Print Email Facebook Twitter 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 feasibilityeconomic viabilityinstitutional analysisenergy savingsCO2 emissionsnet present value (NPV)internal rate of return (IRR) To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ee01fc77-2d91-43bb-83d3-847e787494af Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2009 Landsbergen, P. Files PDF Master_thesis_Landsbergen.pdf 1.04 MB PPT Final_presentation.ppt 370.5 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ee01fc77-2d91-43bb-83d3-847e787494af/datastream/OBJ1/view