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CHP - Combined Heat & Power - Cogeneration
CHP (also cogeneration), is concurrent production of electricity/mechanical power and useful thermal energy from a single source of energy. A type of distributed generation that is located at or near the point of consumption. Instead of purchasing electricity from a local utility to produce thermal energy, consumers use CHP to provide these energy services in one energy-efficient step. CHP is not a single technology but a suite of technologies that can use a variety of fuels... - Read More
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Tapping America's Secret Power Source
It's been tough to capture lots of waste heat economically, but better machines, solid state electronics could accomplish it. How much energy do we waste in America? A little over half. U.S. consumes about 100 quads of energy a year. A quad is a quadrillion BTUs. 50-60 % is wasted as heat. The culprit is waste heat. A new crop of startups, however, are tinkering with ways to make this useful. - Read More
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