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4. Installation of heat-generating systems
4.1 Heat production plants
Heat generation plants fall into two categories: thermal plants, which produce heat, and cogeneration plants, which produce heat and electrical energy. To choose the right type of heat production source, you need to consider the following aspects:
the type of primary energy resource today and in the future;
the type of heat consumer (urban or tertiary) and the characteristics of the heat demand;
in the case of cogeneration plants, the type of plant for combined production (steam turbine, combustion turbine, internal combustion engines, etc.);
the size and characteristics of the heat supply zone;
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Regulations
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC.
Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 5, 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Directive 93/76/EEC.
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