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Residential micro CHP for single family homes and small buildings (0.3 - 5 kW)

No.

Parameter

Unit

State of the art

FCH 2 JU target

2012

2017

2020

2024

2030

1

CAPEX

EUR/kW

16,000

13,000

10,000

5,500

3,500

2

Lifetime

years of appliance operation

10

12

13

14

15

3

Availability

% of the appliance

97

97

97

97

98

4

Durability of key component (stack)

hrs

25,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

80,000

5

Reliability

MTBF (hrs)

10,000

30,000

50,000

75,000

100,000

6

Electrical efficiency

% LHV

30-60

33-60

35-60

37-63

39-65

7

Thermal efficiency

% LHV

25-55

25-55

30-55

30-55

30-55

8

Maintenance costs

EUR Ct/kWh

40

20

5

3.5

2.5

9

Tolerated H2 content in NG

%

(Volume)

5%

5%

100%

100%

100%

10

Installation volume/unit

l/kW

330

240

230

225

220

Notes:

1. Cost of manufacturing (labour, materials, utilities) of the m-CHP unit at current production levels (exclude monetary costs, e.g. overheads, profits, rebates, grants, VAT, insurances, taxes, land).

2. Lifetime (years) that the m-CHP unit, with its major components/parts being replaced, e.g stack, is able to operate until the End-of-Life.

3. Ratio of the time that the FC module was able to operate minus downtime divided by the time that was expected to operate. Downtime is the time that the FC is not able to operate-includes time for (un)scheduled maintenance, repairs, overhaul etc

4. Time that a maintained fuel cell stack is able to operate until End-of-Life criterion - as specified by the OEM.

5. Mean time between failure of the FC that render the system inoperable without maintenance or average time between successive failures leading to downtime: time that the FC is not able to operate includes (un)scheduled maintenance, repairs, overhaul etc

6. Electrical efficiency at rated capacity for the FC module as % of electrical output vs energetic content of fuel - Low Heating Value (LHV).

7. Thermal efficiency at rated capacity for the FC module as % of electrical output vs energetic content of fuel - LHV.

8. Operation and maintenance costs per kWh of electricity produced - Including running, overhaul, repair, maintenance labour costs and costs of stack replacement; excluding: fuel cost, insurances, taxes, etc.

9. Percent amount of hydrogen that can blended into the hydrocarbon feed (usually natural gas) allowing normal functioning of the fuel cell module.

10.Volume of fuel cell module as is available for installation in its basic configuration, in l/kWe.