC-Net – Energy Consulting Network (Denmark) www.ecnetwork.dk

Work Package leaders: 

ZREU – Zentrum für rationelle Energieanwendung und Umwelt (Germany) www.zreu.de

KanEnergi Sweden (Sweden) www.kanenergi.se

CPL Press (United Kingdom) www.cplpress.com

European partners: 

COGEN Europe

SEC – Sofia Energy Centre (Bulgaria) www.sec.bg

DI – Confederation of Danish Industries (Denmark) www.di.dk

ETA -Florence Renewable Energies (Italy) www.etaflorence.it

IEO - Institute for Renewable Energy (Poland) www.ieo.pl

Ecofys Polska (Poland) www.ecofys.pl

IDMEC – Instituto de Engenharia (Portugal) www.ist.utl.pt

ECB – Energy Centre Bratislava (Slovakia) www.ecb.sk

EVE – Ente Vasco de la Energía (Spain) www.eve.es

European technology partners: 

EUBIA – European Biomass Industry Association (Belgium) www.eubia.org

ESHA – European Small Hydropower Association (Belgium) www.esha.be

Asian and Latin American partners: 

GIEC – Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conservation, Chinese Academy of Science (China) www.giec.ac.cn

ZERI – Zhejiang Energy Research Institute (China) www.zeri.org.cn

Asesorías Profesionales P. Lehuedé Ltda (Chile) www.aple.cl

TERI – The Energy and Resource Institute (India) www.teri.res.in

PTM – Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (Malaysia) www.ptm.org.my

CEERD – Centre Energy Environment Resources Development (Thailand) www.ceerd.net