Cogeneration: Strengths and Stumbling Blocks

摘要

What could possibly hinder the implementation of an energy system that easily doubles energy efficiency and significantly reduces pollutant emissions? Both engineers and energy service providers specializing in combined heat and power—the technology offering these benefits—have been asking this same question. The reality underlying this environmentally attractive and efficient technology is a complex web of political and economic roadblocks erected by regulators, govern-ment officials and utility companies.