Traditional electricity generation in large power plants, especially in coal-fired power plants, is often inefficient: A large portion of the generated waste heat is not utilized and instead released into the atmosphere, with efficiency rates rarely exceeding 50%. Moreover, these power plants burden the environment with a variety of pollutants, including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury.

A major drawback of centralized energy production is the distance between the energy source and the consumer, which leads to significant grid losses. In contrast, decentralized energy solutions like combined heat and power (CHP) units provide both heat and electricity directly on-site. These systems achieve impressive efficiency rates of up to 100% and minimize grid losses by generating energy where it is needed.

Decentralized CHP units increasingly replace electricity from fossil fuels and significantly contribute to the reduction of pollutant emissions. They optimally use the generated electricity and heat, thereby preventing unnecessary energy losses. Excess electricity can also be fed into the public grid and compensated, making CHP units an economically advantageous and environmentally friendly energy source.