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A closed-form expression for the optimal capacity of CHP

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Arie ten Cate ()
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In this memorandum the optimal capacity of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is derived, using a simple model with an analytical solution. The solution is expressed as the fraction of the time during which the heat demand exceeds the optimal CHP heat production capacity.

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Paper provided by CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis in its series CPB Memoranda with number 220.

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Date of creation: Mar 2009
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Keywords: energy; chp; micro-chp; cogeneration; heating; electricity;

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Q4 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy

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  1. Dobbs, Ian M., 1982. "Combined heat and power economics," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 4(4), pages 276-285, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Arie ten Cate & Mark Lijesen, 2004. "The Elmar model: output and capacity in imperfectly competitive electricity markets," CPB Memoranda 94, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. [Downloadable!]
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