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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Combined cycle Combined cycle The term 'Combined cycle' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' An electric generating technology in which electricity is produced from otherwise lost waste heat exiting from one or more gas (combustion) turbines. The exiting heat is routed to a conventional boiler or to a heat recovery steam generator for utilization by a steam turbine in the production of electricity. This process increases the efficiency of the electric generating unit'. Previous 5 Terms: Columnar Ice coma comber combination Combine Next 5 Terms: Combined cycle plant Combined cycle unit Combined heat and power (CHP) plant Combined household energy expenditures Combined hydroelectric plant About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.