CHP

CHP

AWARD WINNING CHP DISTRICT ENERGY SCHEME BRINGS LOW COST ENERGY TO GATESHEAD

Two combined heat and power (CHP) engines, supplied by Edina, are delivering low cost, low carbon to the award-winning Gateshead Energy Company.

Distributed power generation solutions provider Edina was selected by Gateshead Council to supply and install two MWM 2MW gas-fired CHP engines to provide electricity and heat to domestic, municipal and commercial buildings in the town centre. Together, these engines can generate enough electricity to power 5,000 homes. Unlike conventional power stations, the Gateshead CHP scheme also recovers waste heat created during meet additional the electricity generation process heat and power and uses this to heat buildings via demands from an underground network of pipes. new commercial POWERING GATESHEAD’S FUTURE developments, such as those at Gateshead The innovative district energy Quays and the scheme, which is owned and operated by Baltic Business Gateshead Energy Company, combines Quarter, as well generation, distribution, energy storage as major housing and demand side management to reduce developments energy costs and carbon emissions. The planned nearby. council passes these financial savings on The CHP to homes and organisations in the area, energy centre was with discounted rates on heat and power. initially projected Gannon said: “This is an important

Heat and electricity is distributed to reduce carbon emissions by 5,000 project which will give our area a real to businesses and residents across tonnes per annum. This carbon saving cutting edge. Our District Energy Centre Gateshead via a three kilometer will increase as the scheme expands. is twice as efficient as a conventional network of heat pipes and high-voltage ‘private wire’ electricity cables. The Gateshead project received the MEETING FLEXIBLE GRID DEMAND power station and far greener, and we can pass on some of those cost efficiencies to local people and Visionary Award from the Association In 2018, Gateshead Energy Company businesses in the form of cheaper heat of Decentralised Energy (ADE), which became the first small generator in and power. This alone will make a real recognises the project as a successful the UK to be invited into the National difference to customers’ energy costs. model that can be used to help boost Grid’s Balancing Mechanism, which “However, the commercial redevelopment in other towns. helps ensure there is enough power advantages offered by cheap heat and FUTURE-PROOF NETWORK in the UK supply system to meet short term spikes in demand. It pays a premium to organisations that power will be obvious to incoming businesses and we believe this is likely to drive up demand for business space here

At the launch of the scheme in can provide extra power to the grid in Gateshead, something that should 2017, it was used to heat and power a rapidly at times of system stress. help to generate much-needed new Gateshead art gallery and music venue Because the Gateshead CHP jobs. We are also helping to substantially as well as several public buildings and engines can supply energy to the grid reduce Gateshead’s carbon footprint.” a small local housing scheme. Sufficient in less than one hour, the Balancing For more information about reducing capacity has been built into the energy Mechanism helps provide additional energy costs through gas-fuelled centre to future proof-the district energy income to the local authority. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants, project. This includes spare capacity to Gateshead Council leader Martin please visit Edina at www.edina.eu