cogeneration
Americannoun
noun
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A process in which an industrial facility uses its waste energy to produce heat or electricity.
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Compare trigeneration
Etymology
Origin of cogeneration
First recorded in 1975–80; co- + generation
Example Sentences
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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
The building has its own cogeneration power plant and, along with several others nearby, will be connected to both the city’s utility power grid and a microgrid.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2016
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
Last April, it announced it had replaced its 30-year-old, gas-fired cogeneration plant with a first-of-its-kind system that relies on solar power and more efficient heat recovery.
From National Geographic
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