Stefan Craenen COGEN Europe www.cogeneurope.eu COGEN Challenge The European information campaign on small-scale cogeneration Stefan Craenen COGEN Europe www.cogeneurope.eu

THE GOALS Overriding goals of the information campaign Raise the awareness of small-scale cogeneration Enhance local and regional capacity Transfer of know-how and good practice Facilitate a significant number of new projects Support the implementation of the Cogeneration Directive Timeframe Duration of the COGEN Challenge project was 36 months (1 January 2005 – 31 December 2007) The information campaign took 18 months and started in January 2006

THE TOOLS Main achievements of the information campaign Five regional support facilities National and European seminars Projects documentation (1,000 CHP projects in 25 countries) Directory of suppliers and developers Basic information material Easy-to-use calculation tool Internet platform http://www.cogen-challenge.org

OUTCOME Main conclusions Main recommendations In evaluating the campaign the project consortium has drawn the following conclusions and recommendations Cogeneration technology works, small-scale cogeneration can be found all over Europe and the Showcase proves this (more than 1,000 units) There are big differences in Europe between governmental approaches and support schemes Still too complex for people (investment and maintenance costs) and many barriers still exist (administrative burden, connection issues) Main recommendations There is huge potential for small-scale cogeneration. The 27 EU Member States should be more active in exploring this and provide better support There is a huge need for further promotion of cogeneration (visibility) with a special focus on biomass (solid, liquid and gaseous) European approach (e.g. in connection standards and rules) would greatly benefit the growth of small- scale cogeneration

STAY INFORMED Contact The COGEN Challenge project ended on 31 December 2007. For further information, contact the project coordinator: Stefan Craenen COGEN Europe Tel: + 32 2 772 82 90 Fax: +32 772 50 44 Email: stefan.craenen@cogeneurope.eu