Qualitative Study on Micro CHP Industry

Micro-combined heat and power, micro-CHP, µCHP or mCHP is an extension of the idea of ​​combined heat and power to single / multi-family houses or small office buildings in the range of up to 50 kW. Common technologies for generating heat and electricity in a common process are e.g. internal combustion engines, micro gas turbines, Stirling engines or fuel cells.

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Some of the key players of Micro CHP Industry:

ATCO LTD., Carbon Trust, Centrica, EnerTwin, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Lochinvar, Qnergy, Vaillant Group, Viessmann Group, Yanmar Holdings Co. Ltd.

Local generation has the potential to be more efficient than conventional grid generators, as there is no energy loss of 8 to 10% when transporting electricity over long distances. There is also a lack of 10-15% energy losses through heat transport in heating networks due to the difference between the thermal energy carrier (hot water) and the colder external environment.

The most common systems use natural gas as the primary energy source and emit carbon dioxide. Nevertheless, the effective efficiency of CHP heat generation is much higher than that of a condensing boiler and thus reduces emissions and fuel costs.