Experimental Development of a Zero Carbon Boiler to a stage where it can deployed in real homes with beta customers

Caldera是一家蓄热公司，希望通过解决电网规模问题来实现经济脱碳。英国政府正在寻求通过“重建更好的”绿色经济来应对新冠肺炎的经济影响，这将直接体现政府的清洁增长战略和净零碳雄心。Caldera公司开发了一种零碳锅炉，它从电网中提取可再生电力，并将其转化为热量储存在机组内，直到消费者想要取暖或热水。瓦姆斯通技术将增加可有效利用的可再生能源的数量，从而降低可再生能源的成本。为了使这项技术更接近现实，该装置需要开发到在家庭中部署和测试都是安全的。零碳锅炉内部有一个创新的核心，商标是“瓦姆斯通”技术。瓦姆斯通技术是一种低成本的存储介质，能够吸收可再生电力，并存储相当于一个四卧室家庭的能量，在最冷的冬天覆盖24小时，或者在夏天存储7天的热水。零碳锅炉是圆柱形的，重1.5吨，直径1米，高1.6米，每天损失5-10%的能量和有效的绝缘策略。该单元将位于物业外部或车库或机房内。现有的锅炉被拆除，取而代之的是热接口单元。热接口单元是批量生产的，因为它们用于区域供热网络，将热量从网络传输到单个家庭。标准热接口单元的使用意味着这项技术是直接的改装，可以由水管工进行，而不需要对物业进行额外的培训或修改。热接口单元通过两根绝缘管连接到零碳锅炉。零碳锅炉还连接了家庭的主要电力供应。到目前为止，已经在卡德拉位于法勒姆的生产设施建造并测试了一半尺寸的锅炉，正在制造的全尺寸锅炉准备在今年9月(2020年)部署到试验室。当新设备安装完成并在试验室中运行时，它将处于技术准备级别5(2020年9月)。该项目将把技术准备级别5的设备开发为技术准备级别6，这样它就可以在2021年夏天安全地安装在真实的家庭中，在接下来的冬天进行试验。该项目将包括制造两台机组，其中一台用于认证测试，另一台安装在法勒姆的Caldera设施进行试验。

Caldera is a heat storage company looking to decarbonise the economy by solving grid scale problems. The UK government is looking to tackle the economic impact of Covid-19 by 'building back better' a green economy that will deliver directly on the government's Clean Growth Strategy and net zero carbon ambition.Caldera has developed a Zero Carbon Boiler which takes renewable electricity from the grid and converts it into heat which is stored within the unit until the consumer wants heating or hot water. The Warmstone technology will increase the amount of renewable energy that can be productively used, which in turn keeps down the cost of renewable energy. To bring this technology a step closer to reality, the unit needs to be developed to a point where it is safe to deploy and test in a domestic home.The Zero Carbon Boiler has an innovative core inside that is trademarked as "Warmstone" Technology. The Warmstone technology is a low cost storage media that is able to absorb renewable electricity and store the equivalent energy for a 4 bedroom home to cover a 24 hour period on the coldest winter day or seven days of hot water in the summer. The energy is retained with 5-10% losses per day with an efficient insulation strategy.The Zero Carbon Boiler is cylindrical in shape, weighs 1.5 tonnes and is 1m in diameter by 1.6m tall. The unit will be located externally to the property or in a garage or plant room. The existing boiler is removed and replaced with a Heat Interface Unit. Heat Interface Units are mass produced as they are used in district heating networks to transfer heat from the network to individual homes. The use of a standard Heat Interface Unit means that this technology is a straight forward retrofit and can be carried out by a plumber without additional training or modification to the property. The Heat Interface Unit is connected to the Zero Carbon Boiler via two insulated pipes. The Zero Carbon Boiler is also connected to the main electricity supply to the home.To date a half size unit has been built and tested in Cadera's production facility in Fareham, with a full size unit in manufacture ready for deployment to a test house in September this year (2020). When the new unit has been installed and is functioning in the test house it will be at Technology Readiness Level 5 (September 2020).This project will develop the Technology Readiness Level 5 unit to a Technology Readiness Level 6 status so that it can be safely fitted in real homes in summer 2021 for trials over the following winter. The project will include the manufacture of two units with one being used for certification testing and the other installed for trials at the Caldera facility in Fareham.