waste energy
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term “waste energy” means—
(A) exhaust heat or flared gas from any industrial process;
(B) waste gas or industrial tail gas that would otherwise be flared, incinerated, or vented;
(C) a pressure drop in any gas, excluding any pressure drop to a condenser that subsequently vents the resulting heat; and
(D) such other forms of waste energy as the Administrator may determine.
Source
- 2007–present42 U.S.C. § 6341The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this part
The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in section 6341 of this title.
Source
- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 18842The Public Health and Welfare · Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems · in this section