What is CCHP and how is it different from CHP?

CHP (Combined Heat and Power) generates electricity and useful heat. CCHP (Combined Cooling, Heat and Power) adds an absorption chiller to produce cooling, making it ideal for sites with refrigeration or air conditioning needs.

What is the efficiency of a CCHP system?

CCHP systems achieve 80%+ overall efficiency by recovering heat that would otherwise be wasted. This compares to ~45% for separate grid electricity and gas boiler heating.

Is CCHP suitable for my site?

CCHP is best for sites with high, constant thermal demand — food processing, data centres, hotels, and manufacturing. We assess your heat profile to determine viability.

What fuel does CCHP use?

Natural gas is the most common fuel. Biogas can also be used for zero-carbon operation. We evaluate fuel availability and carbon targets in our feasibility study.

How long does CCHP installation take?

A typical 500 kWe CCHP system takes 4–6 months from order to commissioning, including planning, civil works, and grid connection.

Services/CCHP / CHP

CCHP / CHP

80%+ Efficiency from a Single Fuel Source

Combined Cooling, Heat and Power systems that simultaneously generate electricity, heat, and cooling — dramatically cutting energy costs for sites with constant thermal baseloads.

Key Metrics

Typical capex

£800–£1,400

per kWe installed

Simple payback

4–7 years

high-baseload sites

System efficiency

80%+

vs ~45% from grid + boiler

Annual CO₂ saving

Up to 40%

vs grid electricity + gas

How It Works

Our Delivery Process

CCHP is most valuable for sites with high, consistent thermal demand. We design systems that recover every unit of heat generated during power production.

Thermal baseload assessment

We analyse your heating, cooling, and hot-water demand profiles to establish whether a CCHP or CHP system is viable and size the prime mover correctly.

Technology selection

Gas or biogas reciprocating engines, gas turbines, or micro-CHP units are selected based on your demand profile and operational hours.

Detailed engineering design

Heat recovery, absorption chiller integration, grid protection, and control philosophy are engineered to comply with G99 and all relevant standards.

Installation & commissioning

Full turnkey delivery including civil works, plant room fit-out, controls integration, and operator training with ongoing maintenance contracts.

Case Study

Food Processing Plant, North West England

£310k/year energy cost reduction

A 500 kWe gas CHP with heat recovery for process steam reduced grid electricity demand by 70% and displaced a gas boiler, achieving payback in 5.2 years.

Why Skyline DC Energy

Technology-Agnostic. Engineer-Led.

Independent advice

We specify the right technology for your site, not the product we sell.

Whole-life economics

Every recommendation is modelled against your actual half-hourly interval data.

Complete delivery

Design, planning, installation, commissioning, and ongoing optimisation under one contract.

Measurable carbon savings

We quantify Scope 2 reductions for your SECR and ESG reporting.

Proven track record

Projects across manufacturing, food & beverage, logistics, and data centres across the UK.

Performance guarantees

Where applicable, generation and savings are backed by contractual performance assurance.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Free feasibility study

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Our engineers review your interval data and deliver a no-obligation feasibility study with technology recommendations, financial modelling, and payback projections.

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