Dictionary

cogeneration en · NOUN

Etymology

From co- + generation.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The production of heat and/or power from the waste energy of an industrial process.
2. (uncountable, usually) The simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source.
3. (uncountable, usually) Joint generation; cocreation.
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Forms

Relateds

trigeneration · generation

Synonyms

CHP (combined heat and power)

Translations (23)

tr kojenerasyon (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · ca cogeneració (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · uk когенерація (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · sh kogeneracija (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · es cogeneración (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · de Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · ro cogenerare (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · gl coxeración (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · fi sähkön ja lämmön yhteistuotanto (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · he קוגנרציה (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · cmn 熱電聯產 /热电联产 (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · nl warmte-krachtkoppeling (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · cs kogenerace (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · sv kraftvärmeverk (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · fi yhteistuotanto (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · sk kogenerácia (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · pl kogeneracja (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · ru когенерация (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · fr cogénération (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · it cogenerazione (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · no kogenerasjon (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · ht kojenerasyon (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source) · bg когенерация (simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source)