# Biomass combustion and CHP and Steam turbines and thermal power plants

Energy flows from biomass combustion and CHP to steam turbines and thermal power plants; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/biomass-combustion-and-chp-and-steam-turbines-and-thermal-power-plants/

[Biomass combustion and CHP](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_combustion/) (energy) and [Steam turbines and thermal power plants](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steam_turbines/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · 23% of flow · Biomass combustion and CHP → Steam turbines and thermal power plants*

Biomass boilers raise steam for power-station turbines.

- **23%** of Biomass combustion and CHP's energy goes this way

### 2. Price link: steam supply

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Boilers raise the steam that turbines expand, and both are ordered together for thermal plants. The boiler proxy correlates with the turbine index at 0.26 monthly, a modest link that reflects shared plant projects and similar heavy 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.