Today CHP is rational, but with cheap LENR it is not so sure. My quick computation on Defkalion Hyperions, is that it can produce heat at 100$/kWth (installed power is the main factor, consumption negligible), and probably much less in mass production. Meanwhile a micro-turbine less than 100kW is around 2000$/kWe... even a 50MW+ turbine is at 500$/kWe
My intuition is that today the price of turbine match the price of fuel used. Maybe losing some efficiency, and squeezing the costs, may lead to better prices... until price get lower, I'm afraid that CHP is not so profitable... 2013/7/2 Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > I think that was just Russ George speculating. But he makes a good point. > This would be an ideal application for heat at this temperature and volume. > > Process heat at similar temperatures is widely used in various industries > such as making carpets or curing wood. > > Process heat and district heating are often derived from co-generation > (combined heat and power -- CHP). See: > > http://www.arb.ca.gov/energy/dg/guidance/gappd.pdf > > They have been doing this in New York City since Edison invented electric > lighting. > > - Jed > >
