 CHP Workshop Session 3: Gas Industry Activity Dr. Martin Wilmsmann E.ON Ruhrgas, Germany Paris, 29/30. May 2008

 E.ON Ruhrgas´  CHP strategy  Organisation/Coordination of  CHP activities in E.ON group  Finished – ongoing – planned activities  Current situation in Germany Content

Pipeline Sector Process & Service Facilities Sector Process & Service Facilities Sector Gas Measurement Gas Utilization Technical Cooperation Technical Cooperation Competence- Center Gas Competence-Center Environment Protection via Support of Sustainable Technologies Keeping / Enlarging of established and new Markets Gas Heat Pumps  CHP devices

 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) Key Elements of  CHP-Strategy

Lab Prototype Pre-Commercials Series – Production Process of Market Introduction Labortest of Manufacturers Prototyp- Testing Fieldtrials  ERG Kunden Example: Fuel Cell Gate Market Avacon Hanse How to support manufacturers on the way to market introduction Bayern UK Energie

DG recommended process Lab Tests at E.ON Ruhrgas Field Tests In MUs under own responsibility coordinated by CG Lab Test facilities as centre of exellence Information exchange between MU E.ON Energie E.ON Ruhrgas E.ON UK Technology Tracking Partner Identification Technology-open approach Other MU Field Tests

assessment expertise Way of market introduction Lab tests Field tests Commercial. Field test experiences with CHP devices in Germany / UK Established test facilities of ERG for lab testing of domestic smale scale CHP

Outstanding Test rig Assessment of operability and operating performance   el and  th as function of: - gas varieties (H-gas, L-gas, serveral test gases) - part load conditions - different pairs of water flow and return temperatures  emission measurement (hydrocarbons, CO, NOx)  Measurement of standard annual efficiency to German Nutzungsgrad standard procedure  Power quality  Noise  Vabration

PEM SOFC PAFC MCFC Fuel Cell Activities future activities Continued lab and field trials with all kinds of mCHP technologies

Ongoing field trials BAXI Fuel Cell Operating time  Number of devices: 3 WhisperGen Stirling Hexis Fuel Cell Operating time  Number of devices: 7 Operating time  Number of devices: 1

 CHP-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 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) Mio. € Government Mio. € complementary capital from industry 4 sectors of development  Transportation (mobile application)  Domestic (stationary application)  Industry (stationary application)  Specific markets F & E - ProjectsDemo - Projects+  aim reliable, competitive + environmental friendly energy supply  essential keyelements H 2 - und fuel cell - technology

consortium - volume of approx. 850 fuel cells between 2008 – approx. 60 Mio € (gross) for purchase, installation und operation Overview German Lighthouse Project Utilitiesmanufacturer