Micro CHP units meeting tomorrow’s power/heat demands and improving the integration of renewables

摘要

Future houses will need more electricity and less heat than today’s houses. Statistics show this development already, and improved insulation standards will significantly contribute to this. The development will lead to increasing power-to-heat consumption ratios, which should also be reflected in the production portfolio. Heat-only should only be produced for peak supply, while the majority of heat should be produced as cogeneration, large, medium and small- scale. Technologies for all power ratios are available if gas is used as fuel.