centre for research and technology hellas institute solid fuels applications ce rth isfta advanced technologies chp implementations greek european overview successful utilisation report prepared may 2004 ii in the framework of opet dh cluster ec co funded project contract nne5 52 2002 workpackage 7 increasingly promotion market penetration eu energy efficient measures china by mr constantinos theofylaktos scientific coordinator dr george skodras iii executive summary this study existing situation cogeneration heat power europe more specifically greece is assessed evaluated also presents examples units operating with as well an extensive presentation a plant mode situated east germany lignite finally application cooling purposes so called trigeneration required components are considered briefly discussed iv contents 1