Responsibility
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Distributed Generation
Cogeneration
Cogeneration is the generation of electricity
while simultaneously using the waste heat from this generation of electricity
for other purposes. It’s
an environmentally sensitive approach because it uses the energy from cleaner
burning natural gas and reuses the waste heat instead of releasing it into
the atmosphere.
As part of SaskPower’s research of distributed generation, a partnership was formed with the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region and SaskEnergy. The Regina-based project was installed in 2003 to test the economics of self-generation using waste heat recovery for small institutions. Results show this technology is not suitable for small-scale installations as the risks associated with the price of natural gas prove to be much higher than the benefits offered. The project was demobilized in December 2005.
