ENTRADE, a provider of small-scale biomass generator to produce electricity, heating and cooling from waste product, announced the launch of E3 tri-generation unit for microgrids.
E3, according to the company, is the world’s smallest combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) unit fueled by regional available biomass waste.
The technology is based on a high-temperature, carbon neutral and highly efficient gasification process. It uses solid biomass waste to deliver cheap and clean energy continuously. One E3 is a turnkey solution and so small that it’s easily transportable on a pickup truck.
The combined usage of solar energy, battery storage systems and the E3 tri-generation unit is the best solution for sustainable microgrids, the company said.
The on-site power plant generates enough electricity (30 kilowatts), heating (up to 60 kilowatts) and/or cooling (up to 30 kilowatts) for as much as 22 American single family homes, a small production facility or even a village in developing countries. Far more than 100 types of solid waste are certified already – nut shells and further regional biomass, fuels the E3 unit on the LA Kretz Innovation Campus.
“Driven by our company’s vision to one day solve the world’s waste and energy problems, our engineering team in Germany has reinvented the biomass gasification process in a truly sustainable way,” said Julien Uhlig, ENTRADE’s CEO.
The tri-generation power plant, fueled by waste, will have a huge impact on the everyday-life of millions of people without any access to clean energy, Uhlig added. “The strong demand out of the world market is a hint to be sure that it’s an idea whose time has come. The E3 is ready to go into mass production.”
E3 provides low-cost energy production and short-time ROI. It provides more than 8,000 full load hours per year in addition to lowering the carbon footprint.
One E3 tri-generation unit retails currently for less than 200,000 US-Dollar. ENTRADE’s mass production in Germany will start in January 2016. The cleantech company plans to produce up to 45 units per month with a target of 600 units in 2016.
Rajani Baburajan