The ene.field project will deploy and monitor c.1,000 new installations of residential fuel cell CHP across 12 key Member States. It represents a step change in the volume of fuel cell deployment for this sector in each country. By learning the practical implications of installing, operating and supporting a fleet of fuel cells with real world customers, ene.field will demonstrate the environmental and economic imperative of micro FC-CHP, and lay the foundations for market exploitation.
The primary outcomes from the ene.field project will be:
• A real world learning – demonstration of market potential, segmentation, cost and environmental benefits of micro FC-CHP
• A developed market focused-product specifications and harmonised codes and standards
• A more mature supply chain, readied for deployment of micro FC-CHP in 12 Member States.
• An evidence base on cost and environmental performance that can be used to accelerate policy support from governments and adoption by channels to market.
As it can be seen in the figure, a large scale deployment enables suppliers to overcome the point of greatest risk in new product commercialisation where volumes remain low and a significant cost reduction is required to move the technology to a commercial proposition.