History of Cogeneration

The practical use of cogeneration is as old as the generation of electricity itself. As electrification marched across the country, most of the generated electricity was on site in large industrial plants. With that generation, there is no doubt that much waste heat was captured and utilized in indu...

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Published inSmall-Scale Cogeneration Handbook pp. 7 - 12
Main Author Kolanowski, Bernard F.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark Routledge 2021
River Publishers
Edition5
Subjects
Absorption Chillers
Kerosene Lighting
Municipal Swimming Pool
Independent Power Generation
Rising Electricity Prices
Small Scale Cogeneration
Southern California Gas Company
Solar Turbines
ROI
Cogeneration System
Demand Charge
PURPA
Lithium Bromide
Self-generating Electricity
Engine’s Exhaust
Athabasca Region
Avoided Cost
CHP System
Water Heaters
Hot Water Heating System
Independent Power Producers
Diesel Oil
Demand Bill
Water Heating
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Summary:The practical use of cogeneration is as old as the generation of electricity itself. As electrification marched across the country, most of the generated electricity was on site in large industrial plants. With that generation, there is no doubt that much waste heat was captured and utilized in industrial processes as a natural offshoot. Probably, the word cogeneration was not even used in conjunction with those efforts, but cogenera-tion it was. An efficiency standard was set up requiring a cogeneration system to meet a minimum standard of thermal-energy utilization in order to derive the full benefits of PURPA. The PURPA law paved the way for larger-scale cogeneration and independent power generation. PURPA said that a central-station utility must allow interconnection of the facilities with their grid to act as standby and makeup power sources. It further said that the cost of the fuel to power these cogenera-tors would be similar to that which the central-station utilities paid for their fuel.
ISBN:9788770226530
8770226539
DOI:10.1201/9781003207382-2