Investment Aid for High-Efficiency Cogeneration

Application Form

Investment Aid for High-Efficiency Cogeneration

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Reference Number:

Date Received by ME:

Complete Application Form:

NOTES TO APPLICANTS

  1. The official incentive Guidelines can be downloaded from
  1. Only application forms that include all relevant supporting documents will be considered.
  1. All entries in this application must be clearly explained and substantiated.
  1. Only electronically filled in application forms will be accepted. Should the application be handwritten, or should the format of the application form be altered, the application form will be rejected.
  1. During the application process, Malta Enterprise or the Energy and Water Agency may request further information and clarifications beyond the information requested in the application so as to determine whether the support should be awarded;
  1. For further information, as well as information and guidance on the filling in of this application form, applicants may contact Business First during office hours by calling 144 or via email on
  1. Applicant Details

1.1Registered Name of Business

(the registered name of company is the name specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association registered with the Malta Financial Services Authority)

1.2Registered Address

1.3Company Number

1.4VAT Number

1.5Web Address

1.6NACE Code Number

1.7Size of Single Undertaking

(Note: The company size should reflect the Enterprise Size Declaration as per Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No651/2014 of 17th June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation).

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1.8Contact Details

1.8.1Contact Person

1.8.2Designation

1.8.3E-mail

1.8.4Mobile Number

  1. Company Overview

Provide a brief description of the economic activities undertaken by the applicant

  1. Investment Details

(See Section 4 of the Incentive Guidelines and Section 8 of the Application Form)

3.1.1Type of Investment

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3.1.2List of equipment including specs to be purchased and investment costs

Equipment / Specifications / Investment Costs - €
(excluding VAT)
Total Amount (Excl. VAT)

3.1.3Estimated Project Start Date

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3.1.4Estimated Project End Date

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3.1.5Amount of Public Funding Requested (in line with Section 4.6 of the Incentive Guidelines)

€

  1. Technical Details

4.1 Location of the Cogeneration Unit

4.2 Technical Person responsible for reporting[1]

4.2.1 Name and Surname

4.2.2 Company Name (if applicable)

4.2.3 Address

4.2.4 Phone Number

4.2.5 E-mail

4.3 Type of Fuel/s

Current (if applicable)Proposed

4.4 Date of manufacture of the cogeneration plant:

4.5 Current Electricity and Heating Demand Scenarios[2]

4.6 Details of Cogeneration Installation and/or Unitto be installed by Applicant[3]

4.6.1 Project Type (Choose One):

New Cogeneration installation; or

New Cogeneration installation upgrading thermal installation

Upgrading of electricity only unit only to high efficiency Cogeneration

Replacing existing Cogeneration unit with a new Cogeneration unit of higher efficiency.

4.6.2 Schematic flow, capacities and PI diagrams of proposed project[4]

4.6.3 Nominal Power Capacityequivalent to maximum instantaneous power output (kWe):

4.6.4 Heat Capacity at Nominal Power outputequivalent to maximum instantaneous heat output (kWth):

4.7Annual Monitoring Data Required and estimate of operational regime[5]:

4.7.1 Net Calorific Value (NCV) / low calorific value (LCV) of the fuel and quantity of fuel used while operating in co-generation mode OR the primary fuel energy input to the co-generation plant while operating in co-generation mode during the period being assessed based on NCV:

kJ/kg tons

4.7.2 Estimated Primary Energy of fuel used during period being assessed: [ Total Primary Energy: PET = NCV * Quantity of Fuel]

kJ

4.7.3 Estimatedthermal energy from the Co-generation plant during the period being assessed; Please specify the state e.g. hot water or steam and specify average temperature and pressure: [ HCHP ]

kWhr state hot water / steam bar

4.7.4 Power to heat ratio of the Co-generation plant machine, not as specified by the manufacturer but based on estimateddata during full utilization periods in the period being assessed. Electricity output/ Thermal output);[ (P/H) ]

