Micro CHP

Drake · 02-11-11, 01:55 PM

Anyone using it? Opinions?

RobertSmalls · 02-11-11, 04:38 PM

Nope, far too 'spensive for me.

strider3700 · 02-11-11, 05:08 PM

CHP? Not familiar with the acronym

RobertSmalls · 02-11-11, 06:18 PM

Combined heat and power. i.e. using a combustion engine for electric generation at home, and using the waste heat for domestic hot water.

strider3700 · 02-11-11, 11:16 PM

thanks

sounds complicated but then I'm a fan of my woodstove although the blower on it complicates things more then I'd like

Drake · 02-12-11, 08:42 AM

Complicated doesn't need to be bad if the technology and design are well done. Modern furnances are complicated but widely used. Theory of CHP seems to offer better use of input energy.

Piwoslaw · 02-13-11, 12:31 AM

CHP = Combined Heating & Power...

Drake · 02-13-11, 10:25 AM

Thanks for the link. I searched and nothing came up. New tech w/high cost maybe demand can lower price or it can be hacked to DIY.

02-11-11, 01:55 PM	#1
Drake DIY Guy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mpls,MN Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Micro CHP Anyone using it? Opinions?

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Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 961 Thanks: 188 Thanked 110 Times in 86 Posts	CHP = Combined Heating & Power... __________________ Ecorenovation - the bottomless piggy bank that tries to tame the energy hog.

02-11-11, 04:38 PM	#2
RobertSmalls Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 344 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Nope, far too 'spensive for me.

02-11-11, 05:08 PM	#3
strider3700 Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver Island BC Posts: 745 Thanks: 23 Thanked 37 Times in 30 Posts	CHP? Not familiar with the acronym

02-11-11, 06:18 PM	#4
RobertSmalls Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 344 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Combined heat and power. i.e. using a combustion engine for electric generation at home, and using the waste heat for domestic hot water.

02-11-11, 11:16 PM	#5
strider3700 Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver Island BC Posts: 745 Thanks: 23 Thanked 37 Times in 30 Posts	thanks sounds complicated but then I'm a fan of my woodstove although the blower on it complicates things more then I'd like

02-12-11, 08:42 AM	#6
Drake DIY Guy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mpls,MN Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Complicated doesn't need to be bad if the technology and design are well done. Modern furnances are complicated but widely used. Theory of CHP seems to offer better use of input energy.

02-13-11, 10:25 AM	#8
Drake DIY Guy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mpls,MN Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Thanks for the link. I searched and nothing came up. New tech w/high cost maybe demand can lower price or it can be hacked to DIY.