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Greenhouse Gas Technology Center Verifies Aisin Seiki 6 kW Combined Heat and Power Generator Performance

Posted on: Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 09:00 CDT

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenhouse Gas Technology Center (GHG Center) today announced that it has independently verified the performance of the Aisin Seiki G60 6 kW Combined Heat and Power appliance. The G60 is one of a first generation of small co-generation systems that integrate small-scale, gas-fired reciprocating engines with heat recovery in a single appliance. Electric power is synchronized with the grid and converted to operating voltage using an integrated power inverter, with a nominal power output of six kilowatts (kW). Water or water/glycol heating fluid is heated through engine cooling and exhaust heat recovery.

Verification of the G60 was conducted at Hooligan's Bar and Grille, a restaurant in Liverpool, New York, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The Aisin Seiki system was installed and is owned and operated, by the primary agent of Aisin Seiki in North America -- ECO Technology Solutions, LLC (ECOTS) USA -- to provide electricity to the facility and provide heat for domestic hot water. During performance testing, 5.3 kW of electric power was generated at full load and heat was recovered as hot water at a rate of 43.6 million Btu per hour. Total combined heat and power energy efficiency was 80.6 percent and the average nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions were 58 parts per million at 15 percent oxygen (02) or 3.2 pounds per megawatt hour.

Emissions from the G60 were compared to those which could have occurred if the restaurant had obtained electrical power and hot water from conventional sources -- grid electricity and an on-site gas-fired boiler. The GHG Center estimated that an average annual emission reduction of 300 pounds (18 percent) for NOX and 4,100 pounds (34 percent) for carbon dioxide (CO2) would occur with use of the G60 when compared to national baseline statistics. A synopsis and final independent performance evaluation report can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter3-17.html.

"The independent verification of the Aisin G60 emissions completes another step toward the commercial sales of the system in the United States," said Kamyar Zadeh, ECOTS vice president. "It was a pleasure working with the Greenhouse Gas Center team of experts."

About the Greenhouse Gas Technology Verification Center (GHG Center)

The GHG Center is a public/private partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Southern Research Institute, operating under the EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program. The GHG Center looks for promising greenhouse gas mitigation technologies, subjects them to independent third-party performance testing, and provides performance results to the public free of charge. To date, the GHG Center has verified -- or is in the process of verifying -- more than 30 different technologies that can significantly impact greenhouse gases.

Verifications generally involve the measurement of energy conversion efficiency, air pollution emission rates (e.g., greenhouse gases, criteria pollutants, other pollutants), secondary environmental impacts, electrical power quality, operational availability, cost, payback period, and other variables of interest to purchasers and stakeholders. Technology performance verifications are accomplished using measurement and analysis methods that have been reviewed and approved by independent expert stakeholder panels. http://www.sri-rtp.com/

About Southern Research Institute

Southern Research Institute is an independent, not-for-profit center for scientific research with facilities in Birmingham, Ala., Frederick, Md., Research Triangle Park, NC, and Pensacola, Fla. Southern Research provides contract research in the fields of engineering, environmental and energy- related research, and preclinical drug discovery and drug development, and is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB.) http://www.southernresearch.org/

About the EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses science to safeguard both human health and the environment. The Office of Research and Development (ORD) is the scientific research arm of EPA. ORD's research helps provide the solid underpinning of science and technology for the Agency. ORD conducts research on ways to prevent pollution, protect human health, and reduce risk. The work at ORD laboratories, research centers, and offices across the country helps improve the quality of air, water, soil, and the way we use resources and builds our understanding of how to protect and enhance the relationship between humans and the ecosystems of Earth. http://www.epa.gov/

About NYSERDA

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is unique among the states. It was established by law in 1975 to promote energy efficiency, while protecting the environment. Since then, millions of dollars, and hundreds of projects, have advanced electric service delivery, building and transportation use, consumer education, environmental protection, and development of New York's economy. NYSERDA's award winning projects foster innovative products and programs that are recognized as a standard for the nation. http://www.nyserda.org/

About ECO Technology Solutions (ECOTS)

ECOTS is a technology facilitation company located in Leesburg, Virginia. It specializes in the development, implementation and deployment of new energy and energy-related technologies that focus on energy conservation and distributed generation. ECOTS' new product development and testing programs have launched a number of innovative products for national and international companies. ECOTS is a recognized expert in distributed generation, fuel cells, load management, energy conservation, biowaste treatment systems, bioenergy systems, financing, legal and regulatory requirements and other energy equipment and services. http://www.ecotsusa.com/

About Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries comprise 137 companies in 18 countries, including Japan, with the total number of employees at nearly 53,000. Based on "Quality First," Aisin Seiki is expanding its Automotive Parts and Systems Business -- the core of Group operations -- and raising quality in combination with efforts to bolster the Life Related and Other Business toward the creation of new businesses. While striving to become a worldwide supplier by consolidating comprehensive Group strengths and vigorously working to develop attractive, quality products that meet customer needs, AISIN also aims to contribute to the advancement of society as a respected corporate citizen through its specialty of mono-zukuri ("manufacturing expertise in value-added products"). http://www.aisin.com/

Media Contact: Rhonda Jung, Southern Research Institute, 205-581-2317, jung@sri.org.

Southern Research Institute

CONTACT: Rhonda Jung of Southern Research Institute, +1-205-581-2317, orjung@sri.org

Web site: http://www.southernresearch.org/http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter3-17.htmlhttp://www.sri-rtp.com/http://www.epa.gov/http://www.nyserda.org/http://www.ecotsusa.com/http://www.aisin.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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