Feasibility, beneficiality, and institutional compatibility of a micro-CHP virtual power plant in the Netherlands

Title

Feasibility, beneficiality, and institutional compatibility of a micro-CHP virtual power plant in the Netherlands

 Author

Landsbergen, P.

Contributor

Groenewegen, J.P.M. (mentor)
Fens, T.W. (mentor)
Bouwmans, I. (mentor)
Gnutek, R.I. (mentor)

Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

 Department

Economics of Infrastructures

 Date

2009-06-30

 Abstract

Dutch households are responsible for a significant part of the total Dutch energy consumption and CO2 emissions. One option for decreasing household energy consumption and CO2 emissions is to deploy micro-combined-heat-power (?CHP) units. A micro-CHP virtual power plant (VPP) is a cluster of grid connected ?CHP units that is monitored and controlled on an aggregate level by a VPP operator for commercial or technical objectives. In this research, the technical feasibility and economic viability of the VPP was evaluated, as well as the impact of the institutional environment on these aspects. Also the VPP was compared to existing systems, to determine whether it is beneficial to implement such a system in the Netherlands.

 Subject

micro-CHP (?CHP)
virtual power plant (VPP)
technical feasibility
economic viability
institutional analysis
energy savings
CO2 emissions
net present value (NPV)
internal rate of return (IRR)

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 2009 Landsbergen, P.
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