Innovative Co-generation Platform for Heating and Electricity

2013-2014年冬季大多伦多地区的停电对使用天然气供暖的家庭来说是毁灭性的，因为这些系统在很大程度上需要电力来运行和产生热量。Next Grids提出的联合发电平台将防止这种风险，因为电力和热量将在现场同时产生。更普遍地说，这项创新旨在降低商业和住宅的能源成本。特别是，该项目旨在设计，组装，测试和验证由行业合作伙伴Next Grid构思的高效供热和电力热电联产平台。这项创新的核心是一种被称为绿色涡轮机的微型涡轮机。该绿色涡轮机是小型轻质涡轮发电机，具有相对高的效率和紧凑的蒸汽涡轮机，其输出在1-15 kW的范围内。该项目的经济效益可能是三倍。1.下一个网格将享受增加的销售和盈利能力，这将级联到更多的招聘。2.商业和住宅终端用户将享受更便宜的能源成本。3.通过潜在的电价补贴协议，公用事业当局将获得另一种可持续能源生产来源。

The recent power outages in the GTA in the winter of 2013-2014 were devastating to households using natural gas heating because these systems largely require electricity to operate and generate heat. Next Grids proposed co-generation platform would guard against this risk as power and heat would be generated on site simultaneously. More generally, this innovation aims to alleviate commercial and residential energy costs. In particular, this project aims to design, assemble, test and validate a high efficiency heating and electricity cogeneration platform conceived of by the industry partner; Next Grid. At the core of this innovation is a microturbine called green turbine. The green turbine is a small light weight turbo generator, with a relatively high efficiency and a compact steam turbine with an output in the range of 1-15 kW. The economic benefits of this project are potentially 3 fold. 1. Next Grid will enjoy increased sales and profitability which will cascade into more hirings. 2. Commercial and residential end users will enjoy cheaper energy costs. 3. Through potential feed in tariff agreements, utilities authorities stand to gain another source of sustainable energy production.