Biomass on the front burner (UK domestic biomass CHP generator)

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http://www.e4engineering.com/Articles/296872/Biomass%20on%20the%20front%20burner.htm

A new project at Nottingham University's School of the Built Environment aims to create the first small-scale biomass-fired combined heat and power (CHP) system, which is said to be ideal for use on farms and in other large domestic buildings.

The project aims to help prove the viability of small-scale CHP generation, according to Professor Saffa Riffat, one of the project's leaders and an expert in sustainable energy technologies and thermal engineering.

'At the moment there are a number of large-scale 100-200kW CHP generators but there are no domestic-sized ones,' said Riffat. 'This will be the first biomass-powered CHP on a small scale.'

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The first stage of the 18-month micro-CHP project, which began this month, is to look at ways of miniaturising the CHP components to enable smaller-scale biomass devices to be built. The project aims to develop a system that only produces up to 10kW, which is more than enough power for domestic use, according to Riffat.

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