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Optimising complex energy systems on the customer side of the meter.
Bio-fuelled
Combined Heat
and Power Plant
Combined Heat
and Power Plant
Thermal
Store
Store
Absorption
Chiller
Chiller
EBRI
Cooling
Demand
Cooling
Demand
EBRI
Heating
Demand
Heating
Demand
Birmingham District
Heating Scheme
Heating Scheme
Electric
Chiller
Chiller
The National Grid
EBRI Building
EBRI Pilot Plant
Student Guild Building
(Electricity)
(Heat)
V2G System
Car
Nissan Leaf
Electric
Chiller Meter
Chiller Meter
Absorption
Chiller Meter
Chiller Meter
Absorption Chiller Heat Meter
EBRI Heat Meter
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Biomass CHP400kWel internal combustion engine modified to take a wider variety of first and second generation oils. The engine also has the capability to run in a bi-fuel mode when our gasifier is operating. -
District Heating SchemeConnection to a city wide heat network. This first of a kind connection enables a third party heat generator such as EBRI to export low carbon heat for use by other customers on the city network. -
Thermal StoreThe thermal store can only hold heat for a few hours and has limited capacity. We optimise the way we charge and discharge the thermal store to increase overall efficiency. -
Vehicle to gridThe vehicle to grid (V2G) charge post allows our electric vehicle to discharge power back into the micro-grid. We use this ability to manipulate the overall load profile of the buildings and run our whole system most cost efficiently. -
Car BatteryThe electric vehicle (EV) battery has a capacity of 21kWhel which can be rapidly charged to 80% within 30 mins demonstrating the benefits of load deferral and peak load lopping using EVs. -
Biomass CHP400kWel internal combustion engine modified to take a wider variety of first and second generation oils. The engine also has the capability to run in a bi-fuel mode when our gasifier is operating.
Visualisation
System Economics
Costs
Revenue
Car Connected to Grid
Decentralised micro-grids such as ours are becoming increasingly common as an efficient, low carbon and cost effective method for meeting energy needs. For decentralised energy to grow, it is important that micro-grid systems can generate sufficient revenue from the sale of the produced energy and through any supporting governmental support.
Using the sliders you can set the rates charged for energy produced by EBRI’s micro-grid. Set the cost and revenue rates using live data to make the system break-even or make a profit.
Total Revenue
Cost Breakdown
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