Title: Decentralised energy systems: state of the art and potentials

Authors: Dieter Bohn

Addresses: Institute of Steam and Gas Turbines, Aachen University, Templergraben 55, D-52056 Aachen, Germany

Abstract: The increasing liberalisation of the energy market as well as the ecological and business environment of public heat and power supply are leading to a re-evaluation of established and innovative energy conversion systems. A more efficient usage of fossil and regenerative primary energy resources is to be achieved by decentralised systems providing combined heat and electrical power. This paper discusses the potentials and challenges of today|s and future energy conversion systems.

Keywords: decentralised energy systems; energy conversion; combined heat and power; CHP; electrical power generation; electricity generation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETP.2005.006736

International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 2005 Vol.3 No.1/2, pp.1 - 11

Published online: 05 Apr 2005 *

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