If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The way and manner in which energy is produced is known to have a significant impact on emissions. For this reason, the UK government has sought to enhance the efficiency of energy production/conversion by focusing on a number of energy production approaches, including Combined Heat and Power (CHP). The purpose of this paper is to describe a practical approach for assessing the feasibility of CHP. Design/methodology/approach -The authors provide an overview of Combined Heat and Power (CHP); describe a new and easy-to-implement feasibility and optimisation model to aid in the installation of CHP; and discuss the practical feasibility issues of CHP through an analysis of existing case studies using the proposed model. The modelling utilises regression models which are created using historical data obtained from public sources. Findings -Compared against alternatives, the model is shown to be particularly useful, as its functionality is embedded in resource-intensive prime mover specifications obtained from seven real industrial cases. Originality/value -The need for such a practical and easy-to-use model is driven by the existence of numerous models, which are mainly complex and not necessarily "user-friendly". The proposed model is set to provide a practical and user-friendly model for CHP appraisal that is easy to understand and assess in terms of prime movers such as capital cost, payback, annual financial and CO 2 savings.
Purpose -This paper seeks to set out opportunities for the development of a UK-focused feasibility and sizing model utilising linear programming. Design/methodology/approach -Optimisation of the model is conducted using integer linear programming developed using Excel Solver. Findings -When compared with comparable alternatives, the model is shown to be particularly useful as its functionality is embedded in resource intensive prime mover specifications obtained from seven real industrial cases.Research limitations/implications -The study acknowledges the limitation of utilising sizing data primarily obtained from secondary sources to develop the model. Originality/value -The practical usefulness of this model is that it has been built using "real", as opposed to simulated-data. When compared with comparable alternatives, the model is shown to be articularly useful as its functionality is embedded in resource intensive prime mover specifications obtained from seven real industrial cases.
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