Participating in a Field Trial
03 Jun We are trialling a number of different types of fuel cell micro-CHP systems that are suited to different kinds of installations. For example some are suitable for houses, while others are better suited to small businesses, blocks of flats or public buildings.
About our field trials
22 Oct The 9 manufacturers involved in ene.field (Baxi Innotech, Bosch, Ceres power , Dantherm power, Elcore, Hexis, RBZ, SOFC power and Vaillant ) will be deploying micro-CHP systems in real world situation within a range of European Households. Up to 1,000 systems will be deployed across 12 EU Member States and their performance will be evaluated over a 3 year period. * These are the countries where units are currently expected to be installed. This may change as ene.field partners will also look to identify opportunities to deploy units in other European ..read more
Follow the PACE project >>
22 Mar ene.field has successfully come to an end in October 2017. You can follow the developments of the European Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration market via its successor, the PACE project. More info >>
Learning points from demonstration of 1000 fuel cell based micro-CHP units
12 Feb The report gives an overview of the various analyses carried out as part of the ene.field project in the years 2012-2017 and presents learning points from the field trial. The topics reported can be read separately so that the readers may focus on their topics of interest. The Table of Contents will provide the necessary overview. Many background reports with further information exist. To read the full report, please click on this link: Learning points from demonstration of 1000 fuel ..read more
Fuel Cell micro – CHP in the Context of EU Energy Transition – Policy Analysis & Recommendations
12 Jan This report makes policy recommendations to support the widespread deployment of fuel cell micro-cogeneration systems, while providing a review of policy frameworks at the EU and national levels expected to impact the uptake of the technology in the coming decade. It highlights the benefits of fuel cell micro-cogeneration in relation to Europe’s energy and climate objectives, taking into account ene.field findings providing definite evidence on the macro-economic and micro-environmental impact of the technology. The full report is available at the ..read more
Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration and PACE in the spotlights in Brussels
17 Dec On Wednesday 11 October, the PACE and ene.field partners organised in Brussels the event “Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration: Generating Sustainable Heat and Power for your Home” to present the final results of the EU co-funded project ene.field, and to officially introduce its successor PACE. The event was organised in partnership with the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), a public private partnership supporting research, technological development and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe. We were ..read more
Watch the ene.field videos and find out more about Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration and how it supports the EU’s energy transition
16 Dec Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration is a highly-efficient home energy system that simultaneously produces heat and electricity. If you want to find out more on how it works, how you can benefit from it today, how it supports the European energy transition and the decarbonisation of heat, watch the four ene.field videos below. The videos were realised to celebrate the success and achievements of ene.field and were shown for the very first time during the ene.field final dissemination event (Brussels, 11th October ..read more
Benefits of Widespread Deployment of Fuel Cell micro-CHP in Securing and Decarbonising the Future European Electricity System
06 Dec This ene.field report, authored by the project partner Imperial College London, provides a definitive result on the overall macro-economic and macro-environmental implication of a widespread rollout of fuel cell micro-CHP technology for Europe’s electricity systems. The use of micro-CHP systems is appealing due to two fundamental reasons: (i) the efficiency of energy conversion is above 90%, much higher than the efficiency of Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine (i.e. around 60%), (ii) the systems are installed at the end-use premises reducing the need ..read more
Life Cycle Cost Analysis – Public Summary
01 Dec This study examines the Life Cycle Cost of fuel cell mCHP, compared to incumbent technologies based on an aggregated, updated set of manufacturer cost and performance projections. These suggest increased electrical efficiency, reduced costs and longer stack lifetimes than have been previously estimated. Life-cycle costs for fuel cell mCHP technologies have been compared for a number of key European markets, based on typical household heat demands and gas and electricity price data. To read the full summary of the Life ..read more
DCHT identifies potential for Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration
28 Nov Micro-CHP has potential Photo: Barbara Reva Micro CHP can be a highly efficient energy distribution solution that enables simultaneous heat and power production near the point of consumption, explained Tadej Auer of the Development Centre for Hydrogen Technologies, Ljubljana. Micro CHP meets the demand for heating, hot water and/or cooling in buildings while generating electricity to replace or complement the grid supply. It is usually installed in residential and public buildings, or small businesses. According to Auer, demonstration projects such ..read more
Newsflash #10 – October 2017
10 Nov ene.field final event “Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration: Generating Sustainable Heat and Power for your Home” in Brussels On Wednesday 11 October, the ene.field partners hosted in Brussels the event “Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration: Generating Sustainable Heat and Power for your Home”. The event, organised in partnership with the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), celebrated the successful end of ene.field and presented its final results, while officially introducing its successor PACE. The event was joined by more than 100 participants from ..read more
Smarter energy directly at home with SOLIDpower Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration unit
20 Oct Mr. Van Den Berg, the owner of a large single-family home in Westerlo, in Northern Belgium, chose a BlueGEN unit to reduce his energy costs and become independent from the continuously growing prices of power from the grid. The BlueGEN installation of Mr. Van Den Berg was realised as part of ene.field, the largest European demonstration project of the latest smart energy solution for private homes, micro-cogeneration, which allows more than 1,000 households across Europe to experience the benefits of ..read more