Small-Scale Cogeneration Handbook, 3rd edition

As the technologies for small-scale cogeneration have advanced over the last two decades, an increasing number of commercial, institutional, governmental and industrial energy users are seeing the advantages offered by these highly efficient systems. Cogeneration can now turn up to 90% of the fuel burned into usable energy — compared to just 52% of the fuel typically burned in the local power plant and in a separate existing hot water heating system. Now fully updated, this comprehensive, best selling reference provides a wealth of information to assist you in evaluating the feasibility and potential benefits of cogeneration for your facility. The third edition includes a new chapter on the advent of the fuel cell in cogeneration plus the all the latest cogeneration technologies. Covered in detail are regulatory developments and their impact, permitting requirements, operation and maintenance, financing, technology basics, micro turbines, absorption chillers, distributed generation, and case histories.