[RE-wrenches] CHP Generator

[Orion Thornton]

Your right Allan, not quite what I am looking for but Chris's system sounds
worthy of a HP article itself.  As with most products these days our
customers want nice packaged units in lieu of the self engineered systems.
Not that say they are not great solutions, but more difficult to sell a
customer on.

 

In researching the micro-chp units, and I have checked out all the links
provided by fellow wrenches and others, a lot of it seems like concept
development.

 

The Honda unit looks promising, a few things I wonder about is whether it
will have the capability of being converted to LPG and auto started from say
an Outback system.

 

I really like the idea of combined heat and power, it just seems to make
sense and appears to be in wider deployment outside of the US, as with most
innovative energy solutions.  I just hope we will be able to get our hands
on a quality product in the near future as I think it could integrate nicely
into RE systems.

 

 

 

Orion Thornton

Independent Power Systems

 

 

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From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Allan
Sindelar
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:30 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] CHP Generator

 

Wow, I like that. I have an off-grid client with an Outback quad-stack and a
20kW Onan liquid-cooled gennie who will be burying lines to run coolant from
the gennie to a boiler loop for in floor radiant. Photos are in the gennie
article in the next HP. This is a first; none of our customers has ever
tried this, so it'll be interesting to see how well it works, likely
beginning next winter. 

 

But I don't think that either of our solutions is what Orion is looking for.


Allan at PosE

 

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Hi Orion,

My used 1967 flat head four cylinder powered 10kW Kohler LPG unit came with
the outputs from the block for plumbing in a car heater, so I adapted it to
a homemade heat exchange system. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to
modify the radiator hoses with some custom tees to do the same on your
install. 

 

Sincerely,

Chris Worcester

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Orion
Thornton

 

Wrenches,

 

Does anyone have any experience with or have a product they can recommend
for a combined heat and power generator, specifically for an off-grid
application.  The prospective client would like to combine the electrical
generation/charging capacity with their planned in-floor radiant heating
system.  

 

Thanks in advance for any information.

 

Orion Thornton

Independent Power Systems

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