Ponce
27th November 2011, 11:20 PM
I love the idea......after TSHTF we will have so many bodies that there will be no need to import anymore oil.
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Crematorium wants to generate electricity from its burners to sell power to National Grid.
By Gareth Finighan
Last updated at 11:17 PM on 27th November 2011
A crematorium has come up with a novel way to cut down on its fuel bill - by hooking up its furnaces to the National Grid.
Durham Crematorium has submitted plans to install turbines in its three burners which can convert the huge amounts of heat generated during the cremation process into electricity.
The first turbine will provide around £2,500 of heating for the facility's chapel and offices each month through a 'heat recovery' system.
Feeling the heat: Durham Crematorium could be the first to divert energy created by its burners onto the National Grid
But crematorium bosses believe surplus energy from the other two turbines - enough to power around 1,500 television sets - could be fed into the National Grid.
The turbines will be powered by steam released by cooling hot gases used in the cremation process, rather than bodies.
Crematorium superintendent Alan José told the Telegraph: 'We calculate that we will have far more electricity than we can possibly need so we would be feeding a reasonable amount into the grid.
'If there is genuine spare capacity to generate electricity then we are certainly interested in investigating that. And if it was thought to be acceptable in the eyes of the public we would almost certainly pursue that.
'Apart from it being common sense for us to try to conserve energy, it also enables us to keep the fees down.
'We don't want to become known as a power station rather than a crematorium because we try to provide a reverend and decent place for people to have a cremation service.'
The scheme is part of a £2.3million upgrade of the facility.
And it could be adopted by other crematoria across the country forced to revamp their systems in order to meet Government targets on harmful mercury emissions.
Almost one fifth of mercury pollution in the UK comes from crematoria emissions through dental fillings. Crematoria have been ordered to eliminate such emissions by 2020.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066982/Crematorium-wants-generate-electricity-burners-sell-power-National-Grid.html#ixzz1exyyOJyV
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Crematorium wants to generate electricity from its burners to sell power to National Grid.
By Gareth Finighan
Last updated at 11:17 PM on 27th November 2011
A crematorium has come up with a novel way to cut down on its fuel bill - by hooking up its furnaces to the National Grid.
Durham Crematorium has submitted plans to install turbines in its three burners which can convert the huge amounts of heat generated during the cremation process into electricity.
The first turbine will provide around £2,500 of heating for the facility's chapel and offices each month through a 'heat recovery' system.
Feeling the heat: Durham Crematorium could be the first to divert energy created by its burners onto the National Grid
But crematorium bosses believe surplus energy from the other two turbines - enough to power around 1,500 television sets - could be fed into the National Grid.
The turbines will be powered by steam released by cooling hot gases used in the cremation process, rather than bodies.
Crematorium superintendent Alan José told the Telegraph: 'We calculate that we will have far more electricity than we can possibly need so we would be feeding a reasonable amount into the grid.
'If there is genuine spare capacity to generate electricity then we are certainly interested in investigating that. And if it was thought to be acceptable in the eyes of the public we would almost certainly pursue that.
'Apart from it being common sense for us to try to conserve energy, it also enables us to keep the fees down.
'We don't want to become known as a power station rather than a crematorium because we try to provide a reverend and decent place for people to have a cremation service.'
The scheme is part of a £2.3million upgrade of the facility.
And it could be adopted by other crematoria across the country forced to revamp their systems in order to meet Government targets on harmful mercury emissions.
Almost one fifth of mercury pollution in the UK comes from crematoria emissions through dental fillings. Crematoria have been ordered to eliminate such emissions by 2020.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066982/Crematorium-wants-generate-electricity-burners-sell-power-National-Grid.html#ixzz1exyyOJyV