# The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Regulation 3: Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation: general)


In regulation 2, at the appropriate alphabetical places, insert the following definitions—
““cogeneration” means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and electrical or mechanical energy;
“cost-benefit analysis” means a cost-benefit analysis carried out in accordance with Part 2 of Annex IX of the Energy Efficiency Directive;
“Energy Efficiency Directive” means Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC;
“high-efficiency cogeneration” means cogeneration meeting the criteria laid down in Annex II of the Energy Efficiency Directive;
“net rated thermal input” means the rate at which fuel can be burned at the maximum continuous rating of the appliance multiplied by the net calorific value of the fuel and expressed as megawatts;
“rated thermal input” means the rate at which fuel can be burned at the maximum continuous rating of the appliance multiplied by the gross calorific value of the fuel and expressed as megawatts;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2014/9780337995033/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pollution-prevention-and-control-industrial-emissions-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-3
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