For EU policies such as the European Green Deal and REPowerEU to be successful in achieving their ambitious objectives, it will be necessary to mobilise and utilise all available solutions.

This means supporting the deployment of renewables while making the best use of new technologies and improving energy efficiency throughout the whole energy system. At COGEN Europe, we are convinced that cogeneration has an important role to play in cost-effectively facilitating the transition to a net zero emissions energy system. Cogeneration technologies can contribute to preventing energy waste and enhancing energy efficiency, thereby helping to control energy costs for industry, district heating and households, whilst also supporting the resiliency, adequacy and affordability of the energy system as a whole.

Most people are completely unaware of how much energy is wasted during the generation and transmission of electricity. In the US, the Energy Information Administration has calculated that energy losses in the electrical system amount to 65%. At EU level, Eurostat estimates that 45% of energy inputs to heat and power generation are wasted. In the current context – with high energy prices and pressure on supplies – this amount of energy waste is unacceptable. In sharp contrast to […]

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