The growing worldwide demand for less polluting forms of energy has led to a renewed interest in theuse of micro combined heat and power (CHP) technologies in the residential sector. Micro CHP is thesimultaneous production of heat and power in a single building based on small energy conversion units.The heat produced is used for space and water heating and possibly for cooling, the electricity is usedwithin the building.In this paper, two typical CHP types for a residential building are analyzed, namely ECOWILL gasengine plant and LIFUEL fuel cell plant.
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