Practical modelling of micro combined heat and power applications for local authority district heating schemes
| Autor: | C. Linnell, S. D. Fawkes, A. A. Watkins, J. K. Jacques |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Ceteris paribus Demand patterns Boiler (power generation) Energy Engineering and Power Technology Venture capital Environmental economics Micro combined heat and power Fuel Technology Nuclear Energy and Engineering Duty cycle Economic evaluation Electricity business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Energy Research. 12:611-629 |
| ISSN: | 1099-114X 0363-907X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/er.4440120405 |
| Popis: | The primary purposes of this paper are to describe a practical model which can be used to assist economic evaluation of district heating proposals, with particular reference to potential micro combined heat and power (CHP) applications, and to discuss the results of applying this model to a proposal for a particular scheme. The problems of realistic simulation of demand patterns, and the sensitivity of micro-CHP project values to scale, fuel prices, differential purchase/selling tariffs for electricity, duty cycle and plant utilization factors are discussed. Of several options, two were shown to be economically viable, relative to existing methods of supply (gas-fired boilers); however, the margin of benefit is small relative to wisely chosen modern boiler installations. A brief discussion of alternative methods of finance is provided; ceteris paribus, the proposed scheme would not be likely to attract venture capital from would-be lease-hire agencies. There is scope however for pilot schemes, whose results could be used to define more closely the limits of uncertainty of, for example, annual availability and duty cycle influences on the cost economics of operations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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