The CHPQA Programme held two free events in February, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP, to inform you of the latest developments that may have an impact on your next CHPQA submission.

These events were held in the Crowne Plaza hotel at the Birmingham NEC on the 21st and 22nd February 2006.

The CHPQA Programme held three free events in March, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP:

Two Full Day Seminars: designed to cover wider CCL and CHPQA issues.  These were held at two separate venues:  the Crowne Plaza Hotel, NEC, Birmingham on Thursday 22nd March 2007 and  the Malmaison, Manchester on Tuesday 27th March 2007. 

One Half Day Workshop: designed to suit new Responsible Persons and those that have small scale CHP schemes.  This was held at the Malmaison Hotel, Manchester on Monday 26th March 2007.

Below are copies of the agenda and presentations:

In January of this year, a new version of most of the Guidance Notes were uploaded to our web site, however it has come to our attention that some RPs are still referring to previous versions when completing this year's submission.

Could you please check that you are using the latest version which can be found under the Guidance Notes section of the CHPQA website.

In addition, if you are submitting 'on paper', please ensure that you are completing the most up to date Form (see 'CHPQA Forms' page on our website).

The CHPQA Programme held three free events in November, for existing and potential owners and operators of CHP. These were held at three separate venues: 21st November 2007 -  Holiday Inn, Manchester Airport / 22nd November 2007 -  Menzies Strathallan Hotel, Birmingham / 30th November 2007 - Ramada Hyde Park Hotel, London.

Three Half Day Seminars: designed to cover wider CCL and CHPQA issues. 

Three Half Day Workshops: designed to suit new Responsible Persons and those that have small scale CHP schemes.

Below are copies of the agenda and presentations:

"CHP & Biomass: A Regulatory Update"........presentation given by the CHPQA Programme Manager on Thursday 18th October 2007 at a one day conference "Biomass: Making It Work" organised by the CIBSE Energy Performance Group

Please click on the link below to download the presentation:

Two reports were published on Defra's website on the 19th October 2007:

• Analysis of the UK potential for Combined Heat and Power


• Evaluation of progress towards meeting the UK potential for Combined Heat and Power

as required by the Cogeneration Directive 2004/8/EC

The CHPQA Administrator will be hosting both Seminars and Workshops (each half a day) in November 2007.

Workshops:
Attending a workshop will be useful to new and potential CHPQA Responsible Persons. The Workshops will brief you on the CHPQA programme and its procedures (both for large and small CHP) and how to claim fiscal benefits. These Workshops are expected to start at 09:30 hrs and finish around 12:30 hrs.

Seminars:
The Seminars will cover recent changes to CHPQA to comply with the EU CHP Directive. Attending a Seminar will be of particular relevance to those people who have or are currently considering installing, larger CHP (>1MWe). These Seminars are expected to start at 13:30 hrs and finish around 17:00 hrs.

Dates:
21 November 2007 - Manchester
22 November 2007 - Birmingham
30 November 2007 - London

Registration:
If you would like to attend any of the workshops or seminars, please complete the Registration Form below and return to the CHPQA Helpdesk before 9 November 2007. Please send by fax to 0870 190 6334 or e-mail to chpqainfo@chpqa.com

Please click on the links below to download the registration form:

The attached presentation on Compliance with EU CHP Directive and Changes to CHPQA was given by the CHPQA Programme Programme at a CHPA Members Briefing in September 2007. The proposed changes to the CHPQA Formulas ('x' and 'y's), are outlined, these will come into force for new schemes from 1 Jan 2007 and for existing schemes from 1 Jan 2011.

Please click on the link below to download the presentation.

Article 5 of the EU Cogeneration Directive [ 2004/8/EC] requires that a guarantee of origin (CHPGO) certificate be issued to a CHP Producer on request. In the current legislative framework, the guarantee is only useful if the Producer wishes to trade electricity with another Member State (i.e. CHP electricity to be exported outside the UK) where they are used to determine eligibility for public support. The issue of CHPGOs certificates are linked to the existing CHPQA assessment system and much of the details of the operation will come from a Producer’s previous F1 and F2 submission to CHPQA, with some additional information provided by the applicant on the application form.

The CHP GO will include the:

• Lower CV of fuel source for electricity
• Use of heat and electricity generated
• Dates and places of production
• Quantity of electricity from high efficiency CHP (ref Annex 11 method)
• Primary Energy Saving (PES) based on harmonised efficiency ref values (Ref Annex III).

The issue of CHPGO certificates is linked to the existing CHPQA assessment system and an operator who requires a Guarantee of Origin certificate will apply to the CHPQA Administrator as the nominated body and the application will be subsequently assessed.  AEA Technology plc act as CHPQA Administrator on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The CHPQA administrator will calculate the information required to issue the CHPGO using the Annex II and III methodology as required by the Directive.

What to do Next

There will be a charge for the issue of a CHPGO certificate.  Should you wish to obtain a CHPGO, please complete the application form shown below and enclose a cheque to cover the cost of issuing this certificate.  See the ‘ Application Guidelines’ below for the amount due.

Further details are provided in the briefing note below together with the application form.