The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) learned January 24 that it would be receiving $385,500 from Western Economic Diversification Canada to purchase equipment and support resources required to demonstrate micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP) technology in homes.
SAIT, with the help of this investment and its industry partners, ATCO Gas and Brookfield Residential, will evaluate existing micro-CHP technologies to demonstrate how it can be used in Alberta homes. The project will see the design, construction, demonstration and evaluation of an operational and affordable Net Zero home in Western Canada, incorporating new clean technology in the residential natural gas sector.
The group notes that Micro-CHP technology allows home owners to generate power on site, “relying less on the electrical grid, improving the efficiency of the home and reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions.” The group says this technology “will be an important option for helping Albertans reduce their residential energy consumption and cost.”