Potsdam, 04./05.04.051 MicroCHEAP Month 6 Meeting Fördergesellschaft Erneuerbare Energien e.V., Industrie- und Handelskammer Potsdam, Germany 4th/5th April,

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MicroCHEAP

Month 6 Meeting

Fördergesellschaft Erneuerbare Energien e.V., Industrie- und Handelskammer Potsdam, Germany

4th/5th April, 2005

Workpackage 6: „Technology Transfer and Staff Secondments“

Eberhard Oettel

Fördergesellschaft Erneuerbare Energien e.V. (Society for the Promotion of Renewable Energy)Innovationspark WuhlheideKöpenicker Str. 325DE-12555 BerlinPhone: +49-30-65762706; Fax: +49-30-65762708; [email protected]; www.fee-ev.de

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MicroCHEAP

Definition of „(Renewable) MicroCHP“ (Torquay Proposal)

„Appliance with an installed electrical capacity of less than 5 kW for home and 50 kW for business and trade buildings to transformprimary or secondary renewable energy sources (RES) intocombined end energy carriers, as combined

heat and power heat, cold and power cold and power heat and cold power and storage medium (like hydrogen, pressurized air or

kinetic energy)“

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MicroCHEAP

Definition of „(Renewable) MicroCHP“ (EU-BTG Proposal)

„’micro-co-generation unit’ shall mean a co-generation unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kWel”

Source:

Directive 2004/8/EC of February 11, 2004

“On the promotion of co-generation based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market”

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MicroCHEAP

Definition of „(Renewable) MicroCHP“ (MicroCHeaP-FEE-Proposal)

„Technical appliance to transform primary or secondary energy carriers for the co-generated supply of electrical power and heat to cover the decentralized demand for thermal energy”

Implications:• Thermal energy is the critical form of end energy to guarantee high

efficiency and excludes waste of enthalpy• Thermal energy comprises heat and cold or heating, air conditioning and

refrigeration• Definition avoids the difficulty to integrate technologies that should have a

higher capacity for different reasons, as MCFC, ORC, steam engine or screw etc.

• It promotes highly efficient decentralized co-generation.• But poly-generation as end and secondary carriers will be excluded

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MicroCHEAP Workpackage 6

The Objectives

To transfer knowledge between partners (and interested parties)

To identify opportunities for technology transfer within (and outside) the network

To diffuse practical know-how and experience with the network, to aid future research and help overlap between technologies (and accelerate

development by recoupling deficiencies back to researchers)

To identify the main potential clients (and applications) for renewable RES-Micro-CHP

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Tasks, next deadlines, decisions and deliverables

6.1 Preparatory work and initial workshopsInitial Workshop (Month 6)First consultation on transfer potentials of all partners, hurdles and suggestions to surmount themDiscussion of transfer aims, target groups and instruments appliedSelection of topics for the second workshop (month 11, Barcelona)Establishing needed subjects for technology transfer workshops

and staff secondmentsApplications for and offers of subjects, papers, experts and events

6.2 Technology transfer workshops (Month 18 and 30)

6.3 Staff secondments (Month 19)

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The Deliverables

First topical seminar (Month 6 ~ March/deferred to April [month 6?] 2005)

Second topical seminar (Month 12 / 11 [?] ~ September 2005)

First technology transfer workshop (Month 18 ~ March / April [?] 2006)

Second technology transfer workshop (Month 30 ~ March / April [?] 2007)

Training secondments (Months 19 – 30 ~ April/May 2006 – March / April [?] 2007)

Staff secondment report [Month 34 ~ August / September [?] 2007) Torquay,United Kingdom

Technology transfer programme report (Month 36 ~ September / October [?] 2007)

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To decide on 1

1st topical seminar Subject: „Review of marketable near-to-market and far-from-market*

RES-Micro-CHP“Site: Potsdam, GermanyDate: (March 28/29) April 4/5, 2005Responsable: FEE

2nd topical seminarSubject: „Methodology of marketing RES-Micro-CHP“ (marketing analysis,

target groups, access, methods of financing, competitors, etc.) Site: Barcelona, SpainDate: September 26/27 (?), 2005 Responsable: UB (local organisation), EC NET (seminar leader?)

* > 2 years for first implementation

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To decide on criteria of technology suitable for transfer and market 2

Based on database elaborated by ECN Drafts for additional data structure of data sheet / database 1

Basic data

Responsible: FEE

Deadline:April 30, 2005

Afterwards open for discussion

Responsible: All.Suggestions to FEE, Chalex, ECN, WBI [?], copies to all.

Deadline: May 31, 2005

To finalise and adapt to overall database

Responsible: ECN, WBI [?]

