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| (Courtesy CIA.gov) |
Germany today announced the start of its first innovative combined heat and power (CHP) tender in which projects have to use heat sources such as solar thermal, geothermal energy or heat pumps.
The tender will award contracts to 25 MW of projects, which will include a cogeneration plant, an innovative renewable heat source and a power generator. The deadline for offers is June 1 and the bid cap has been set at EUR 0.12 (USD 0.15) per kWh, Germany’s Federal Network Agency, or the Bundesnetzagetur, said.
The innovative CHP tenders in Germany are to help determine the role of CHP plants in decarbonising power and heat supply, the agency said.
In parallel with this tender, the Bundesnetzagetur will also hold Germany’s second normal CHP auction. The quota there is a bit over 93 MW and the maximum bidding price is lower, at EUR 0.07/kWh. The deadline for bids is the same.