Micro-CHP project for Energetix and E.ON

Chester-based alternative energy company Energetix Group has signed an agreement with E.ON UK to develop and deploy micro combined heat and power technology in UK homes.

Chester-based alternative energy company

has, through its Genlec division, signed an agreement with

to develop and deploy Genlec's micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) technology in

homes.

The companies intend to collaborate on the development of a fully integrated micro-CHP system, incorporating Genlec’s Organic Rankine Cycle unit that can be fitted into UK homes. The Genlec unit, similar in size to current gas boiler designs, is sufficiently small and lightweight to be wall-mounted in the home.

Under the agreement, E.ON will fund the testing and evaluation of a Genlec micro-CHP system at the Energetix facility in Capenhurst Technology Park, Cheshire to UK micro-CHP test methodology standards, which will be verified by independent experts EA Technology.

The evaluation, which is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2008, will outline the energy savings achieved during testing of the Genlec micro-CHP system, assess its commercial value and appraise its economic potential.

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