cogeneration

American  

[koh-jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌkoʊ dʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

Energy.

1. utilization of the normally wasted heat energy produced by a power plant or industrial process, especially to generate electricity.

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cogeneration British  

/ ˌkəʊdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. another name for CHP

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cogeneration Scientific  

/ kō-jĕn′ə-rā′shən /

1. A process in which an industrial facility uses its waste energy to produce heat or electricity.

2. Compare trigeneration

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Etymology

Origin of cogeneration

First recorded in 1975–80; co- + generation

Example Sentences

The plant employs 3,500 people at three production sites, including a refinery, gasification and electricity cogeneration plant, in Sicily’s Syracuse province, and risks closure if a solution isn’t found before the embargo kicks in.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

“Those were removed when the cogeneration system was installed. But if you go northward about 80 metres, there is an alley where you will find the hot-air vent of a server bank.”

From Nature • Jun. 6, 2017

Most new European plants, by contrast, don't use cogeneration due to regulations and a lack of cheap natural gas to power generators, analysts say.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2014

The university's impetus for installing the cogeneration network was to save money and reduce its carbon footprint, but a side benefit is reliability.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2012

Steam tunnels carry steam produced at Princeton University's cogeneration plant to buildings throughout its campus in New Jersey The plant kept the lights on when Superstorm Sandy knocked out the main power grid.

From National Geographic