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Combined Heat and Power

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Combined Heat and Power is the simultaneous generation of usable heat and power in a single process.

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Combined heat and power plant

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is a highly efficient process that captures and uses the heat that is created in electricity generation.

Photograph: Courtesy of ConocoPhillips.

By generating heat and power simultaneously, CHP can reduce carbon emissions by up to 30% compared to the separate means of conventional generation i.e. via a boiler and power station.