"the average efficiency of coal-fired plant is 37%, with 63% of the energy lost as waste heat."
Yeah the three R's are boring, but never truer - Haase
Example above is "An alternative to CCS is to burn less coal. Combined heat and power (CHP) generation involves capturing the waste heat from power stations and pumping this hot water to neighboring houses in district heating systems. Danish CHP plant is over 90% energy efficient"
He also brings to light the 'policy fail' I brought up in my 'MIT fail post' that the "Jevon’s paradox once again rears its ugly head. Governments must therefore legislate for energy efficient homes and appliances to avoid pointless waste of cheap energy that CHP may provide."
Creating 'reactive policy' (destine to fail) when free market and innovation fails...
