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Combined heat and power plant from the company Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung GmbH. Certified by TÜV Rheinland

Combined heat and power plant is H2-ready

An important step on the way to climate-neutral living

Combined heat and power plants are serious alternatives to heat pumps. Micro combined heat and power (micro CHP) is mainly used for building-integrated applications in residential and commercial buildings. The certification confirms that the cogeneration units of the Mephisto series are also suitable for the admixture of hydrogen. This means that in addition to natural gas, a natural gas-hydrogen mixture can also be used to generate electricity and heat.

Facts
ProjectTesting and certification of combined heat and power plants
(Mephisto series)
Customer Kraftwerk Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung GmbH
Time frame2022
Main services
  • Our experts tested whether the micro-CHP can be operated safely with a gas-hydrogen mixture. The mixture may contain a maximum of 20% hydrogen.
  • The test is carried out on the basis of a test catalog created specifically for this purpose, which defines minimum standards for H2 suitability depending on the product and intended use. The test catalog is based on internationally applicable standards commonly used in the industry, such as DIN EN 50465, the Gas Appliances Directive EU 2016/426, and goes even further than these requirements.
  • In addition, the manufacturer's specifications were reviewed
  • Tests include gas safety testing by means of simulating gas quality fluctuations. In addition, various product-specific safety tests are completed, which result from a comprehensive individual risk analysis.
  • The keyword ”H2-ready 20%” confirms that the product meets TÜV Rheinland's test criteria.
Benefits
  • Confirmation by a neutral third party that the product is suitable for future hydrogen use (up to 20%)
  • Contribution to a sustainable energy supply
  • Test mark usage rights ensure transparency and thus not only enable competitive advantages, but also strengthen the trust of customers and business partners.

SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION LEADS TO TRANSPARENCY

The certification documents compliance with internationally applicable standards and H2 suitability. At the same time, the company's sustainability strategy is communicated to the outside world. In this way, you send out environmentally friendly signals and demonstrate your contribution to a sustainable energy supply. This not only secures competitive advantages for you, but also strengthens the trust of your customers and business partners.

ABOUT TÜV RHEINLAND

Safety and quality in almost all areas of business and life: TÜV Rheinland has stood for this for almost 150 years. Creating quality and safety for ever new products and technologies in ever new markets. Today, the company is committed to this with more than 21,000 employees in many countries around the globe and a worldwide network of testing and laboratory centers. On the threshold of the fourth industrial revolution, exciting questions are at stake: How can self-controlling industrial systems and the "Internet of Things" be controlled? What do data protection and information security mean in the digitally networked world? What measures can be taken to make energy supply and mobility environmentally and consumer-friendly?

Global standards for new technologies are needed to minimize the risks associated with the use of innovative products and processes. While around 150 years ago, it was steam engines that became safer thanks to the work of TÜV Rheinland, today the focus is on storage systems for renewable energies, the safety of networked industrial plants, artificial intelligence, or the development of a sustainable hydrogen economy, for example.

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