A carbon-neutral way to power your home

Monday, December 1, 2008 - 11:49 in Physics & Chemistry

A super-efficient system that has the potential to power, heat and cool homes across the UK is being developed at Newcastle University. It works by burning vegetable oil to power a generator and provide electricity for the home. The waste heat from this process is then used to provide heating and hot water and is also converted to cool a fridge...

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