Energy Conservation by Co-generation
- Co-generation is the method (way) of conserving the energy. In main generation, the energy is converted into another form of energy say-hydro to electrical, thermal to electrical, diesel oil to electrical But in these conversions, a large part of energy is wasted and small part is converted.
- This loss of energy from the stations can be used for the same purposes to get good efficiency like in thermal power plants the waste flue gases having much heat energy is reused in the same conversion such a pre-heating, air intake heating etc.
- But the other way of reusing the waste energy for other purposes in the same premises for co-generation is the way of energy conservation.
- Above Figure shows useful and waste energy.