cogeneration
nounEtymology From co- + generation.
1
Usually The production of heat and/or power from the waste energy of an industrial process.
2
Usually The simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source.
3
Usually Joint generation; cocreation.
- The book project is part of a larger effort by Future Earth to build mechanisms for cogeneration of knowledge […]2018, Thomas Elmqvist, The Urban Planet: Knowledge Towards Sustainable Cities, page xxix:
- Synonyms
- CHP
- Related terms
- generation, trigeneration