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CHP Emissions

As in all combustion processes, the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) produced by a packaged CHP unit depend almost entirely on the carbon and sulphur content of the fuel. Apart from minor quantities that are absorbed in the lubricating oil, what goes in, in terms of pollutants, must come out. Emissions of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides will vary with the type of equipment and the way it is operated. We considered the most common types of packaged CHP prime mover:


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The UK Heat Map

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The UK heat map has been developed as a tool aimed at assisting power station developers consider the opportunities for combined heat and power (CHP) as required under planning policy. However it can also be used by both small and large organisations to help identify the locations where CHP, renewable heat plants and district heating would have the greatest technical and economic potential, and therefore the largest positive environmental impact.

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