Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Cogeneration Units

Generate power while you heat

Rising electricity prices and the ongoing transition away from fossil fuels make the decentralised generation of electricity increasingly important. Combined heat and power (CHP) solutions can play an important role in this. These cogeneration systems generate heat and electricity simultaneously, making them highly efficient and environmentally friendly. They can operate as a supplement to central power stations, and they are also available on a smaller scale to use in homes and other buildings.

A CHP unit generates electricity while at the same time capturing usable heat that is created during this process. Thanks to its high level of efficiency, a CHP generator can help users to reduce their energy bills and their carbon emissions. It can also increase fuel supply security.

The government target is to increase the share of power generated by CHP plants from the current 16 per cent to 25 per cent by 2020. Fuel cell boilers and micro CHP units with Stirling engines are at the forefront of decentralised power generation solutions.

Unusually high energy efficiency: Combined heat and power generation

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Design & Technology

Our cutting-edge combined heat and power generation units are the result of more than 25 years' experience in this product area. The Viessmann range offers homeowners efficient gas operated systems for combined heat and power generation. Alongside standard products, we also manufacture combined heat and power units tailored specifically to customers' individual requirements.

As well as being exceptionally efficient, our CHP units use proven technology that ensures maximum reliability, a long service life and user safety.

In addition, our CHP energy units are designed with smart homes in mind and come ready for convenient operation by tablet or smartphone, giving you total control from wherever you happen to be.

For industrial applications, we also offer a range of powerful and flexible commercial wood burning systems that are suitable for power generation in biomass CHP units.

Independent power generation

Efficient heating for larger homes

The Vitovalor offers sufficient thermal output to cover the entire heat demand of a detached or semi-detached home - and it has a footprint of just 0.65 square metres. The maximum amount of electrical energy generated over the course of a day (16.5 kWh) is enough to cover the basic needs of an average detached or semi-detached property.

To ensure you always have enough heating and hot water, the integral gas condensing boiler switches on automatically when the heat generated by the fuel cell module is insufficient, such as at peak times or when a lot of hot water is required for a brief period.

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Benefits of the Viessmann fuel cell heating appliance

Up to 30% lower energy bills compared with gas condensing technology
Increasing independence of electricity prices by generating power on site
PACE funding – making the costs of purchase comparable to those of a gas condensing boiler or solar thermal system
Compact design with a small footprint
Efficient and environmentally responsible technology of the future
High operating convenience via tablet or smartphone
Energy efficiency class: A++
Energy efficiency class, DHW heating: A