1Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, Centre for Public Health and Population Health Research, University of Stirling, Scotland, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK 2 Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK 3Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, Scotland, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK 4 Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Sco...

The paper presents a comparison of various CHP system configurations, such as Vapour Turbine, Gas Turbine, Internal Combustion Engine, External Combustion Engine (Stirling, Ericsson), when different thermodynamic criteria are considered, namely the first law efficiency and exergy efficiency. Thermodynamic optimization of these systems is performed intending to maximize the exergy, when various ...