Cogeneration systems. Final report, July 1979-March 1980

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6308989

Cooper, E E

Discussions are included of the four broad interrelated categories of factors to consider when evaluating candidate approaches to cogeneration at a site. The categories are technical, economic/financial, legislative/regulatory, and institutional. The inability to resolve difficulties in any area may obviate implementation of cogeneration. Generalized performance curves are presented for cogeneration systems utilizing commercially available steam turbines, diesels, or combustion turbines with heat recovery. A summary is given of federal energy and environmental legislation and regulations currently in effect which impact cogeneration systems. The nature of institutional constraints on implementing cogeneration is also discussed. The potential for cooperative ownership/operation options with utility companies or third party investors is described. The economics of cogeneration is detailed. Finally, steps are listed for proceeding through the categories of factors toward implementation of cogeneration.

• Research Organization: Civil Engineering Lab. (Navy), Port Hueneme, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6308989
• Report Number(s): AD-A-089269
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BUDGETS
COGENERATION
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DEUS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENGINES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT RECOVERY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LEGISLATION
MACHINERY
PERFORMANCE
POWER GENERATION
RECOVERY
REGULATIONS
STEAM GENERATION
STEAM TURBINES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY