Applications of CHP Concept in Major Indian Industries

Combined Heat and power (CHP) is an emerging trend in World. The conventional energy generation sources have efficiency of 35%. Coalescing Heat and Power or Co-generation makes the use of heat that is produced as by-product of a process for local and domestic uses. The current energy requirement of India is short by 23%. There are multiple heat producing industries in India like the sugar industry, pulp and paper industry, waste treatment industry, cement industry, etc. In order to meet the demand of electricity in the year 2050, India has to raise its dependency on renewable (solar) by up to 50%. Thus, the focus has also shifted to Photovoltaic CHP technology as efficient method to obtain thermal energy. Discussions on the applications of CHP concept in the above-mentioned industries is carried out in the present paper.