» Clean and efficient energy for the home
Combined heat and power (CHP) is the process of generating both electrical power and useful heat from a single source. The Baxi Ecogen LPG stirling engine CHP unit looks just like a normal wall hung boiler, but is actually more than 90% energy efficient, generating electricity for use in the home while providing all your heating and hot water needs.
Calor LPG is the fuel of choice for non mains gas areas, with the lowest carbon emissions of any fossil fuel available.*
* SAP 2005 - www.projects.bre.co.uk/SAP2005
» The benefits
- More than 90% energy efficient, significantly reducing carbon emissions and generating electricity locally.
- Cuts fuel bills by off-setting electrical consumption.
- Potential to earn revenue by selling unused electricity back to the national grid.
- Looks and works just like a regular gas boiler.
- Virtually noise and vibration free.
- Calor can take care of every aspect, from installation right through to maintenance, servicing and gas supply.
» Working together to provide tomorrow’s sustainable solutions, today
Calor have been delivering solutions for off-mains gas areas nationwide for 75 years. Their own dedicated LPG technicians, CalorForce, are able to install, service and repair your LPG appliances. Calor are always investing in new technology to provide sustainable heating solutions and have joined forces with Baxi to offer even more. Baxi are committed to making the best possible use of our natural resources to produce clean and efficient energy within the home.
» How does it work?
The Baxi Ecogen unit is a condensing boiler that can meet all your space heating and hot water requirements within the home. Using a Free Piston Sterling Engine, it generates 1kW of electricity per hour that can be used throughout the home, while providing up to 24kW of thermal output for heating and hot water.
The unit responds to the initial heat demand of up to 6kW by igniting the heat source for the Free Piston Sterling Engine. This generates 6kW of heat and 1kW of electricity by driving a magnetic piston up and down within a generator coil.
If the heat demand goes above 6kW, the supplementary burner will fire up and can offer an additional 18kW of heat. As heat demand falls within the home, the boiler modulates down to as low as 3kW, while still generating electricity.
The Ecogen LPG Combined Heat and Power unit will be available from mid 2010 for non-mains gas homes in Great Britain. To find out more or to register your interest, call us on 0800 181 4525 or to request an appointment click here .
