Not exact matches
How CHP works is by using the heat that would otherwise be wasted in exhaust
gases from fossil combustion systems, such as flue
gases from a coal - or biomass -
fueled boiler or exhaust from a
gas turbine or
reciprocating engine, to produce steam and / or hot water for various industrial or commercial needs.
The cost of backfilling hundreds of «missing» wind megawatts, by importing coal - fired power from Victoria, running
gas - fired OCGTs,
reciprocating diesel engined generators and Jay Weatherill's 276 MW diesel -
fuelled Open Cycle Turbines (that chew up 80,000 litres of diesel every hour) is staggering: Wind «Powered» South Australia Pays $ 14,000 per MWh for Power that Coal - Fired Plants Can Deliver for $ 50
By hybridization with fossil
fuel burners (or
gas turbines /
reciprocating engines) time periods of low solar resource are bridged.