cogeneration

See also: cogénération

English

Etymology

co- +‎ generation

Noun

cogeneration (usually uncountable, plural cogenerations)

  1. The production of heat and/or power from the waste energy of an industrial process.
  2. The simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source.
  3. Joint generation; cocreation.
    • 2018, Thomas Elmqvist, The Urban Planet: Knowledge Towards Sustainable Cities, page xxix:
      The book project is part of a larger effort by Future Earth to build mechanisms for cogeneration of knowledge […]

Synonyms
  • (combined heat and power): CHP

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