4.7.5 Estimated total electricity generated by the Co-generation plant in the period being assessed as measured from the generator output meter : [ ET ]

kWhr

4.7.6 Estimated electricity generated by the co-generation plant while the thermal energy was being utilized in the period being assessed, using the Power to Heat ratio determined from estimated measurements. [ ECHP = (P/H) * HCHP ]

kWhr

4.7.7 The generator running hours:Estimate of equivalent full/ partial load running hours to produce the measured thermal energy in the period being assessed:

hours

4.7.8 The electricity generated by the co-generation plant that would be exported to the grid and what percentage would be consumed on site in the period being assessed:

kWhr

4.7.9 The overall Co-generation plant efficiency during full utilization periods i.e. (heat + electricity output) / (total fuel energy input) in the period being assessed. [PECHP = PET * ECHP / ET; ήCHP = (ECHP + PCHP) / PECHP ]

Note:

The applicant must be aware of a number of permits/authorisations required to operate a Cogeneration unit that includesthe authorisation or notification to operate under the Electricity Market Regulations S.L. 545.13 of REWS. The applicant is to make sure to contact the Planning Authority and the Environment Resources Authority to acquire Planning Development Permits and Environmental/Operational Permits if required. The application will also be subject to Enemalta’s approval and any conditions defined in Enemalta’s Network Code for generation.

The applicant also has to note that a Cogeneration unit might require an LPG storage authorisation under REWS Regulations. This requires separate licensing for upgrading or new installations through a process involving both REWS and the PA for the issue of a development permit. There is also a notification and authorisation process to be sought from the Civil Protection Department before the final license is granted by the regulator.

5.Determination as to whether an undertaking is in difficulty

5.1 Has the undertaking received any rescue aid and has not yet reimbursed the loan or terminated the guarantee, or has received restructuring aid and is still subject to a restructuring plan?

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5.2 Is the undertaking subject to collective insolvency proceedings or risks being placed in collective insolvency proceedings at the request of its creditors?

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5.3 At least some member s of the applicant company have an unlimited liability for the debt of the company (other than an SME that has been in existence for less than three years), where more than half of its capital as shown in the company accounts has disappeared as a result of accumulated losses.

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Annex II A: is to be filled up by Limited Liability Company other than an SME that has been in existence for less than three years.

Large Undertakings are requested to also fill in from Section B to D.

  1. Checklist of Documents

Application Form completely filled in and duly signed

Annex I: Enterprise Size Declaration

Annex II: Undertaking in Difficulty Declaration (not applicable to SMEs that have been in existence for less than three (3) years).

Annex III: Quotes listing equipment specs

Please refer to Section 8 for details of ‘eligible costs’ for different investment possibilities;

Annex IV: Verification from a warranted engineer on the Investment costs and to calculate and verify the Primary Energy Savings Ratio (as established within Section 2 of the Incentive Guidelines)

Annex V: Current Electricity and Heating Demand Scenarios

It is essential that the beneficiary provides in this Annex information on the current energy performance of the enterprise in relation to electricity and heat demand. This to be provided through a study conducted and signed by a Warranted Engineer. The report is to include an analysis of the daily/hourly and seasonal, electrical and heating/cooling demand.

Annex VI: A Detailed Explanation of the proposed Cogeneration Installation.

The Annex is to include a detailed explanation of the Cogeneration installation being proposed. It is essential that the mode of running operation of the Unit is indicated including any seasonal and daily patterns.

Note: If the applicant is to replace an existing Cogeneration unit with a new unit with higher energy efficiency than applicant is to forward latest document forwarded to REWS as obliged under its Regulations.

Annex VII: P & I Diagram/s

  1. Declarations

7.1Personal Data Protection

Personal information provided in this form will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act, Cap 440 of the Laws of Malta and shall be treated in the strictest confidence.

Information provided in this form will be processed by Malta Enterprise to assess the applicant’s eligibility, for the approval or otherwise of assistance under this scheme, for monitoring implementation of aid granted.

The undersigned consents Malta Enterprise to share information provided in this application with Government Entities or the European Commission where this is strictly necessary for the proper administration of this incentive or where legally required.

