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Combined heat & power (CHP / cogeneration)

A combined-heat-and-power (cogeneration) plant produces electricity and useful heat from the same fuel — the heat serving industry, district heating or, in the Gulf, seawater desalination (an IWPP).

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What is a CHP plant?

A plant that captures the heat normally wasted in power generation and puts it to use, raising total fuel efficiency well above 80% in some cases.

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