Schmitt-Enertec - What is a Cogeneration -

Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of power/electricity, hot water, and/or steam from one fuel.

Cogeneration plants can reach system efficiencies exceeding 80%.

Cogeneration, has also been referred to as:

district energy, cogen, combined heating and power, CHP, cooling, heating and power and total energy.

Cogeneration is an energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly method of producing electricity (power), steam and/or hot water at

the same time, in one process, with one fuel.

Fuels used in cogeneration include natural gas,

fuel oil, propane, bio-mass, bio-waste, and renewable energies such as wood, or wood waste.

More and more companies are finding cogeneration

the best way to provide powerand thermal energy

for their on-site energy requirements due to the numerous advantages and benefits.