Combined Heat and Power: Capturing Wasted Energy
Report Number	IE983
Author Info	R. Neal Elliott and Mark Spurr
Details	Executive Summary Combined heat and power (CHP) systems (also known as cogeneration) generate electricity (and/or mechanical energy) and thermal energy in a single, integrated system (see Figure ES-1). This contrasts with common practice in this country where electricity is generated at a central power plant, and on-site heating and cooling equipment is used to meet non-electric energy requirements. The thermal energy recovered in a CHP system can be used for heating or cooling in industry or buildings. Because CHP captures the heat that would be otherwise be rejected in traditional separate generation of electric or mechanical energy, the total efficiency of these integrated systems is much greater than from separate systems. To read the rest of the executive summary, click here.
Other Info	40 pp., 1999, IE983
Publication Price	$ 14.00 each
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