The undersigned hereby authorises Malta Enterprise Corporation to process the data contained in this form for the purpose stated above and declare that the information on this form and any other supporting documents given with this application is correct to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge.

7.2Cumulation of Aid

The undersigned declares that aid approved under this incentive is in line with the terms and conditions set out in the Incentive Guidelines and in line with Cumulation Article 8 of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.

7.3Double Funding

The undersigned confirms that there has not been any approval or has been granted any public funding, financing or fiscal benefit in respect to the cost items included in this request for aid and will not seek funding or fiscal benefits for these cost items through other National and/or European Union measures. Such measures may include:

  • Schemes administered by Malta Enterprise, the Planning and Priorities’ Coordination Division (PPCD), the Tourism and Sustainable Development Unit (TSDU), Jobsplus, the Malta Council for Science & Technology (MCST), the Regulator for Energy and Water Services (REWS) and government funded schemes operated by other entities (such as JAMIE financial instrument).
  • Schemes funded through ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, TEN-T Budget, EAFRD, EFF, LIFE+; Horizon 2020 and other European Union programmes/instruments.

7.4Outstanding Recovery Order

The undersigned confirms that the undertaking (at group level) is not subject to an outstanding recovery order following a previous Commission decision declaring an aid illegal and incompatible with the internal market should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

  1. Signatures

Name of Applicant (full legal name)

Name and Surname of signatory

Authorised to represent the Applicant

(CAPITAL LETTERS)

Position in Establishment

Signature & Company Stamp

Date Click here to enter a date.

  1. Details of ‘eligible costs’ for different investment possibilities

Subject to clause 4.3 of the Incentive Guidelines, on eligible cost for funding when compared to conventional electricity or heating equipment of the same capacity, the equipment considered will be:

i)In a new installation were no central heating system (boiler) is installed:

  1. The fuel storage and supply equipment
  2. The Cogeneration Unit (Primemover and Generator)
  3. Heat recovery equipment
  4. Integration of a Cogeneration heat buffer (if applicable)
  5. Heating to cooling transformation equipment
  6. Control and Metering equipment
  7. Preliminary Engineering Design
  8. Electrical power connections, control & protection from generator to Main board

ii)In a new cogeneration installation were a central heating system (boiler) is already installed and its operation will be replaced with the Cogeneration unit:

  1. The fuel storage and supply equipment
  2. The Cogeneration Unit (Primemover and Generator)
  3. Heat recovery equipment
  4. Integration of a Cogeneration heat buffer (if applicable)
  5. Heating to cooling transformation equipment
  6. Control and Metering equipment
  7. Preliminary Engineering Design
  8. Electrical power connections, control & protection from generator to Main board

iii)Improvement of an existing power generation unit into cogeneration:

  1. The fuel storage and supply equipment (if applicable)
  2. Primemover fuel change (if applicable)
  3. Heat recovery equipment
  4. Cogeneration heat buffer
  5. Heating to cooling transformation equipment
  6. Control and Metering equipment
  7. Preliminary Engineering Design
  8. Electrical power connections, control & protection from generator to Main board.

iv)Upgrades from a existing cogeneration unit to another cogeneration unit of better higher energy efficiency:

  1. The fuel storage and supply equipment (if applicable)
  2. Primemover fuel change (if applicable)
  3. The Cogeneration Unit (Primemover and Generator) (if applicable)
  4. Heat recovery equipment
  5. Cogeneration heat buffer
  6. Heating to cooling transformation equipment
  7. Control and Metering equipment upgrade
  8. Preliminary Engineering Design
  9. Electrical power connections, control & protection from generator to Main board (if applicable).

Application Form

Version 1

[1]Nominated technical person responsible for the energy management of the installation below

[2] To be included in Annex VII

A projected schedule for operating the installation in cogeneration at nominal rating is required

[3] To be included in Annex VIII

[4] This is to be included in Annex IX.

[5] This section is intended to give an indication of what sort of data monitoring is expected with reference to the utilisation of the CHP