Small-scale cogeneration handbook /

Cogeneration can now turn up to 90% of the fuel burned into usable energy ⁰́₃ compared to just 52% of the fuel typically burned in a local power plant and in a separate existing hot water heating system. The fifth edition of this comprehensive reference provides a wealth of information to assist you...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kolanowski, Bernard F. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : River Publishers, 2022.
Edition:	Fifth edition.
Subjects:	Cogeneration of electric power and heat. Cogénération de chaleur et d'électricité. cogeneration plants. TECHNOLOGY > Power Resources. TECHNOLOGY > Electricity. Cogeneration of electric power and heat Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction2. History of Cogeneration3. Regulatory Actions4. Uses of Cogeneration5. Applying Cogeneration to a Facility6. Sizing the Cogenerator7. Logistics of Installation8. Permitting Requirements9. Operation & Maintenance10. Pitfalls of Cogeneration11. Financing Cogeneration Projects12. Case Histories13. Small-scale Cogeneration Manufacturers14. Do-it-yourself Cogeneration15. Green Energy vs. Cogeneration16. Microturbines and Cogenration17. Absorber-Chillers in Cogeneration18. Desiccant Drying and Cogeneration19. Fuel Cells20. Distributed Generation21. National Combined Heat & Power Association22. Cogeneration in Europe23. The Organic Rankine Cycle24. Pyrolysis25. Available TechnologiesAppendicesI. Typical Shared-Savings AgreementII. Energy Conversion TablesIII. Heat Loss in Swimming Pools⁰́₄GraphsIV. Typical Small-scale Cogeneration Energy ProductionV. Typical Utility Rate Schedules⁰́₄Gas and ElectricityVI. Working a Cogeneration Project⁰́₄A Model