Use of Renewables and Distributed Generation

Terms of reference

• Exchange of experience
• Technical development, state of the art
• Co-ordination of the working Panels
• Wind Energy
• Biomass
• Distributed Generation
• Corresponding position papers
• Communication with authorities and commissions
• Co-operation with BDEW, EURELECTRIC and other associations
• Evaluation of research projects

Service

• Evaluation of economical and legal requirements in the EU member states
• Evaluation of the EU-Directive on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources
• Representation of operator interests concerning technical regulations
• Organisation of conferences

Current Activities

• Comparison of the different national subsidy systems
• Calculation of the CO ₂ -Reduction costs

Research

• Biomass-pellets in the Power Plant Sector – A Market Analysis
• Energy-economic Overall Concept 2030 ( Study 2030 )
• Integration of Renewables into German Energy Supply in the Period 2015 to 2020 ( Dena-Grid Study II )
• Energy-Economical Planning for Grid Integartion of Wind Energy in Germany ahore and off-shore by the Year2020
• HY SOCIETY: Promoting a Hydrogen-based Society in Europe
• ECOSTAR : European Concentrated Solar Thermal Roadmap
• New Burner Systems for Decentralised Utilisation of Low-calorific Gases in Micro Gas Turbines (MGT)