Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Renewable ... - EGEC

Central EuropeIndustrial process heatSouth / Central EuropeCombi-systemsCentral / Northern EuropeDHW forced circulationCentral / Northern EuropeDHW thermosiphon and forcedcirculation Southern Europe0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350Heat costs in € / MWhRenewableHeating & CoolingEuropean Technology Platform%Collector production cost development Index200%180%160%140%120%100%80%60%40%20%195%156%125%Learning curve factor: 23%(cost reduction by doubling thetotal installed collector capacity)0%1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 20200Figure 12: Micro-CHP installations in Europe from 1990-2008 (Various sources, compiled byBioenergy2020+) Total installed capacity EU27Relative collector production costs, 2010 = 100%(right axis, in GWth, prediction = bright) (left axis, prediction = dashed)100%76%57%10080604020Total installed collector capacity in GWth%Installed micro-CHP capacity (in GWe)1816141210864202010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050Bio-based micro-CHP (includes biogas in NG distribution network) Natural-gas based micro-CHPsCOPFigure 13 : Market potential of micro CHPs in Europe. Source: COGEN Europe (2010)61203.3.1 Research and innovation priorities with impact in the Short Term5100The biggest priorities for residential biomass technologies are:• To develop small scale combustion systems, which substantially reduce emissions under480real life performance• To develop small scale combustion systems with increased efficiency under real life360performance• To improve cost-effectiveness, i.e. to reduce investment costs, of advanced biomass heating240systems in order to allow a further diffusion of this GSHP-efficiency technology (sCOP) throughout Europe• To develop small scale combustion systems suited to handling novel standardised120biomass fuels (non wood solid biomass, liquid, and gaseous)• To develop and demonstrate micro-scale cogeneration technologies001985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020These priorities also require the development year of advanced testing procedures(preferably mandated by standards) and technology development and demonstration.Generally, system design and system integration aspects need to be considered in the technologydevelopment processes. Overall system efficiency should be increased byat least 10% to 85% by 2020. Accompanying policy measures must ensure that only the bestperforming products with a maximum of efficiency and a minimum of harmfulenvironmental impacts may be marketed throughout the EU.sCOP(%) HµsGUE21