Carbon Dioxide

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) – A greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere and contributes to global warming. This colorless, odorless noncombustible gas is formed by the combustion of carbon and carbon compounds (such as fossil fuels and biomass), by respiration, which is a slow combustion in animals and plants, and by the gradual oxidation of organic matter in the soil. Plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) – A colorless, odorless poisonous combustible gas produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon and carbon compounds such as fossil fuels (i.e. coal, petroleum) and their products (e.g. liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline), and biomass.

Cogeneration – Cogeneration, also known as “combined heat and power” or CHP, is the simultaneous production of power and thermal energy from one fuel input.

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) – Also known as cogeneration, a combined heat and power generator creates both electricity and thermal energy. The heat that is wasted in conventional power generation is recovered for heating buildings and other uses such as transferring the heat to water.

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