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Total CHP Efficiency: What Counts?

KWK total efficiency = (P_el + P_therm) / P_gas; for biogas CHPs typically above 85 % — only if the heat is actually utilized is the high total efficiency real, otherwise the heat ends up in the emergency cooler.

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