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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As part of the demonstration project ene.field, Fuel Cell – micro CHP (FC-?CHP) units are assessed in terms of their environmental performance in different settings. The settings vary notably in terms of a home’s space heating demand. This, in turn, is a function of the dwelling type (i.e. Single Family […]

The present report provides an accurate overview on the current situation concerning the quality of the Natural Gas (NG) transported and distributed throughout Europe. The activity focused on the presence of sulfur and sulfur-based components inside NG due to their high harmfulness with respect to the Fuel Cells (FC). This […]

This report has been thought as an addendum to the Position Paper drafted before the beginning of the installation phase. That document was produced with the aim to supply an overview of the European and national RC&S framework concerning the installation aspects of the FC-based microCHP systems. The work has […]

The large-scale market introduction of fuel cell (FC) based micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) systems in residential application faces a broad range of challenges, including non-economic barriers, which require special attention. This report identifies the non-economic barriers in terms of product perception by consumers or installers, supply chain limitations, […]

This brochure provides information on fuel cell micro-Cogeneration and its beenfits to field trial participants. You can download the brochure by clicking here (English version). The brochure is also available in the following languages: Danish Dutch French German Italian

The database contains data from household energy flows and environmental temperatures from individual residential dwellings. All data have been measured and stored as part of the detailed monitoring by the Data Collection work package in the ene.field project. The data are from the time period March 2015 to August 2017 […]