I was intrigued by the article on CHP and trigeneration systems in the May issue of BSj.

I was not surprised to read about the way these systems, particularly trigeneration, are being promoted by government bodies as an effective means of reducing the carbon footprint of a scheme when the scientific facts reveal this to be falsified to an extent.

This further backed up my thoughts that government bodies appear to be rushing into things and using advice that has not necessarily being “scientifically audited” as suggested in the article, which I feel is because they are so focused on figures and deadlines.

We only have to look at the iSBEM issues to see another example of a rush job carried out by the government. I think this rush culture, which is dominating the government’s drive for carbon excellence, will be the downfall of the carbon reduction scheme as a whole, and will only lead to a shortfall in the potential carbon savings that could be made.

Joe Burns, junior mechanical engineer,

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