Baxi is engaged in a variety of micro-CHP technologies including Internal Combustion Engine, Free Piston Stirling Engine and Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. Internal Combustion Engine is suitable for commercial applications and offers long life and fast start up. Free Piston Stirling Engine is more suited to domestic applications as it is reliable and has low noise characteristics. Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell is a future technology which offers very high electrical efficiencies and low carbon emissions.
Baxi Ecogen is a microgeneration unit that generates 1kW of electricity per hour that can be used in the home, while providing up to 24kW of thermal output for space heating and hot water. It has been developed to operate virtually noise free, in a casing that is no bigger than a standard domestic boiler.
Baxi Ecogen is currently on extensive field trials in the UK, with the aim that it will be commercially available from early 2009.
The DACHS mini-CHP unit (combined heat and power) uses a reliable internal combustion engine fed from a single source of fuel such as natural gas or LPG. The CHP system generates 5.5kW of electricity while providing 12.5kW of heat.
The BETA 1.5 PLUS unit Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) operates on natural gas, providing 1.5kW electric output and 3kW of heat. It is highly efficient and offers greatly reduced carbon emissions over competing heating technologies.
Fuel cells are currently on extensive trial within the EU.
Baxi has the widest range of tried and tested renewable heating system solutions in the UK.
