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Micro-cogeneration is an emerging technology with the potential to—if designed and operated correctly—reduce both the primary energy consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, when compared to traditional energy supply systems. The distributed nature of this generation of technology has the additional advantages of (1) reducing electrical transmission and distribution losses; (2) alleviating the peak demands on the central power plants; and (3) diversifying the electrical energy production, thus improving the security of energy supply. The micro-cogeneration devices are used to meeting the electrical and heating demands of buildings for space heating/hot water production, as well as potentially (mainly for temperate and hot climates) absorption/adsorption cooling systems. Currently, the use of commercial micro-cogeneration units in applications such as hospitals, leisure facilities, hotels, or institutional buildings is well established. The residential cogeneration industry is in a rapid state of development and flux, and the market remains undeveloped, but interest in the technologies by manufacturers, energy utilities, and government agencies remains strong.
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Sibilio, S., Rosato, A. (2016). Energy Technologies for Building Supply Systems: MCHP. In: Boemi, SN., Irulegi, O., Santamouris, M. (eds) Energy Performance of Buildings. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20831-2_15
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