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Enhancing energy conservation in power generation in a coal fired thermal power plant through comprehensive energy audit

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  • Thakare, Hitesh R.
  • Daspute, Pramod

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Current work presents salient insights from energy audit of a 1050 MW thermal power plant by BEE Certified Energy Auditors. It provides insights into grassroot level data instead of relying only on theoretical calculations, unlike previously published literature.

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  • Thakare, Hitesh R. & Daspute, Pramod, 2024. "Enhancing energy conservation in power generation in a coal fired thermal power plant through comprehensive energy audit," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 301(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:301:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224014348
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131661
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