Advantages of Co-generation

Advantages of Co-generation 

Q. State any merits of co-generation system. 

1. Co-generation system meets both electrical power and heat energy requirements. 
2. It reduces cost of plant.
3. It provides additional competitiveness for industrial and commercial users.
4. Heat in the discharged steam from boilers can be used at affordable rate to domestic users.
5. Pollutants such as Co₂, ash etc are reduced due to reduced fuel consumption.
6. High efficiency can be achieved in co-generation unit, as waste heat in flue gases or exhaust steam is utilized properly.
7. A much more efficient use of primary energy is achieved with a separate generation of electricity and heat energy. 
8. Natural resources can be best used for energy production.
9. It eliminates Co₂ emission and reduces Co₂, emission in case where natural gas is used as a fuel.
10. It requires less cooling water as the heat energy in waste is properly utilized, hence it reduces thermal pollution.
11. In co-generation, heat energy is byproduct, which can be used for other processes, this additional energy gained which reduces cost of energy.
12. In some co-generation systems, biomass fuels, refinery gases, and agricultural waste as used as fuel. Hence it will reduce the cost and reduces the problems of disposal of waste.
13. It offers a decentralization in electricity generation hence it satisfies the needs of local consumers easily with high efficiency. 
14. Co-generation is a solution that gives benefits to all that the company, the users and the environment.