CHP production for small communities

CHP can provide low carbon heat and power to multiple customers in city centers, towns, villages, industrial zones and other communities with a high demand for energy. Community energy projects are a great way of supporting renewable energy and lowering a community’s carbon emissions

Community Benefits

• Production of renewable power through combined heat and power cogeneration
• Disposal of problematic wastes
• Diversion of waste from landfill
• Production of a low-carbon fertiliser
• Avoidance of landfill gas escape and reduction in carbon emissions
• Sheffield's district heating network is the largest in the UK with over 2800 dwellings and 140 buildings. It saves an equivalent of 21,000 plus tonnes of CO2 each year when compared to conventional sources of energy and uses 225,000 tonnes of waste. The city landfills less than 15% of its waste (the second lowest level in the UK). In a typical year around 120,000 Megawatt hours (MWh) of heat is delivered to customers.

Government Incentives for Communities

The Department of Energy and Climate Change recognises that the development of heat networks will be a major factor in enabling low carbon heat. There are a number of incentives available for community CHP schemes offered by the government. The Renewable Heat Incentive being just one of many incentives and policies where participants are paid to generate and use renewable energy.

Please visit this site for the full list of options: www.theade.co.uk