What are CHP, CCHP, cogeneration and trigeneration?
CHP stands for Combined Heat and Power, and is also known as cogeneration. Power generators (engines, gas turbines, steam turbines and fuel cells) which consume fossil or biomass fuels produce waste heat alongside electricity. CHP power stations capture most of that waste heat and use it to heat buildings or industrial processes. CCHP stands for Combined Cooling, Heat and Power, and is also known as trigeneration. In CCHP, some or all of the heat captured is converted into cooling using absorption or adsorption chillers. CHP and CCHP are often the environmentally optimal way to use any given fuel. Flexitricity already works with CHP generators, allowing them to fully satisfy their heat customers while also exploiting the value in residual flexibility. Go Back. | Go To Top.
CHP stands for Combined Heat and Power, and is also known as cogeneration. Power generators (engines, gas turbines, steam turbines and fuel cells) which consume fossil or biomass fuels produce waste heat alongside electricity. CHP power stations capture most of that waste heat and use it to heat buildings or industrial processes. CCHP stands for Combined Cooling, Heat and Power, and is also known as trigeneration. In CCHP, some or all of the heat captured is converted into cooling using absorption or adsorption chillers. CHP and CCHP are often the environmentally optimal way to use any given fuel. Flexitricity already works with CHP generators, allowing them to fully satisfy their heat customers while also exploiting the value in residual flexibility. Go Back.
