Contact:
Project Co-ordinator:
Achim Neuhäuser
Berlin Energy Agency
Tel: +49 30 29 33 30 - 601 begin_of_the_skyend_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: +49 (0) 30 29 33 30 – 99
Email: neuhaeuser@berliner-e-agentur.de

Description:

The driving forces seen behind the project “CHP goes Green” are on the one hand the limited energy resources in general, as well as the limitation of biomass resources, and on the other hand the need to increase the use of renewable energy resources in the conventional heat supply as well as to increase the share of heat supplied by cogeneration. The advantage of the use of biomass in cogeneration is strategically seen self-evident, as it allows highest efficiency combined with an increase of renewables’ share. But until now CHP fed with renewable energy sources (RES) is not yet widely spread and implemented. The project therefore generally aims at:

• Increasing the share of CHP within use of RES
• Increasing the share of RES within CHP

Over the last years both CHP and RES have increased their market shares: different model cities for the use of CHP have already successfully promoted CHP for a sustainable energy supply, especially in urban areas – e.g. Berlin with the awarded campaign “CHP model city”. Other regions have already promoted the use of biomass, especially in more rural areas. Recent innovations of technical hardware enable the combination of RES and CHP. This combination is seen as a key approach to reach the ambitious EU climate protection targets (20-20-20). Pushing “Green CHP” and the respective technical solutions into the markets should overcome the actual separate – and sometimes even competitive – development of CHP and RES markets. To promote and install the greenest technologies available is the target for the selected model cities involved in the proposed action: Berlin, Frankfurt/Main, Riga, Grenoble, Paris, Graz, Prague and Hannover. The project aims at an increased use of RES in cogeneration, including centralised district heating as well as in decentralised cogeneration units and at the installation of RES-based CHP applications in buildings, through:

• Development of model cities/regions for the use of RES in CHP through regional promotion, training and information activities by the project partners
• Support of further regions in Europe with the good practices generated by transferring know-how and exchanging practical experiences

The project strategies for the promotion campaign within the model cities are based on a brief comparative analysis of regulatory framework, market conditions and policies of the key-stakeholders with regard to CHP and facilitating RES with the target to identify the most favourable framework conditions for the integration of CHP and use of RES. This will be used to deduce recommendations for other cities/regions and to optimise them in the respective cities. The regional promotion campaigns will promote good practice projects, bundle high level information on a website and motivate for further implementation of RES-CHP. Multipliers on a technical level will be addressed through specifically developed and carried out training seminars and feasibility checks and, thus, will initiate further good practice projects. Promotion activities address different stakeholders as suppliers, decision makers and multipliers in an appropriate way. In a further step this knowledge will be transferred to further European cities/regions making the information and facts available, address interested parties through international workshops and the possibility of one-to-one-coachings through experts from the model cities/regions.

Partners:

COGEN Europe

Berlin Energy Agency, Germany – www.berliner-e-agentur.de

City of Frankfurt, Germany – www.energiereferat.stadt-frankfurt.de

Ekodoma, Latvia – www.ekodoma.lv/index.php?lang=en

Rhônealpénergie (RAEE), France – www.raee.org/

Arene Ile-de-France – www.areneidf.org/fr/Home-315.html

Grazer Energieagentur, Austria – www.grazer-ea.at/cms/

Energy Efficiency Center (SEVEn), Czech Republic – www.svn.cz/en

Climate Protection Agency Hannover, Germany

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:

Description:

CODE is an EU wide independent assessment of the progress of the CHP Directive. The project partners and the COGEN Europe members will encourage the rapid and effective implementation of the Directive and independently review the Member States’ progress and the success of implementation. CODE will highlight and publicise clear best practise where it occurs and draw attention to areas of poor performance or practical difficulties in implementation. The project aims:

- To support the implementation of the Directive

- To enhance local/regional capacity for the successful development of cogeneration projects by developing clear case study data on successful cogeneration projects under the new Directive framework on a regional basis

- To raise awareness and provide information through a high profile European-wide information, know-how transfer among cogeneration associations, suppliers, local and regional energy agencies and other networks

- Accelerate the market penetration of cogeneration technologies through producing a European Cogeneration Roadmap, based on national potentials studies

- Showcasing good practice and potential growth in key market sectors

COGEN Europe will work with its consortium partners, operating in a regional structure, and its national member organisations to review and comment the Member States reports from the industry perspective on a regional basis. Four regional groups will be established where members organisations will co-operate in gathering and analysing the responses of the 27 governments to the Cogeneration Directive. A central database will be created with a summary of each Member State’s responses under the reporting action measures required under the Directive, along with the response itself. At the regional level case studies of best practise projects in the geography will be collected. Regional groups will report on the successful and struggling initiatives and the legislation and support schemes around the directive.

The main outputs will be:

- Country-specific info on the directive implementation containing a critical assessment of the progress made by each country towards its stated national potential goals.

- A set of regional focus groups experienced in the operation and implementation of the Directive in their region and able to assist manufacturers and potential end users in its application.

- A Handbook of Case Studies representative of the most successful policies and approaches by region.

- Analysis of barriers and success factors for promoting the development of cogeneration through the Directive

- Access for interested parties to a central database of information plus a network of local specialists

A high efficiency Cogeneration Roadmap for Europe to 2020

Partners:

COGEN Europe

HACHP – Hellenic Association for the Cogeneration of Heat and Power – (Greece) www.hachp.gr

CHPA – Combined Heat and Power Association – (United Kingdom) www.chpa.co.uk

JSI – Jozef Stefan Institute – (Slovenia) www.ijs.si

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

COGEN Europe tracks the developments of EU legislation and informs the European legislators and business communities on the benefits of cogeneration through:

- Dissemination of information relating to cogeneration and market developments
- Development of national promotional organisations for cogeneration
COGEN Europe ’s annual high-level policy conference in Brussels
Research & Development projects with a number of funding bodies and industry partners
Publications such as country reports, policy studies, briefings etc.

COGEN Europe is actively engaged in dialogue with:

The European Commission’s Directorates General for Energy, Environment, Research, Industry, Exterior Relations and Regional Policies
The European Parliament
The Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions and Council of Ministers
National Governments in collaboration with our National Member network
The Commission’s Energy Consultative Committee
The European Climate Change Programme

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