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Polygeneration is a set of technologies that transform primary energy, either natural gas or other fuels, into final energy as useful thermal energy (heat/cold).

The main advantages of polygeneration are:

• High efficiency, and therefore fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions are lower than with conventional generation.
• Fewer losses due to transport and distribution on the electric grid, as facilities are usually closer to the consumption point, which facilitates a better distributed generation.
• An increase in the electric supply security and its service quality.

Even if polygeneration is a technology known for decades and shows a high efficiency rate, its high potential has hardly been made good use of. That is why the promotion of polygeneration technologies will be carried out in 4 out of the 5 countries taking part:

• Argentina

• Chile

• Mexico

• Peru

Spain’s Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) leads this work programme on the European side.