COGEN EUROPE
‘ As an association COGEN Europe provides networking opportunities for its members and encourages industry decisionmakers to come to a consensus behind closed doors ’
COGEN Europe is the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration . Its principal goal is to work towards the wider use of cogeneration in Europe for a sustainable energy future . Cogeneration or Combined Heat and Power ( CHP ) is the most efficient way to deliver heating , cooling and electricity .
It is based on the simultaneous production of electricity and thermal energy , both of which are used . The central and most fundamental principle of cogeneration is that , in order to maximise the many benefits that arise from it , systems should be based on the heat demand of the application .
COGEN Europe promotes the widespread development of cogeneration in Europe and worldwide . To achieve this goal , COGEN Europe works at the EU level and with member states to develop sustainable energy policies and remove unnecessary barriers to implementation .
COGEN Europe is involved in a wide range of functions such as representing the interests of its members and of the cogeneration sector as a whole , organising the COGEN Europe Annual Conference ( Europe ’ s largest cogeneration event in the annual calendar ), participating in European projects , coordinating internal expert Working Groups and producing COGEN Europe publications .
The COGEN Europe network covers the whole of the European Union , Central and Eastern Europe , and also includes Japan , Australia and the United States . COGEN Europe ’ s status is that
114 January 2015