VDI publishes the guideline "Energy Systems - Combined Heat and Power Generation - Fundamentals and Examples".

07.02.2023

Source: Energy & Management Powernews

The VDI Society Energy and Environment has developed a guideline that provides an overview of which plants and system technologies belong to the field of coupled generation.

About the VDI is now available the guideline "Energy Systems - Combined Heat and Power - Basics and Examples". The society wants to eliminate thereby ambiguities with the power-heat coupling, communicated in addition the VDI on 6 February with.

The use of combined heat and power (CHP) saves in comparison to a separate generation by power plants with boilers enormously much energy. The increase of the energy efficiency ranks at the same time among the central columns for the climatic protection and the energy turnaround. However, according to the VDI, terms are often used incorrectly, so the company wants to close definitional gaps with this new guideline VDI 4608 Sheet 1 to avoid misunderstandings.

The term CHP stands for all those processes in which an energy conversion plant simultaneously generates power and heat from the supplied energies and delivers them to consumers. The VDI guideline clarifies which plants, systems and system technologies are included in the field of combined generation. It addresses the different types of CHP applications, which have so far led to misunderstandings, even in technical discussions. This guideline is aimed at planners and operators of energy technology plants, monitoring authorities and institutes, as well as scientists working in this field.

Further information on how to order the guideline "Energy Systems - Combined Heat and Power - Fundamentals and Examples" can be found by interested parties on the VDI website.

Author: Heidi Roider