Honda's Household Gas Engine Burns Natural gas Or LPG To Generate Electric Power

Japanese Honda Motor Corporation has announced a household gas engine that burns Liquid Propane Gase (LPG) to generate electric power during the power outages or load shedding. The MCHP.0R (Micro Combined Heat and Power) gas engine cogeneration unit will go on sales in November 2012. The unit minimizes the energy loss by using the exhaust heat for hot water supply to the home and it automatically turns on as soon as it detects the power failure.



The massive Earthquake in 2011 lead to the need of power backup systems in Japan and the demand for cogeneration systems rose subsequently. The newly designed unit is capable of delivering 980 Watt (AC 100 V, 980 VA) power output during autonomous operations.

The machine can be switched on independently as long as it's getting the adequate supply of gas and water. It can work on its own and generate power without relying on the utility grid. Honda's developed technology to make sure that the engine starts smoothly using the inbuilt mechanical recoil starter. We'd have loved to have the system in India; but given the soaring prices of LPG we'd better remain electric-less than break our banks paying for the cylinders. What about you?

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