CHPA call for move to ‘integrated energy’

• CHPA unveils new brand identity and website
• Association outlines benefit of a move towards ‘integrated energy’ in meeting unprecedented UK energy challenges
• E.ON underlines the potential valuable contribution that CHP and district heating offers to the UK’s energy future and welcomes focus on integration

The Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA) celebrated the launch of its new brand and website yesterday at its annual President’s Reception, held today in the House of Lords. The new identity embodies the diversity and core benefits delivered across the combined heat and power (CHP) and district heating sectors.

Alongside the new identity, Lord Whitty, President of the CHPA, launched ‘Integrated Energy: The role of CHP and district heating in our energy future’. This comprehensive document provides a clear picture of how CHP and district heating directly contribute in helping address the unprecedented energy challenges the UK currently faces. Outlining the concept of 'integrated energy', it crucially also seeks to emphasise the value and benefit of partnership, wider diversity, flexibility and efficiency in developing an optimised energy system as a whole.

Its publication is timely. Even though substantial areas of opportunity remain underexploited, the sector is demonstrating significant growth and investment.

Sara Vaughan, E.ON Director of Regulation and Energy Policy explained: “We see CHP and district heating as valuable elements of a diverse energy mix, not only for E.ON but also for the UK as a whole.

“Both CHP and district heating can represent highly cost efficient ways of abating carbon when deployed in appropriate settings. But the benefits do not end there. They can also be seen as a future proofed infrastructure investment for UK Plc, as they help unlock sustainable, secure energy opportunities for local communities, businesses and industry that would otherwise not have been possible, for example capturing waste heat.”

On launch of the new brand and ‘Integrated Energy’, Lord Whitty said: “If we can adopt a coordinated, comprehensive and complementary approach to the energy and climate challenges we face, then we will maximise the opportunities for success. As an articulation of this perspective and opportunity, I very much welcome the approach of ‘Integrated Energy’ advocated by the CHPA.”

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