Abstract: . . .  reduction in energy costs. It also results in a reduction of gas emissions and thus pollution. Is cogeneration profitable in my establishment? The answer to this question is not immediate and very often requires a small pre-feasibility study. This can be made by yourself thanks to the pre-feasibility guide “ Install a cogeneration in your establishment, available from this project. If this looks promising then further investigations will be necessary. Is it necessary that the cogeneration functions continuously during the whole year? No, there can be periods when the cogeneration can stop. During design it is necessary to consider carefully the dimensioning of the cogeneration to optimise the operating regime. In any case, it is normal that during . . .
. . .  COGEN challenge website. TO DO LIST : Check your ability to finance yourself the cogeneration Download the CHP Financing Guide Choose the best financing plan for you ? If OK, you can go ahead: find the public support mechanisms 6 Page 8 Public support mechanisms Countries concerned: all This is an important item, but not essential, for the potential investor and needs to be thoroughly checked. All over Europe there are different public support mechanisms for cogeneration in place: grants for study costs and/or investment, feeding tariffs, green certificates, tax allowance, better VAT rates, ... It is sometimes necessary to contact a variety of different public authorities in order to receive all financial support (for the actual investment but . . .
. . .  greed. Network system operator is responsible for the purchase of all offered electricity and obliged to conclude 10 years feed-in contract. CHP operators are not paying balancing costs. Fuel used by CHP unit is exempted from payment of CO 2 tax (0.44 kg CO 2 /kWh el ). Subsides for preparation of investment documentation are tendered by Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. SPAIN: The Electricity Act (1997) guarantees temporary bonus-payments for the electricity transferred either to the grid operator or to the pool market. The bonus vary from € 22.8 MWh to € 15.2 MWh depending on the installed capacity. For small installations under 1 MW there is a special feed in tariff of € 68.4 MWh. There are not tax exemptions for fuel costs. The . . .
. . .  public support be asked by the owner of cogeneration? BELGIUM: Brussels Capital: You obtain green certificates (currently about € 70 certificate) when your cogeneration plant saves more than 5% of CO 2 compared with the CO 2 emissions of the traditional productions of the same electricity and heat. Wallonia: You obtain green certificates (currently about € 90 certificate) when your cogeneration plant saves more than 10% of CO 2 compared with the CO 2 emissions of the traditional production of the same electricity. Flanders: The Flemish Region has two different certificates: 1. Green power certificates (for installations with electricity production from renewable energy sources; one certificate per kWh produced electricity) and the price per certificate . . .
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