Combined Heat and Power from Renewable Fuels
Pritchard Power Limited is commercializing a range of small-scale, modern steam engines designed to produce heat and power from renewable fuels. An early prototype, the S5000A1, was demonstrated in Melbourne, Australia, in September 2008 with assistance from the Australian Federal Government's COMET program.
A recent test run of the S5000
Designed by Ted Pritchard, the S5000 was intended by Ted to be a small scale, multi-utility, enterprise energy system, capable of delivering mechanical power and electricity, hot water, space heating and, if required, steam, all from the lowest grade fuels. Derived from principles of mechanical design and operation that Ted demonstrated in his automotive engine in the 1970's, the completion of the S5000 is the first step on a journey to deliver a range of simple power products to a number of markets.
Models with outputs from as little as 2kWe up to 20kWe are under consideration.
