Combined Heat and Power Association
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| Combined Heat and Power Association |
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CHPA |
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1967 |
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Non-profit company |
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Cogeneration in the United Kingdom |
| Location |
Grosvenor Gardens House, 35/37 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0BS |
| Region served |
UK |
| Membership |
c. 100 including energy, construction and manufacturing companies, universities and local councils |
| Director |
Graham Meeks |
| Website |
CHPA |
The Combined Heat and Power Association is an energy organisation based in the United Kingdom.
Structure
It is situated on Grosvenor Gardens (A302), near London Victoria station.
Members
Members of the CHPA include:
Function
It supports companies involved in cogeneration, which is sometimes referred to as district heating, whereby waste heat from power generation is used for heating. Smaller units are referred to as MicroCHP.
Many CHP schemes in the UK are found in hotels, hospitals, universities and leisure centres. The largest CHP plant in Europe is the Immingham Power Station.
History
It was founded in 1967 as the District Heating Association.
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1Headquarters and/or registered office in the UK but no applicable energy operations within the country 2Ultimate parent company is not UK-based 3Integrated in the United States, no generation or supply activities in the UK
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- CHP plants in the United Kingdom
- Energy organizations
- Energy in the United Kingdom
- Organizations established in 1967
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