cogeneration

[koh-jen-uh-rey-shuh n]

noun Energy.

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

Origin of cogeneration

First recorded in 1975–80; co- + generation

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British Dictionary definitions for cogeneration

cogeneration

noun

another name for CHP

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cogeneration in Science

cogeneration

[kō-jĕn′ə-rā′shən]

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