Definition of cogeneration in English:
cogeneration
nounˌkəʊdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌkōjenəˈrāSH(ə)n
mass nounThe generation of electricity and useful heat jointly, especially the utilization of the steam left over from electricity generation for heating.
Example sentencesExamples
- This method, called cogeneration, allows a facility to produce electricity and then heat domestic hot water or create steam to operate absorption chillers.
- The country gets about 56,000 mw of electrical generation from combined heat and power or cogeneration, according to data.
- Even small firms engage in cogeneration (heat and power) via fuel cells and microturbines.
- In cogeneration, the exhaust steam or heat for producing electricity or manufacturing is used again to drive the machines for another factory or for more electricity production.
- The power plant uses the revenues from credits to fund cogeneration with the excess steam it generates.