combined heat and power

Report: Lost heat could meet 25 per cent of UK's needs

The UK is missing out on the opportunity to recycle and reuse waste heat produced in the electricity generation process to heat homes and businesses, according to a new report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Currently, heat production accounts for 49 per cent of all primary energy consumed

Vegetable oil could heat and cool UK homes

A combined heat and power system that burns vegetable oil to power a generator for providing electricity and heating and cooling homes is being developed by scientists at Newcastle University. The vegetable oil is burned to power the generator and the waste heat from this process is then used to