15 June 09:00 - 12:00
An increasing number of European households and small businesses is embracing fuel cell micro-cogeneration for heat and electricity generation. With this new technology they can reduce their energy bills and CO2 emissions. In this workshop, experts from industry and technology institutes will explain how fuel cell micro-cogeneration works and assess its potential in the Czech Republic.
09:00 Introductory remarks
Daneš Burket, Director of R&D in Energy Section, Research Center Řež
Bart Biebuyck, Executive Director, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (invited)
09:15 The PACE Project at glance
Hans Korteweg, Managing Director, COGEN Europe
09:30 Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells in micro-Cogeneration mode
Alexander Dauensteiner, Product Line Owner Fuel Cells, Viessmann
09:45 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in micro-Cogeneration mode
Alex Fabbro, SOLIDpower
10:00 The OPTKOGEN project - goals and first results
Aleš Kejla, Researcher, Research Center Řež
10:15 Break
10:30 Panel Debate: The Potential of Fuel Cell micro-Cogeneration technology in the Czech Republic
Moderator:
Milan Šimoník, Managing Director, COGEN Czech
Keynote Introduction:
Petr Mervart, plenipotentiary of the Minister of Industry and Trade for Hydrogen Technologies
Panellists:
- Hans Korteweg, Managing Director, COGEN Europe
- Tomáš Voříšek, Technical Director, SEVEn, The Energy Efficiency Center
- Aleš Laciok, R&D coordinator, ČEZ
- Radek Beránek, Project Manager, Viessmann
- Aleš Doucek, Chairman, HYTEP (Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform)
12:00 End of Workshop