Fuelled by gas, the Nirvana Power Stick produces between 1-4kW of electrical power, and 15-30kW of thermal power for domestic water and space heating.
The silent, compact m-CHP system with system efficiency over 90% can be used as an alternative for water heaters and boilers across the globe.
Partly based on technology developed by Xerox PARC and further refined by NASA Glenn Research, the TAPS system can be networked into a virtual power plant, curbing environmental impacts, while lowering capital costs for delivering power via conventional grid based systems.
The company, working in collaboration with Xerox PARC and NASA Glenn, has achieved a key breakthrough in cost (low cost) of the Power Stick.
Nirvana co-founder James Gibbons said that the Power Stick can operate continuously and will enable customers to lower their energy bills by creating both their own electric power and sufficient heat for domestic water and space heating purposes.
"Where permitted, consumers will also have the option of selling excess electric power back to the grid, thus becoming net producers of electricity for their communities," added Gibbons.
Nirvana co-founder Lambertus Hesselink said distributed home energy generation provides an impressive solution for utility operators and networked m-CHPs become virtual power plants.
