Ilios Introduces Natural Gas Engine Driven High Efficiency Water Heater
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WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Ilios Dynamics, a subsidiary of Tecogen Inc., today announced commercial availability of the Ilios High Efficiency Water Heater. Powered by a highly efficient natural gas engine, this water heating module extracts energy from the atmosphere and pumps this heat to useful temperatures. Free waste heat from the engine is captured and repurposed, adding to the unit's capacity and efficiency. Ideal for commercial and industrial sites with substantial hot water requirements, the Ilios High Efficiency Water Heater offers up to twice the efficiency and half the fuel consumption of a conventional gas-fired boiler.
The highly efficient heat pump with reclaimed engine waste heat results in a coefficient of performance (COP) of 1.2 to 1.8. It can produce 400,000 to 600,000 BTU/hr of hot water, which is ideal for commercial domestic hot water, process hot water or space heating in commercial buildings and manufacturing facilities. The Ilios High Efficiency Water Heater is an alternative to conventional systems at facilities with a gas demand of 2,000 therms per month or more; Ilios units are modular and scalable to serve larger thermal loads.
Source: MarketWatch (press release)
Wood Boilers A Hot Topic
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TIVERTON — Faced with a proliferation of outdoor wood-burning furnaces and no zoning rules to govern them or they smoke they produce, the Town Council voted Oct. 11 to adopt a six-month moratorium on the acceptance of new applications for their installation.
The temporary halt was amended — just prior to the final vote — to apply it to new applications, not to installation or operation of those already permitted.
The moratorium was unanimously recommended by the Planning Board to allow it time to draft and hold hearings on regulations meant to address the devices.
Called outdoor hydronic heaters (OHHs), the units are now installed mostly on properties in rural parts of town. More may be on the way.
John Manchester, a licensed arborist and owner of Manchester’s Tree & Landscaping on Main Road, has had one for five years that he uses to heat his garage and three greenhouses. ‘I love it,” he said. Mr. Manchester has a “Classic” made by Central Boiler in Greenbush, Minn.
Source: EastBayRI.com