CHP makes the most out of burning fuels, i.e.
generating energy - whether fossil or alternative fuels

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Cogeneration technology is not new to the market; however, new hard- and software developments plus the rapid rise of fossil fuel prices are driving innovation and serial production of highly efficient systems to the point where they are becoming feasible and affordable alternatives.

More important: CHP can definitely and immediately help to reduce the > footprint of mankind on this finite globe by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. Therefore the economic calculations that would normally be used to justify any such investments have to now include global considerations.

The moment CO₂ and other greenhouse gases, specially methane, will become chargeable on the emitter, CHP becomes the obvious and cost effective solution.

This will happen soon.

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A CHP unit produces both electricity and thermal energy from a single fuel
source at a facility located near the consumer. The system recovers heat
generated (i.e. thermal energy) that normally would be wasted in an
electricity generator, and saves the fuel that would otherwise be used to
produce heat in a separate unit.

Saving fuel - no doubt - is cutting CO₂ emissions (and costs).

By recovering a very high percentage of the energy content of any fuel, CHP
offers dramatic advantages in efficiency while at the same time avoids
additional emissions.

Decentralized power generation avoids losses which again cuts CO₂
emissions (and costs).

A wide variety of CHP technologies generate electricity and meet thermal energy needs (direct heat, hot water, steam, process heating and/or cooling) simultaneously, at the point of use.

By contrast, conventional generation of electric power wastes much of the
heat generated during production, and conventional thermal energy generation often misses an easy opportunity to generate power.

Due to their high overall efficiency, CHP systems will always be able to exceed the total fuel efficiency of even the best central power plants.

State-of-the-art CHP systems achieve 90%+ efficiency.

Efficiency is the key to reducing CO₂ emissions (and costs).

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