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Making Combined Heat and Power District Heating(CHP-DH) networks in the United Kingdom economically viable: a comparative approach

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  • Kelly, S.
  • Pollitt, M.G.

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As global fuel reserves are depleted, alternative and more efficient forms of energy generation and delivery will be required. Combined Heat and Power with District Heating (CHP-DH) provides an alternative energy production and delivery mechanism that is less resource intensive, more energy efficient and provides greater energy security than many popular alternatives. This article presents a comparative analysis between several operational CHP-DH networks across the UK, these include: Aberdeen, Barkantine, Woking, Southampton, Nottingham and Sheffield. It will be shown that the economic viability of CHP-DH networks depends on several factors, namely: (1) the optimisation of engineering and design principles; (2) organisational and regulatory frameworks, and finally; (3) financial and economic factors. It was found that in the long term DH is competitive with other energy supply and distribution technologies such as electricity and gas. However, in the short to medium term it is shown that economic risk, regulatory uncertainty and lock-in of existing technology are the most significant barriers to the implemention of CHP-DH networks.

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  • Kelly, S. & Pollitt, M.G., 2009. "Making Combined Heat and Power District Heating(CHP-DH) networks in the United Kingdom economically viable: a comparative approach," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0945, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
    • Handle: RePEc:cam:camdae:0945
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    1. Kelly, Scott & Pollitt, Michael, 2010. "An assessment of the present and future opportunities for combined heat and power with district heating (CHP-DH) in the United Kingdom," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(11), pages 6936-6945, November.
    2. Bale, Catherine S.E. & Foxon, Timothy J. & Hannon, Matthew J. & Gale, William F., 2012. "Strategic energy planning within local authorities in the UK: A study of the city of Leeds," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 242-251.
    3. Aoife Brophy Haney & Michael G. Pollitt, 2013. "New models of public ownership in energy," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(2), pages 174-192, March.
    4. Chakrabarti, Auyon & Proeglhoef, Rafael & Turu, Gonzalo Bustos & Lambert, Romain & Mariaud, Arthur & Acha, Salvador & Markides, Christos N. & Shah, Nilay, 2019. "Optimisation and analysis of system integration between electric vehicles and UK decentralised energy schemes," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 805-815.

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