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20 January 12

Full story: Top Story: CHPQA Workshop Presentations Published

The CHPQA Programme recently held a series of three events in Oxfordshire, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP. A workshop was held in the morning and seminar in the afternoon of each day. The Workshop: was very 'hands on' with the focus being on what RPs need to do to obtain CHPQA certification for new and existing schemes and then, once certified, what they need to do to obtain the fiscal benefits. ... Full story : CHPQA Workshop Presentations Published
6 January 12
An Energy from Waste (EfW) CHP plant will be built at Devonport Docks. The developer company has a long-term waste contract with the South West Devon Waste Partnership (SWDWP). The company will be handling residual waste on behalf of SWDWP members, including Torbay Council and Devon County Council. ... Full story : Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Project has Recieved Planning Permission from Plymouth City Council
16 December 11
The CHPA Awards, showcasing achievement, innovation and best practice from across the combined heat and power and district heating sector, were presented by Alan Whitehead MP on 22 November. The Awards, now in their fourth year, were presented in five categories. ... Full story : CHPA Awards 2011: Winners announced
5 October 11
Two of London oldest and most famous hospitals have reduced their energy costs[http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/power-generation/i/4531/] by more than £1.5 million and reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 11,300 tonnes thanks to combined heat and power (CHP) technology. ... Full story : Combined Heat and Power Helps London Hospitals Reduce CO2 Emissions
19 August 11
The revised *UK CHP Development Map *has been* *launched. The map was originally developed as a tool to assist power station developers consider the opportunities for supplying heat and delivery of 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 the supply of CHP heat would have the greatest potential, and therefore the largest positive environmental impact.The map includes heat loads across all UK sectors including industrial, commercial, public and domestic. The latest generation of the map offers a number of enhanced features, which include: ... Full story : UK CHP Development Map
1 August 11
The third and final unit at a 1.3GW Combined Heat and Power (CHP) power station in Kent is now commercially available. ... Full story : Final Unit Starts-up at 1.3GW CHP Plant in Kent
19 July 11
Work has officially got under way at the new community of Cranbrook in Devon, UK, where a state-of-the-art £25 million energy centre supplying both heat and hot water will serve the new town. ... Full story : Work Begins on UK Eco-town Powered by Biomass CHP
7 July 11
On the 1st August 2011 a new CHP system will use biogas for renewable electricity and heat generation in Herefordshire, England. ... Full story : 250kW Biogas CHP System in Herefordshire
10 May 11
Two developments at the former St. Andrews Hospital in Newham, east London and New South Quarter in Croydon to the south of the city will build 1900 new low carbon homes supplied by centralised combined heat and power (CHP) units and biomass boilers to supply heat and hot water to residents. ... Full story : The construction of 1900 new low-carbon homes in London.
28 April 11
A £60.5 million 7.2 MWe Combined heat and power (CHP) plant is set to be built in Rothes, Scotland that will produce energy from whisky distillation by-products. ... Full story : Whisky by-product set to power CHP plant
7 April 11
The Royal Free Hospital in London is to heat 1,500 homes in Camden with surplus heat generated from its Combined Heat and Power (CHP) network. ... Full story : The Royal Free Hospital's CHP scheme will warm Camden householders

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UK CHP Development Map

UK CHP Development Map

UK CHP Development Map

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The UK CHP Development Tool is the latest version of the map, originally developed as a tool aimed at assisting power station developers consider the opportunities for supplying heat and development of 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 the supply of CHP heat would have the greatest potential, and therefore the largest positive environmental impact.

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