Deadline: June 30, 2005 (Deadline month 9)

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To decide on 3

Drafts for data structure of data sheet / database 2Structure of technical dataheets of all kinds of transformers

Internal combustion enginesResponsible: FORCE

MicroturbinesResponsible: ISET

Fuel CellsResponsible: CRES

Stirling enginesResponsible: ECN

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To decide on 4

Drafts for data structure of data sheet / database 3Structure of technical dataheets of all kinds of transformers

ORCResponsible: BEAMA

Thermoelectric appliancesResponsible: Chalex

Hybrid, including storageResponsible: Fh-ISE

OthersResponsible: EA

Procedure and deadlines as in previous sheets

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To decide on 5

To list manufacturers of any kind of RES-Micro-CHP 1Every partner in his own country and report to FEEDeadline: February 28, 2005, postponed until April 30, 2005Afterwards: Changes, only, every February and August of the years to come

Additionally:

AF CanadaARMINE Rest of the WorldASTON USAAUE UkraineBEAMA ChinaBTG Czech Republic, BulgariaCODES Former Yugoslavia

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To decide on 6

To list manufacturers of any kind of RES-Micro-CHP 2

Additionally:

CRES Cyprus, TurkeyDGS Austria, LiechtensteinEAT JapanECN BeneluxEC NET New ZealandENEFEL PolandFH-ISE Latin AmericaFORCE Rest of ex-Soviet UnionGaia Baltic Republics

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To decide on 7

To list manufacturers of any kind of RES-Micro-CHP 3

Additionally:

IUAV Switzerland, Malta

Lund Norway

NTUA Russia

SPUN Hungary, Romania

STSL Australia

UB Portugal

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To decide on 8

To list competitive technologies

Every partner in his own country and report to FEE

Deadline: Februar28, 2005, postponed until April 30, 2005

Afterwards: Changes, only, every February and August of the years to come

Additionally:

ISET Rest of the world with market penetration in Europe

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To decide on 9

To establish a list of professional associations


Deadline: February 28, 2005, postponed until May 31, 2005


Additionally:

Chalex Rest of Europe

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To decide on 10

To elaborate a list of projects


Deadline: February 28, 2005, postponed until June 30, 2005


Additionally:

Responsibility as in charts 11 - 18

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Suggestions 1

RES-Micro-CHP to be treaded 1

Internal combustion engines (gas, fluid and dual engine, steam cell, steam engines (single piston, linear double piston), steam screw)

External combustion engines (solar stirling, bio stirling)

Microturbines

Fuel Cells (AFC, DMFC, PAFC, PEMFC, SOFC, MCFC, Direct-Ethanol-FC?, biological FC?)

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Suggestions 2

RES-Micro-CHP to be treaded 2

Thermoelectric systems

Organic Rankine Process

Windenergy plants with electric heating devices (?)

Hybrid systems with storage

Hybrid heat pumps

Others, which? What about landfill, mine and sewage sludge gas?

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Suggestions 3

RES primary energy carriers to be treaded

biomass (gaseous, liquid, solid)

geothermal

solar radiation (photovoltaics, solar thermal)

windenergy

others, which?

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Suggestions 4

RES secondary carriers to be treaded

hydrogen

methane (enriched biogas)

methanol

sun and synthetic fuels

others, which?

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MicroCHEAP Workpackage 6 – Seminar 1

Introduction (FEE)

Progress update in areas of responsibility (All partners, 3 min)

* report on most important scientific and technological facts found

* report on market change

* compare own progress achieved in the workpackage with schedule

* own public relations and transfer measures realized

* proposals, suggestions, help needed

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Brainstorming in 2 groups

* Group 1 (CHALEX, FEE Dr. Rickert, GMK Mr. Niesner)

Task: Barriers and hurdles for technology transfer which might obstacle disseminating RES-MicroCHP, hitting EU targets and completing the aims of our project

* Group 2 (EC Net, FEE Dr. Wagener-Lohse, CUTEC, Mr. Siemer)

Task: Technology transfer opportunities and suitable methods for integration the industrial and scientific RES-MicroCHP community to be applied by MicroCHeaP

Report to the plenary session, discussions and conclusions

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Suggestions 1

Collect list of obstacles and barriers for research & development and implementationVolunteer for draft:Deadline: July 31, 2005Comments by all partners: August 31, 2005Next steps to be decided on: Barcelona meeting

Elaborate checklist on marketability of RES-Micro-CHP

Volunteer for draft:Deadline: July 31, 2005Comments by all partners: August 31, 2005Next steps to be decided on: Barcelona meeting

