# Biomass combustion and CHP and Combined heat and power

Energy flows from biomass combustion and CHP to combined heat and power; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/biomass-combustion-and-chp-and-combined-heat-and-power/

[Biomass combustion and CHP](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_combustion/) (energy) and [Combined heat and power](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_chp/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · Direct · Biomass combustion and CHP → Combined heat and power*

Biomass CHP plants make electricity and useful heat together.

### 2. Price link: steam supply

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Many CHP plants, especially in industry and on biomass, use boilers to raise steam for a turbine and heat. Monthly moves correlate at 0.26 with the boiler proxy, a modest link from shared projects and fabrication costs.

- **0.26** monthly change correlation
- **0.17** 12-month change correlation
- **0.40** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.