WHAT HAPPENS IF THE ELECTRICITY REQUIRED BY A MICRO FUSION SYSTEM IS GENERATED USING NATURAL GAS?
Assume that the electricity required to drive a Micro Fusion heating system is generated using a 50% efficient combined cycle natural gas fuelled generator. The useful thermal output from the Micro Fusion equipment is 10 times the electricity energy input, which in turn is half the thermal energy content of the natural gas consumed. Hence there is an overall: 10 X 0.5 = 5 fold reduction in natural gas consumption and corresponding carbon dioxide emissions as compared to a 100% efficient natural gas heating system. A real natural gas heating system has a typical efficiency of 0.83. Hence the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions enabled by the Micro Fusion system is: 5.0 / 0.83 = 6.02 fold.
