What is Trigeneration?
Trigeneration is to provide the benefit of ‘cooling’ in addition to the cogeneration system that provides heat and electricity generation. Trigeneration systems generate electricity and heat energy in facilities as well as cold water for cooling systems. In other words, Trigeneration is the simultaneous generation of electricity, heating and cooling energies using a single energy source. Trigeneration systems provide savings and high energy efficiency to businesses that require seasonal or continuous cooling.
Cogeneration unit consists of a natural gas-powered gas engine equipped with an alternator. While this engine generates electricity, it also releases heat. With the recovery of this heat, the cogeneration system is completed. Trigeneration system, on the other hand, is built by adding thermal energy absorbing heat recovery system to the combined heat and power system (Cogeneration). Thermal energy is recovered in the heating system partially, the remnant is transferred to the cooling system by the absorption chiller. The absorption chillers use waste heat as an energy resource instead of electricity. Thus, your facility saves from all energy expenses.
