Environmental pressures have resulted in an increased importance being placed on the efficient production and consumption of energy. Micro combined heat and power ( CHP) technology has the potential to make an important contribution to make the transition to more sustainable energy systems since it is a highly efficient technology for generating both electricity and heat from a single fuel sour...

Distributed energy resources are expected to pervade the energy system in the future and will contribute to the EU’s policy goals of energy market liberalisation and decreasing environmental impacts from energy use. This modelling study focuses on residential power and heat generation via micro combined heat and power units (μCHP), coupled with heat storage possibilities. The impact of the appl...

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The work aims at investigating the techno-economic performance of a biodiesel micro combined heat and power (CHP) system for residential applications. CHP unit is based on direct-injection compression ignition engine providing 6.7 kWel 11.3 kWth. A 0D model developed validated to characterise behaviour biodiesel-fired full partial load in terms efficiency, fuel consumption, emissions. Furthermo...

Energy efficiency is likely to influence the characteristics and magnitude of residential energy demand in the future. In particular, improved thermal insulation, patterns of appliance ownership, and turnover of housing stock will change the residential energy landscape. The economics of residential micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) a technology to provide heat and some electricity to i...

Achieving a sustainable level of energy production and consumption is one of the major challenges in our nowadays society. This paper contributes to the objective of increasing energy efficiency by introducing a market mechanism that facilitates the efficient matching of energy (i.e. electricity and heat) demand and supply in Micro Energy Grids. More precisely we propose a combinatorial double ...

Numerous academic and industrial estimates place the cost of a future mass-produced small stationary fuel cell system at around $1,000 per kW, which compares well with targets set by agencies such as the US Department of Energy. Actual sale prices for domestic microgeneration systems do not fit so neatly with these targets, and are currently 30–50 times higher, even though mass production began...