About the Center
The Gulf Coast Combined Heat and Power Application Center is based in the Clean and Renewable Energy Group at the Houston Advanced Research Center in The Woodlands, Texas. It was created with funding from the US DOE to promote the use of CHP in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. The objectives of the Center are to reduce the perceived risk of CHP to users, foster CHP as a viable technical and economic option for CHP adopters in the three-state region, and to leverage existing regional CHP resources.

The mission of the Gulf Coast Regional CHP Application Center (GCAC) is to help the DOE double the nation's CHP capacity from an estimated 46 GW to 92 GW by 2010 by being a champion for CHP in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The goal of the GCAC is to identify, facilitate, or positively influence the development of 1500 MW of CHP in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The Gulf Coast CHP Regional Application Center (GCAC) is here to facilitate additional implementation of CHP in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. We promote the deployment of integrated systems that provide both electrical generation and thermal energy that can be used to provide heating and/or cooling for buildings or industrial manufacturing applications.

GCAC provides basic information and assistance to anyone interested in CHP technologies or applications including:

• CHP technology & application descriptions
• Case studies
• CHP installation database
• Information regarding building screening tools
• Information regarding project development such as utility, emissions, and siting issues
• Information regarding ongoing News & Events
• Assistance publicizing an event or project
• Lists of local resources
• Speakers bureau

Please contact GCAC directly if you are interested in technical support on a specific project.

If you are interested in having a member of our organization speak on CHP or a related topic at your organization's event, please contact Dan Bullock at (281) 364-6087 or at dbullock@harc.edu.