English Explanatory Dictionary

cogeneration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

cogeneration cogenerations

Etymology

From co- + generation.

Synonyms

CHP

Related words

generation trigeneration
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