Case study factsheet Eastern region, SLOVENIA

CHP plant in boarding school Novo mesto

Public sector Main CHP plant indicators
Electrical capacity (total) Heat capacity (total) Technology No. of units Manufacturer Type of fuel Electricity: yearly generation Heat: yearly generation Year of construction Total investment costs Financing State support Location
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General description of the case

50 81 1 Viessman Natural gas 204 324 2010 110.000 Own founds 25 % Loans 75 % CHP Legislation Novo mesto, Slovenia In a boarding school Novo mesto, a renovation of a boiler plant and an installation of CHP plant with capacity 50 kWe and 81 kWth was carried out by a company Energen, d. o. o.. As a fuel natural gas is used. Before installing CHP, heat consumption was higher than the primarily planned, losses of the heating system were high and the building was energy wasteful. By installing CHP better energy efficiency and lower losses than before were achieved and energy costs and the level of CO2 emission were reduced. Heat is used for heating and preparation of sanitary hot water on-site only, while 80 % of electricity is used on-site and 20 % is sold to the grid.

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Success factors
By means of legislation or state support for electricity production in CHP plants, the boarding school Novo mesto achieves high savings. Two kinds of support are available: guaranteed electricity purchase, if electricity is only produced and sold to the grid, and a financial help for the operation of those plants, where electricity is used on-site. Supports are ensured for the period of 10 years.

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Main barriers
Main barriers encountered during the implementation of this project are related to the obtaining of an agreement for the connection of an individual building where CHP is installed to the electrical grid. This procedure namely takes a lot of time since distributors have no suitable knowledge as far as legislation and novelties in the field of financial supports are concerned. Second important barrier is also a high natural gas price, because even higher savings could be achieved by a lower price and the investment payback period would therefore be reduced.

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Date of release: February 2010 The sole responsibility of the content of this fact sheet lies with the authors. It does not represent the opinion of the Community. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.