mCHP Workshop
Session 3: Gas Industry Activity
Dr. Martin Wilmsmann
E.ON Ruhrgas, Germany
Paris,
29/30. May 2008
Content
 E.ON Ruhrgas´ mCHP strategy
 Organisation/Coordination of mCHP activities in E.ON group
 Finished – ongoing – planned activities
 Current situation in Germany
Gas Competence-Center
Competence-Center
Gas Utilization
Process & Service
Facilities Sector
Gas Measurement
Environment Protection
via
Support of Sustainable Technologies
Keeping / Enlarging of
established and new Markets
Pipeline Sector
Technical
Cooperation
Gas Heat Pumps
mCHP devices
Key Elements of mCHP-Strategy
 technology-open - no exclusive cooperation
 no manufacturing activities – no R&D activities
role as technology user
 testing of a variety of pre-commercial systems
under realistic conditions
 practical experience as basis
for sound assessment of technology
 transforming operation experience into forecasts
as part of E.ON Energie‘s long term planning model
 forecasting of future gas selling rates
as part of energy supply szenarios
 assessment of grid implications
regarding safety and grid issues (power and gas)
How to support manufacturers on the way to market introduction
Process of Market Introduction
Lab
Labortest
of Manufacturers
Prototype
Prototyp-Testing
Market
Fieldtrials
Example: Fuel Cell
Gate
Series –
Production
Pre-Commercials
ERG Kunden
Energie
UK
Bayern
Avacon
Hanse

DG
recommended process
Field Tests
E.ON Energie
E.ON Ruhrgas
Technology
Tracking
Partner
Identification
E.ON UK
Technology-open approach
Other MU
Field Tests
Lab Tests
at E.ON Ruhrgas
Field Tests
Field Tests
In MUs
under own responsibility
coordinated by CG
Lab Test facilities as centre of exellence
Information exchange between MU
assessment expertise
Way of market introduction
Lab tests
Established test facilities of ERG
for lab testing of
domestic smale scale CHP
Field tests
Commercial.
Field test experiences with CHP devices in
Germany / UK
Outstanding Test rig
Assessment of operability and operating performance
 hel and hth as function of:
- gas varieties (H-gas, L-gas, serveral test gases)
- part load conditions
- different pairs of water flow and return temperatures
Nutzungsgradmessung nach DIN 4702, Teil 8
95
10,00
94
8,00
93
6,00
92
4,00
91
2,00
0,00
90
EG-H Boost 55/45
EG-H Boost 46/39
EG-H Boost 42/36
EG-H Boost 37/32
EG-H Boost 27/25
 Measurement of standard annual efficiency to German Nutzungsgrad
standard procedure
 Power quality
 Noise
 Vabration
Nutzungsgrad in %
 emission measurement (hydrocarbons, CO, NOx)
Belastung/therm. elektr. Leistung in kW
12,00
Fuel Cell Activities
PAFC
future
activities
MCFC
Continued
lab and field trials
with all kinds of
mCHP technologies
PEM
SOFC
1995
2000
2005
2010
Ongoing field trials
BAXI Fuel Cell
Operating time 2006-2008
 Number of devices: 3
WhisperGen Stirling
Operating time 2007-2009
 Number of devices: 7
Hexis Fuel Cell
Operating time 2006-2008
 Number of devices: 1
mCHP-Activities
 Two units are currently being installed on a commercial basis:
Senertec:
approx. 18,000 units sold
sales rate about 2000 units/a
Price: €15,000 / €22,000
EcoPower:
approx. 1000 units sold,
450 units sold in 2006, + 50% expected in the next 2 years.
Price: €18,000
 Beside E.ON Ruhrgas / E.ON Energy
a number of utilities are active in the field of mCHP-systems.
Following utilities are involved of testing mCHP-units:
EWE - EnBW - MVV - Gasag - Gelsenwasser - RWE FC - Verbundnetz Gas (VNG)…..
Nationales Innovation Programm of German Government
(NIP)
2008 - 2015
 aim
4 sectors of development




reliable, competitive
+ environmental friendly energy supply
Transportation (mobile application)
Domestic (stationary application)
Industry (stationary application)
Specific markets
500 Mio. €
Government
F & E - Projects
 essential keyelements
H2- und fuel cell - technology
+
+
500 Mio. €
complementary capital from
industry
Demo - Projects
Overview German Lighthouse Project
Utilities
manufacturer
consortium
-
volume of approx. 850 fuel cells between 2008 – 2015
approx. 60 Mio € (gross) for purchase, installation und operation