Innovative Co-generation Platform for Heating and Electricity

最近2013-2014年冬季GTA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。下一步，拟议的热电联产平台将防范这一风险，因为电力和热量将在现场同时产生。更广泛地说，这项创新旨在降低商业和住宅能源成本。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构思的高效热电联产平台。这项创新的核心是一种名为绿色涡轮机的微型涡轮机。绿色汽轮机是一种小型轻质汽轮发电机，效率较高，是一种紧凑型汽轮机，输出功率在1-15kW之间。该项目的经济效益可能是3倍。1.Next Grid将享受更高的销售额和盈利能力，这将带来更多的招聘。2.商业和住宅终端用户将享受更低的能源成本。3.通过潜在的上网电价协议，公用事业当局将获得另一个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.