An industrial perspective of cogeneration – A comprehensive review

Abstract

The manufacturing industry, in general, is a major consumer of heat and power. Producing them in a combined manner from conventional fuels is called cogeneration and is widely practiced in the industry. This paper attempts to provide a comprehensive review of cogeneration as used in a variety of industries. Various techniques and arrangements of cogeneration cycles (theoretical and active) and their implementation challenges are discussed with examples of studies from various countries. Our observations and recommendations extracted from these studies for implementing cogeneration in these industries are also discussed.