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Abstract
In recent years, fuel cell based micro‐combined heat and
power has received increasing attention due to its potential
contribution to energy savings, efficiency gains, customer
proximity and flexibility in operation and capacity size.
The FC4Home project assesses technical and economic aspects of
the ongoing fuel cell based micro‐combined heat and power
(mCHP) demonstration projects by addressing the socio‐economic
and systems analyses perspectives of a large‐scale promotion
scheme of fuel cells. This document constitutes the deliverable of
Work Package 1 of the FC4Home project and provides an
introduction to the policy context for mCHP. Section 1 describes
the rationale for the promotion of mCHP by explaining its potential
contribution to European energy policy goals. Section 2 addresses
the policy context at the supranational European level by outlining
relevant EU Directives on support schemes for promoting
combined heat and power and energy from renewable sources.
These Directives are to be implemented at the national level by the
Member States. Section 3 conceptually presents the spectrum of
national support schemes, ranging from investment support to
market‐based operational support. The choice of support scheme
simultaneously affects risk and technological development, which
is the focus of Section 4. Subsequent to this conceptual overview,
Section 5 takes a glance at the national application of support
schemes for mCHP in practice, notably in the three country cases
of the FC4Home project, Denmark, France and Portugal. Another
crucial aspect for the diffusion of the mCHP technology is possible
ownership structures. These may range from full consumer
ownership to ownership by utilities and energy service companies,
which is discussed in Section 6. Finally, a conclusion (Section 7)
wraps up previous findings and provides a short “preview” of the
quantitative analyses in subsequent Work Packages by giving some
food for thought on the way.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Roskilde |
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Publisher | Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Risø Nationallaboratoriet for Bæredygtig Energi |
Number of pages | 48 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-87-550-3815-8 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Series | Denmark. Forskningscenter Risoe. Risoe-R |
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Number | 1730(EN) |
ISSN | 0106-2840 |
Keywords
- Energy systems analysis
- Systems analysis
- Risø-R-1730
- Risø-R-1730(EN)
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FC4Home: Socio-Economic and Energy Systems Analysis of Micro Fuel Cells (SEE-µFC)
Morthorst, P. E. (Project Manager), Münster, M. (Project Participant), Pade, L.-L. (Project Participant), Ropenus, S. (Project Participant) & Schröder, S. T. (Project Participant)
Energiteknologisk Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprogram
01/10/2008 → 01/10/2010
Project: Research