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cogeneration

[koh-jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
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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Origin of cogeneration

First recorded in 1975–80; co- + generation
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British Dictionary definitions for cogeneration

cogeneration

noun
  1. another name for CHP
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cogeneration in Science

cogeneration

[kō-jĕn′ə-rā′shən]
  1. A process in which an industrial facility uses its waste energy to produce heat or electricity. Compare trigeneration.
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