What is Co-generation?
Cogeneration defines those process in which useful electric (or mechanical) energy and heat energy are produced simultaneously from fuel.
Cogeneration system are efficient alternatives to traditional mains-energized system and boilers.
Cogeneration is fully developed technology that is well introduced 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 system:
Simultaneous generation of electricity and heat in cogeneration plants help using the fuel energy to incomparable levels.
Compared with the generation of electricity in a thermal power station and production of heat with a boiler, the simultaneous generation of electricity and heat in a cogeneration plant equipped with a GGE Gas Genset powered by Guascor Gas Engine permits savings of about one third of the primary energy.
The cogeneration system developed by GGE Genset are efficien alternatives to traditional methods 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 User:
Reduction of energy costs, through saving of primary energy and the lower operating cost of cogeneration plant. Independence from the mains and reliability fo 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 emission 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.