Cogeneration and contextual trigeneration
Baseline strategy · No scoreIt simultaneously produces electricity and heat, or also cold, when there is stable thermal demand and a route compatible with decarbonization.
How it works
It simultaneously produces electricity and heat, or also cold, when there is stable thermal demand and a route compatible with decarbonization.
It reduces emissions and pressure on the network by combining efficient demand, clean generation, storage and flexible operation at the right scale.
When does it make sense?
- After prioritizing demand reduction and efficiency
- With resource, demand and network connection characterized
- When safety, maintenance, provenance and end of life are resolved
How to apply it
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Define what needs resolves "contextual cogeneration and trigeneration" and establish a starting situation.
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Compare alternatives and adapt design to climate, use, regulation, affected people and available resources.
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Apply with clear responsibilities, check the actual result and correct unwanted effects.
Potential benefits
Lower operational emissions
Greater renewable integration
More resilience and flexibility
Limitations and precautions
- The result depends on context, design, execution and how it is used and maintained.
- Technology is not sustainable by name: resource, fuel, scale and life cycle matter.
- Some options are transitioning or only make sense in applications that are difficult to electrify.
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