Make Your Own Power: A Smarter Way to Use the Energy You Already Buy

Every building needs energy. You purchase electricity from the grid while also paying for natural gas or propane to produce heat and hot water.

But what if the same fuel used to heat your building could also help generate your electricity?

That is the idea behind the EcoPrime microCHP system from Axiom Energy Group.

Turn Heat Demand Into an Opportunity

Traditional heating equipment uses fuel to produce heat. EcoPrime takes that process a step further by producing heat and electricity at the same time.

Powered by natural gas or propane, the system generates up to 4.4 kW of electricity for use within the building. Instead of allowing the engine’s heat to go to waste, EcoPrime captures it and uses it for:

• Domestic hot water

• Space heating

• Swimming pools

• Other year-round thermal needs

  
  

By putting both forms of energy to work, EcoPrime can exceed 90% total system efficiency.

You Are Already Paying for Heat

For buildings with consistent hot-water or heating demand, energy costs are an unavoidable operating expense. A conventional boiler provides the heat the building needs, but it does not generate electricity or create an additional source of savings.

EcoPrime uses that same thermal demand to create value.

Every hour the system operates, it produces electricity that the building would otherwise need to purchase from the utility. This can lower electric bills, reduce exposure to rising utility rates and improve the overall efficiency of the building.

The more consistently EcoPrime operates, the more electricity it can generate and the greater the potential savings.

Which Buildings Are a Good Fit?

EcoPrime is especially well suited for facilities that use hot water or heat throughout the day and across much of the year. Potential applications include:

• Apartment and condominium buildings

• Hotels

• Senior living communities

• Athletic facilities and swimming pools

• Laundromats

• Restaurants

• Schools

• Healthcare and dialysis facilities

• Car washes

• Breweries and manufacturing facilities

  
  

Larger properties can install multiple EcoPrime systems in parallel to accommodate greater thermal and electrical demand.

More Than Lower Energy Costs

Generating heat and electricity on-site can deliver benefits beyond monthly utility savings. EcoPrime can help a facility:

• Use fuel more efficiently

• Reduce reliance on grid-supplied electricity

• Lower carbon emissions

• Ease demand on the electric grid

• Improve long-term energy planning

• Make better use of existing natural gas or propane infrastructure

  
  

Because the electricity is generated where it is consumed, EcoPrime also avoids some of the energy losses associated with transmitting electricity over long distances from a traditional power plant.

Designed to Work With Your Building

EcoPrime is an indoor, grid-connected system designed to integrate with a building’s existing heating equipment. It can operate alongside boilers, buffer tanks, domestic hot-water systems and other HVAC components.

The system automatically modulates its output based on thermal demand, allowing it to run longer and maximize on-site electricity generation. EcoPrime is powered by the proven Marathon Engine and is designed for continuous operation, long service intervals and an engine life of 40,000 hours.

What If Your Building Made Its Own Power?

Energy prices continue to affect operating budgets, but building owners do not have to remain completely dependent on traditional utility power.

If your property already has substantial demand for heat or hot water, EcoPrime may allow you to turn that demand into an opportunity, producing useful thermal energy while generating electricity and reducing operating costs.

You are already paying for heat. Why not make your own power at the same time?

Watch “Make Your Own Power” on YouTube, then contact Axiom Energy Group to learn whether EcoPrime is a good fit for your building.