Micro combined heat and power, or micro-CHP for short, is the process of generating both electricity and heat from the same source - close to where it is to be used.
In the case of the Baxi Ecogen, at the same time as providing efficient gas central heating and hot water like any other boiler, it also produces up to 1kW of electricity per hour.
It really does pay to switch to a Baxi Ecogen dual energy system. By generating your electricity at the same time as providing heat and hot water for your home, you can expect to save up to £600 on your annual fuel bill.
What's more, any electricity that you don't use in your own home, you could sell back to your electricity supplier for an agreed tax-free and inflation linked price. Electricity suppliers will pay householders a generation and export tariff for every kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity generated and for every kWh of electricity exported back to the electricity grid.
The Baxi Ecogen is the winner of Sustainability Now's Green Innovation Award, 2010, showing that we are not the only ones who believe micro-CHP to be a groundbreaking technology set to make a huge impact on how homes are heated.
Why is it important?
Our energy requirements are continuously increasing and yet resources of the fossil fuels we use to generate that energy are depleting.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that world energy demand will increase by over 50% between now and 2030 if policies remain unchanged. In addition, it is well documented that the burning of those fossil fuels is causing a build up of greenhouse gases that is contributing to global warming.
In light of this, it makes sense to make the best possible use of our natural resources to produce clean and efficient energy within the home. Micro-CHP provides a solution to address these issues.
Be 1st with Baxi
Baxi is proud to be leading the way in micro-CHP technology.
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Be 1st with the environment - Being 1st with micro-CHP means we have already saved 1.2 million tons of CO2 - the same amount produced by 168,000 homes in one year.
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Be 1st in new energy - Being 1st with micro-CHP means we have already produced 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity - the same amount needed to power 454,000 German households for one year.
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Be 1st with sustainability - Being 1st with micro-CHP means we have already saved the CO2 equivalent of 700,000 individual passenger return flights from Frankfurt to New York.
If you would like to find out more about the Baxi Ecogen and how it could benefit your home, please contact us with your enquiry.
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