CHOICE ENERGY

Combined Heat and Power Unit for sale

Control Panel


Exhaust entering water heater


Exhaust heat extractor with pex plumbing


Exhaust vented to outside of building


275-gal Tote tank on right


Heated vegetable oil filter


Heated vegetable oil fuel pickup in bottom of tank

 
Vegetable oil tank with control panel for switching to and from diesel and vegetable oil fuels

 

 This is a 2-cylinder diesel engine mated to a 15 kilowatt electrical current generator, single phase 110/220v.  Exhaust heat is collected into a glycol fluid and circulated through the biofuel tank to enable the switchover to straight vegetable oil; additional hydronic heating is optional.  This setup is called CHP (Combined Heat and Power), or Cogeneration, since it makes heat as well as electricity.  Much additional heat is supplied to the engine room by the engine's radiator.  The unit heats a 25x50 insulated shop from 40F to 70F in 1.5 hours. 

Total hours on the unit is 30.  Thoroughly tested on vegetable oil, and comes with a 275 gal fuel supply tank, gravity driven used vegetable oil filtration system, 10 hours of setup assistance, and the full report on the project, detailing all background, modifications and operation procedures.  This project was completed with the help of an $8000 grant from Northwestern Energy, which mostly covered material costs.  The new owner of this unit is buying the research, development, and labor required to enable it to run on vegetable oil with a 2 tank system and operate as a CHP unit, and agrees to keep the unit on display and available for demonstrations for educational purposes.  The project will be highlighted on www.montanagreenpower.org where Northwestern lists its grant funded projects.   Serious inquires only.  Good candidates for hosting this demonstration project are greenhouse operators, wood shop owners, owners of any moderate electrical usage industry.  Complete unit price is $10,000. 

 

Engine Specs:

Model

GFS-15

Continuous Output (KW)

15KW

Voltage

110/220

Current (Amps)

125/62.5

Engine Type

495D

Power

30HP

Cylinders

4

Fuel Type

Diesel

Engine Speed (rpm)

1800

Engine Cooling

Closed Circuit Water

Starting Type

12VDC Electric

Fuel Tank Capacity (gal)

14

Fuel Consumption (gal/kwh)

0.08

Dimensions LxWxH (inches)

81 x 40 x 45

Weight (lbs)

1870

Noise (db)

<75

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