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Cogeneration- The Rest of the Story
Abstract
Everyone is praising the daylights out of cogeneration
these days. And while it may be the best energy system
design, there are numerous questions that should be asked
before anyone jumps on the bandwagon. We are not
seeing enough sobriety and good old engineering
conservatism. Since when are we designing systems
without checking our assumptions? Where have
professionalism, ethics and care gone? Why is it that
only five of the past 100 cogeneration evaluations we
reviewed were conservative and fair representations?
This paper illustrates a step-by-step approach to checking
the accuracy of a cogeneration project. Illustrations of
typical errors and their consequences are also developed.
Potential industrial and commercial users should find this list helpful in evaluating requests for proposals (RFPs).
Electric and gas utilities could use this list to assist
customers when looking closely at cogeneration. And
regulators and their staffs should consider the potential
for unscrupulous tricks and traps to be played on
unsuspecting or naive buyers.
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Citation
Gilbert, J. S. (1988). Cogeneration- The Rest of the Story. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92374.