Combined Heat & Power

Workshop content:

9:00 – 9:30: Arrival, Introductions and Tea/Coffee

9:30 – 11:00: Part 1 – Background Knowledge Building

· Introductory thermodynamic concepts: heat engines, power and heat, quality of heat, efficiency, performance and cost
· Introduction to the concept of CHP
· Small scale CHP: reciprocating engines (diesel and converted equivalents); Stirling engines; microturbines
· Medium to large scale CHP: turbines (gas and steam)
· Competition and comparisons: heat pumps and boilers

11:00 – 11:15: Break / Tea & Coffee

11:15 – 12:30: Part 2 – Advanced and Further Concepts

· Absorption refrigeration
· Tri-generation/multi-generation
· Efficiency and performance (revisited)
· Supply-demand matching and characteristics of different CHP systems

12:30 – 13:15: Break / Lunch

13:15 – 13:45: Visit to Imperial College CHP Plant Installation. The plant provides power to College buildings, lecture theatres, and halls of residence for 9,000 students. Providing annual savings of £900,000 on the energy costs.

13:45 – 15:00 Part 3 – CHP Systems Integration Into the Built Environment

· CHP design integration into buildings
· Good practice guidance, the ideal type of buildings and building services
· CHP design for communities and the utilization of CHP into urban environments
· Optimum building services design for CHP integration (co-generation and tri-generation)

15:00 – 15:15: Break / Tea & Coffee

15:15 – 17:15: Part 4 – Commercial Aspects

· Latest information and analysis of London and national policies related to CHP units
· Fuels used and technical, economic and regulatory aspects
· Financial and carbon CHP appraisals including future projections and risk management
· Future projections and risk management

Delivery:	Classroom
Regions:	London
Category:	Construction