{"id":1550,"date":"2005-08-18T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-18T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/08\/18\/brits-developing-super-boiler\/"},"modified":"2005-08-18T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2005-08-18T17:22:00","slug":"brits-developing-super-boiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/brits-developing-super-boiler\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits Developing “Super Boiler”"},"content":{"rendered":"
From Scotsman.com, news<\/a> of an experimental project between British Gas<\/a> and Ceres Power<\/a> to develop “[high-tech] environmentally friendly boilers that could significantly reduce the energy bills of consumers.”<\/p>\n The revolutionary gas central heating systems produce electricity as well as heat, meaning customers could cut down on their electricity bills. The boilers will run on gas-powered “fuel cells” which do not need a pilot light or use combustion, reducing carbon monoxide by between 30 and 50 per cent….<\/p>\n Researchers at Sussex-based Ceres Power have been developing the wafer-thin fuel cells for about 15 years. Each one is about the size of a CD case and about half the thickness of a human hair. They stack together to create a cube-shaped generator which can replace the burner unit in domestic boilers.<\/p>\n However, they will not yet be able to create enough electricity to power a whole house. A six-inch stack of the cells can produce 1kW of electricity – enough to provide heatand hot water, and to power a television, DVD player, computer, fridge and freezer and household lights. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n The other problem I see here is the new boiler’s reliance on natural gas. Engineering folks — what do you think?<\/p>\n Technorati tags: fuel cell<\/a>, boiler<\/a>, innovation<\/a>, Great Britain<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Scotsman.com, news of an experimental project between British Gas and Ceres Power to develop “[high-tech] environmentally friendly boilers that could significantly reduce the energy bills of consumers.” The revolutionary [ … ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n