The Danish Micro Combined Heat and Power project

Topsoe Fuel Cell participates in the Danish Micro Combined Heat and Power project.

The project aims to demonstrate different fuel cell technologies for micro CHP purposes: 

• solid oxide fuel cells
• high and low temperature PEM fuel cells

Project contribution

Topsoe Fuel Cell supplies a Topsoe PowerCore™ which is integrated into the micro CHP unit by Dantherm Power, one of the project partners. This results in an operational micro CHP unit running on natural gas and supplying heat and power.

The first micro CHP with the Topsoe PowerCore™ will be installed in Sønderborg in Southern Jutland, Denmark. The installation is scheduled to take place in 2010.

Budget and funding

The project budget exceeds 170 million DKK or 22.7 million EUR. Government funding amounts to 6.7 million EUR, while the remaining 16 million EUR are funded by the participating partners of the project.

The project phases

The Danish micro CHP project is defined by three phases:

In Phase 1 - proof of concept - Dantherm Power assembled two SOFC systems, one operating on hydrogen and another operating on natural gas.

Phase 2 includes two SOFC systems both operating on natural gas. The two systems are based on steam reforming. The systems will be installed in workshops.

Phase 3 will be  divided in two parts. The first includes the delivery of five SOFC units in 2010, and the second section includes 15 units in 2011. All SOFC units will be installed in private homes in Sønderborg in the distribution area of Syd-Energi.

The main product specifications for the products of phase 3 are:

• 45% eletrical efficiency (AC)
• 85% total efficiency (+10%) with condensation 
• 95% inverter efficiency
• noise <40 dB (A)