What is the cogeneration

The concept of co-generation means the combined production of electric energy and heat. Unlike the classic power plant, where heat produced in the creation of energy escapes into the environment, a co-generation unit uses the heat produced for heating and thus saves both fuel and money needed for its purchase.
Electricity in all power stations originates in the spinning of electrical generators with the help of turbines. The heat necessary for the production of steam, which drives the turbine, mainly comes from the burning of coal or the fission of atomic nuclei. Most of the heat is not used however, and is released into the atmosphere.
The effectiveness of production in heating power stations runs at around 30%; the most modern steam-gas power plants at around 50%, and of course, with further losses of around 11% during the transformation and transfer of electricity from a distance. In co-generation units the electricity is generated in the same way as in other power plants - the spinning of an electric generator, and that with the aid of rotary gas-burning motors. Motors in co-generation units are built as standard around natural gas, but can also burn other liquid or gas fuels