FREE PISTON COMBINED HEAT AND POWER TECHNOLOGY.
Developed at Durham Energy Institute.
Efficient, compact, low cost and fuel flexible.
The DEI Free Piston Combined Heat and Power Technology can be used for a number of applications including Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems. CHP or Co-Generation technology uses energy from fuel in the most efficient and effective way to produce electrical power and useful heat.
A CHP system is more efficient than traditional systems for generating and distributing electricity because it captures and harnesses the waste heat from fuel combustion.
The Free Piston Combined Heat and Power Technology
Zero-carbon
It has the potential of transition from low-carbon to zero-carbon fuels (i.e. bioethanol and hydrogen).
Any fuel
The system can operate either in 2 or 4 stroke mode, switch between liquid and gaseous fuels – even during operation.
Energy efficient
30% higher electrical efficiency than existing reciprocating IC engine generators and similar electrical efficiency as existing PEM fuel cells.
Space efficient
Is 60% smaller and 25% lighter than a conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) generator and similar advantages over fuel cell technology.
Where we are
H2CHP Ltd
The Assembly Hall, Victoria Building
Teesside University
Middlesbrough
TS1 3AP