Combined Heat and Power Focus

DECC's Free resource supporting the development of CHP

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CHP Developer's Guides

Introduction to the CHP manager's guides

The purpose of this guide is to provide the basic tools that will allow an organisation to assess the on-site potential for CHP and then implement an appropriate project. The installation of a CHP plant can bring considerable financial and environmental benefits however the right decisions need to be taken at every stage of process to maximise these benefits.

This website includes guides to:

  • Packaged CHP which are designed and supplied as complete units that can easily be connect to a building’s electrical and heating systems.
  • Custom built CHP which are designed and built to meet the specific requirements of the site, and
  • CHP finance - which provides guidance on how to cost and appraise CHP systems.

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UK Heatmap

UK Heatmap

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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