Micro-CHP Trial Noel Rice & Barry Steele N.I.Housing Executive 10 th May 2005 Micro-CHP Trial Whispertech New Zealand. Whispergen Micro CHP unit Stirling Engine. Provides heat and generates electricity (1kw). N.I. Field Trial February 2 Whispergens installed. 2 Private dwellings. Funded by Housing Executive, NIE and Phoenix Natural Gas. TV Coverage. Extended Field Trial 2004/05 50 Whispergen Units. NIHE 70k NIE100k EST 90k Phoenix Gas100k DETI100k 460k Micro-CHP Trial (NI) 10 Housing Executive. 10 Housing Association. 10 Private Sector New Build. 20 Private Sector retrofit. Monitored by Carbon Trust. Micro CHP Trial Partners subsidise installation costs. NIHE dwellings partners supply CHP unit but NIHE pay installation costs. Housing Association and Private Sector installations also subsidised by partners. Monitoring Costs. Training Costs. Contingency Fund. Micro CHP Trial (NI) Identification of NIHE houses. Heat Loss Calculations. Marketing campaign for properties within other tenures, including media coverage. Training of NIHE Contractors. Tender for contractors within other tenures followed by training. Progress to date 7 Housing Executive installations complete. 3 Housing Executive completions due shortly. Many owner-occupiers interested not all dwellings suitable. Housing Associations interest building. Private developers none to date. Issues Compatibility with prepayment meters. Working in partnership. Installation manual. Suitability of dwellings and tenants. Logistics.