Euroheat & Power
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Euroheat & Power is a pan-European trade association
of district heating
operators and related companies and associations.
Euroheat & Power (EHP) unites the combined heat and power, district heating and cooling sector throughout Europe and beyond, with members from over thirty countries: including national district heating associations; utilities operating DHC systems; industrial associations and companies; manufacturers; research institutes; consultants and other organisations involved in the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and District Heating and Cooling (DHC) business.
Euroheat & Power works for energy supply in balance with ecology, promoting the advantages of CHP/DHC in general and the use of renewable energies to preserve primary energies in particular, and pursues international measures to enhance innovation and the further development of the sector.
Euroheat & Power works on behalf of the DHC community to
The association represents the interests of the sector at the political level, in particular in relations to the European institutions and other international organisations. Euroheat & Power follows all European policies of relevance for CHP/DHC, such as energy, competition, environment and research policy. The Euroheat & Power offices are based in Brussels, Belgium.
Activities include
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
of district heating
District heating
District heating is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating...
operators and related companies and associations.
Euroheat & Power (EHP) unites the combined heat and power, district heating and cooling sector throughout Europe and beyond, with members from over thirty countries: including national district heating associations; utilities operating DHC systems; industrial associations and companies; manufacturers; research institutes; consultants and other organisations involved in the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and District Heating and Cooling (DHC) business.
Euroheat & Power works for energy supply in balance with ecology, promoting the advantages of CHP/DHC in general and the use of renewable energies to preserve primary energies in particular, and pursues international measures to enhance innovation and the further development of the sector.
Euroheat & Power works on behalf of the DHC community to
- Inform the public and policy leaders about the importance and excitement of DHC
- Create the conditions for sector growth
- Reach out to DHC stakeholders around the world
The association represents the interests of the sector at the political level, in particular in relations to the European institutions and other international organisations. Euroheat & Power follows all European policies of relevance for CHP/DHC, such as energy, competition, environment and research policy. The Euroheat & Power offices are based in Brussels, Belgium.
Activities include
- Monitoring of, and contributions to, legislative initiatives of the European Union
- Image building for better understanding of DHC
- Market research and analysis
- Technical guidance documents and transfer of best practice
- Technology platform to enhance R&D and initiate international projects
See also
- CHP DirectiveCHP DirectiveThis refers to the Directive on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/62/EEC, officially 2004/8/EC and popularly better known as the 'Combined Heat and Power Directive'...
- Energy policy of the European UnionEnergy policy of the European UnionAlthough the European Union has legislated in the area of energy policy for many years, and evolved out of the European Coal and Steel Community, the concept of introducing a mandatory and comprehensive European energy policy was only approved at the meeting of the European Council on 27 October...
- Relative cost of electricity generated by different sources
- COGEN EuropeCOGEN EuropeCOGEN Europe is a Brussels-based advocacy group that promotes the use of cogeneration . The organisation currently encompasses over 75 members from over 25 countries across Europe...
- CogenerationCogenerationCogeneration is the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat....
- District heatingDistrict heatingDistrict heating is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating...