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what is the amount of energy (heat or electricity) that comes from the Cogeneration or CHP ?

what is the amount of energy (heat or electricity) that comes from the Cogeneration or CHP ?

Answer:

Without more details it is impossible to give specific quantities, so maybe you are asking about the proportions of heat vs electricity from a typical cogeneration plant. Cogeneration or Combined Heat/Power (CHP) plants typically use a gas turbine or sometimes a Stirling heat engine to drive an electric generator. A heat exchanger on the engine's exhaust recovers heat for space heating or water heating (the engine may also be water cooled). Such CHP's typically produce about 70-80% of their energy as heat, and 20-30% as electricity. So in terms of power a 100kW CHP will produce around 75kW of heat and 25kW of electricity.

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