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Suggestions 2

Identify target groups, f.i. craftmen and their chambres (special training instructions?)

early, niche and mass markets

Volunteer for draft:

Deadline: July 31, 2005

Comments by all partners: August 31, 2005

Next steps to be decided on: Barcelona meeting

Deliver and exchange individual websites for publication and offer to transfer RES-Micro-CHP technology

Uniform structure: WPI

Deadline: April 30, 2005

Discussion until May 31, 2005

Start of establishing links: June 1, 2005

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Suggestions 3

Uniform report chart for every partner in WP 6 at every meeting (max 10 min. Absentees one week before meeting by mail to FEE and CHALEX)Fixed responsibilities for country of origin, defined additional country and technology

Suggested content:

1) Changes in situation (strategy, new players, innovative technologies, new projectsand fate of old ones) 2) compare own progress achieved in the workpackage with schedule3) own public relations (posters, papers, articles, interviews, exhibitions etc.)and transfer measures realized and planned 4) proposals, suggestions, help needed

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MicroCHEAP Workpackage 1 Management

Suggestions 1

Define management rules, f.I. * Responsibility for content of every meeting with CHALEX, host for local organisation only* Financing of meetings (check with Commission)* Invitation of managers from European MicroCHP-industry and researchers to every meeting (right to speak, but not to decide, financial conditions [travel and subsistence on their own account plus fee 180 € cash, one third for CHALEX and two thirds for organizer)* Obligatory participation of all partners to all meetings (nominate substitutes)* Send preliminary agenda one moth before the event, especially tasks* No abbreviations without explication

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Suggestions 2

Invite a responsible officer from the Commission to every meeting

Clarify definitely and in detail all aspects of financing

* Invite an officer from the financial unit of the Commission to read a paper and for discussion to the next meeting* As the Commission to send an experience auditor to the next meeting * Find a permanent partner with the financial unit for consulting* Define exactly what are allowed costs, what is risky* Ask for instructions on lessons learned

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Suggestions 3

Fix ONE uniform database for all tasks and workpackages

(use and expand the ECN-proposal)

Establish reporting of every partner to nay meeting with a structured chart

Suggested content:

1) Changes in situation (strategy, new players, innovative technologies, new projects and fate of old ones)

2) compare own progress achieved in the workpackages with schedule

3) own public relations (posters, papers, articles, interviews, exhibitions etc.)

4) next steps to go

5) proposals, suggestions, help needed

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Suggestions 4

Define October 2004 as month 0. November as month 1

Dedicate one workshop to a special meeting of developers and manufacturers of RES-Micro-CHP with researchers in order to * gain them for co-operation with MicroCHeaP-partners* question them on barriers, hurdles and most urgent activities* stimulate co-operation between them both for transfer of successful scientific results to industry and for solving problems* organise joint activities and next projects with MicroCHeaP

Involve experts on sociological research (to find out target groups, channels to them, their motivations, client circles from fff [family, friends and fools] to ordinary consumers

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Suggestions 5

Find channels for integration of funding bodies

MicroCHP is a business for single consumers and small companies. It needs MicroCredits on European scale, special funds and securities.

Double task:

1st) To harmonise the criteria of bankers, managers of funds and investors with the technical knowledge of engineers

2nd) To counterbalance Basel II and and the retreat of big business banks from crediting of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and find new forms of fundraising and financing

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Suggestions 6

To combine RES and micro-polygeneration means trading with new complete value-added chains, that means

clutching people that usually do not co-operate (f.i. stirling manufacturers

so far have used to contact natural gas suppliers but have not co-operated with

with biogas plant or biomass combustion plant operators

Open problems arisen

* storage is a key question. How to tread it?

* What about waste? Do we tread it as renewable energy source?

And landfill, mine and sewage gas?

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Suggestions 7

Internet

* Links to all partners

* Establish new buttons with free access for the European scientific and industrial community as well as operators of MicroCHP plants :

1) Barriers, hurdles and proposals to surmount them

2) Report on own technology, patents, projects

3) Proposals for EU-strategy and technological politics

4) Report on experiences with plat operation

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Suggestions 8

Public relations

* Collecting all public representations by all MicroCHP-partners* Joint presentations, f.I.14th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition „Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection“17 – 21 October 2005, ParisJoint Paper f.i. „Integrated Biomass MicroCHP for Europe“Call Deadline 7 April 2005 (!!!), but one page only(Should we combine the conference with an additional meeting?)

World Gas Conference 05 – 09 June 2006, Paris

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Suggestions 9

Establish expert advisory groups for European RES-MicroCHP

* Industrial managers of MicroCHP companies

* Scientists which specialise in RES-MicroCHP

Documents

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