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cogeneration systems

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001396

An energy conversion system in which power (electricity) is generated from a single energy source, and the thermal energy (steam, waste heat) which is simultaneously produced is captured and utilized as an auxiliary power source.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001396
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsopower generation; clean energy; waste utilization; thermal energy; electric power; heat production
TranslationsSpanish: sistemas de cogeneración
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001396",
  "term": "cogeneration systems",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An energy conversion system in which power (electricity) is generated from a single energy source, and the thermal energy (steam, waste heat) which is simultaneously produced is captured and utilized as an auxiliary power source.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "power generation",
    "clean energy",
    "waste utilization",
    "thermal energy",
    "electric power",
    "heat production"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "sistemas de cogeneración"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cogeneration-systems/"
}

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