Potential
for CHP in Ireland Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) recently published a report
prepared by Byrne Ó Cléirigh on the potential for Combined Heat and Power
(CHP): Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Potential in Ireland.
The study was undertaken in the context of the Irish Government’s
Energy White Paper targets for installed CHP capacities of 400 MW by 2010
and 800 MW by 2020. At the end of 2008, the installed capacity was
just under 300 MW.
The report provides a detailed assessment of the current status of
CHP in Ireland, the barriers to the uptake of CHP, the supports in place to
encourage the uptake of the technology, and projections for Ireland’s CHP
capacity out to 2020. These projections are based upon three
alternative growth scenarios and take into account the effect of the
barriers and supports on future CHP penetration.
The report is available to download from SEI’s website by clicking here.
If you are interested in the content of this article, and would
like to discuss it further, please contact Mr. Tom Cleary on +353-1-474
1530 or email Tom.Cleary@boc.ie.
