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The CHP Applications program covers a wide range of activities working to raise CHP awareness, eliminate regulatory and institutional barriers and develop CHP markets and technologies. There are 18 competitively awarded projects and six CHP Regional Application Centers working to address these issues.
This program aims to facilitate acceptance of DE in end-use sectors by forming partnerships with industry consortia in the commercial building, merchant stores, light industrial, supermarkets, restaurants, hospitality, health care and high-tech industries.
In high-tech industries such as telecommunications, commercial data processing and internet services, the use of electronic data and signal processing have become a cornerstone in the U.S. economy. The graphic below depicts CHP potential in GW for the aforementioned market sectors.
These industries represent high potentialfor CHP and DE due to their ultra-high reliability and power quality requirements and related large cooling loads. Projects currently underway in these markets include development of decision and design tools and integration of DE technologies at customer sites to meet power and thermal needs and to quantify value (such as energy and emissions benefits, installation and retrofit costs, and high efficiency, reliability, etc.). Research and analysis results are disseminated through both meetings and as information and educational materials to affected industries, stakeholder groups, utilities and in state and regional government agencies. Cooling, Heating, and Power for Industry: A Market Assessment (PDF 991 KB). Download Acrobat Reader.
Research will continue to strengthen partnerships with industry consortia (commercial building, educational facilities, light industrial, supermarket, restaurant, hospitality, and health care industries) and to identify promising applications for DE/CHP technologies to meet power and specialized thermal needs. Building upon research initiated last year, work will be undertaken to: 1) quantify the energy and emissions benefits and installation and retrofit costs; 2) research integration issues and recommend improvements; and 3) correlate data to analytical models and tools for end-use customers. Market Potential for Advanced Thermally Activated BCHP in Five National Account Sectors (PDF 462 KB). Download Acrobat Reader.
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