trigeneration

Scientific  

/ trī′jĕn′ə-rā′shən /

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

2. Compare cogeneration

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Example Sentences

Ultimately, the developers said, by coordinating between the peak consumption hours on the various buildings, their trigeneration generators could allow them to export surplus electricity into the grid for sale to neighboring areas.

From New York Times

The site will get its electricity from trigeneration generators, a system where heat, mechanical energy and cooling are created from a single source, harnessing “waste heat” to significantly raise overall output.

From New York Times