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Cogeneration

Cogeneration defines those processes in which useful electric (or mechanical) energy and heat energy are produced simultaneously from fuel. Cogeneration systems are efficient alternatives to traditional mains-energised systems and boilers. Cogeneration is a fully developed technology that is well introduced in the industrial sector. For a few years now, owing to its unquestionable advantages, it has also been successfully used in the service sector.

Comments on the efficiency of cogeneration as compared to other electricity and heat generating systems

Simultaneous generation of electricity and heat in cogeneration plants helps using the fuel energy to incomparable level

Compared with the generation of electricity in a thermal power station and the production of heat with a boiler, the simultaneous generation of electricity and heat in a cogeneration plant equipped with a Guascor Power gas engine permits savings of about one third of the primary energy.

The cogeneration systems developed by Guascor Power are efficient alternatives to tradional methods based on the use of the electric power system and of generating heat with boilers.

Advantages

There are plenty of advantages offered by cogeneration both to its users and to the society as a whole.

Advantages for the user:

• Reduction of energy costs,  through savings of primary energy and the lower operating cost of a cogeneration plant.
• Independence from the mains and reliability of supply, since the energy necessary for the industrial processes is self-generated.
• Size of the cogeneration plant according to the process’ energy requirements.

Advantages for the society :

• Increased protection of the environment, as emissions are drastically reduced.
• Improved efficiency of energy generation; electricity and heat generation, transport and distribution cost cut-down, since energy is produced at the place at which it is consumed.
• Greater balance between the demand and supply of energy, which results in the reduction and stability of the energy prices.

These systems provide high-performance, optimised energy usage for a variety of purposes, such as:

• Hot water production (hotels, social centres, healthcare centres, the tertiary sector, etc.)
• Steam generation, cold generation (food industry)
• CO2 fertilisation (greenhouses)
• Drying processes for the ceramic, masonry and animal feed industries
• Sludge drying for fertiliser production
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With either Gas, Biogas or Diesel fuel.