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Article: Honeywell Refrigerant Helps Homeowners Convert the Sun's Heat Into Power.
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- Global Warming Focus
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced that its Genetron[R] R-245fa refrigerant is being used to help homeowners generate electricity from the sun's heat while offsetting energy costs.
Honeywell's energy-efficient refrigerant is being used in an organic rankine cycle (ORC) called the 35Z Micro Power Plant, manufactured by Germany-based Turbolina GmbH & Co. KG. The 35Z Micro Power Plant has a unique design that uses water heated by thermal solar panels to evaporate the refrigerant, which in turn drives a turbine to generate electricity. Because no fuel is burned to create the electricity, the unit does not produce any carbon dioxide emissions. The remaining heat from the ...