Hampshire is set to be at the forefront of energy research in
the UK by taking part in an innovative project that uses fuel-
producing algae to power a new type of energy plant. Hampshire
County Council is taking part in the launch at the Kent Science
Park in Sittingbourne on 19 October of 'Ecotec 21', an Anglo-
French consortium set up to study Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
technology. The launch will announce collaboration on CHP
development, bringing together UK and French universities,
research institutions, government-funded organisations, energy
and facility managers, designers and architects. Combined Heat
and Power technology captures the by-product heat created by
power plants and uses it for heating or hot water. Ecotec 21,
co-funded by 'INTERREG IV A' under the European Cross-Border
Cooperation Programme and 50% match funded by Hampshire County
Council, is a new project that will investigate the potential
for CHP to reduce heating costs in buildings. The project will
look at three experimental biomas