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We research and develop systems/equipment that allow compression ignition (diesel) engines to:-

be run effectively and reliably on alternative fuels

be capable of tolerating continuous heavy duty and long service intervals.

be used as the basis for Combined Heat and Power systems - making heat recovery easy and effective.

We also provide consultancy and primary subcontract project management for commercial CHP systems (of any size) that require the use of alternative fuels.

Why is local electricity generation so important?

Our planet has only one renewable/continuous source of energy (ignoring geothermal and nuclear), and that is the energy we receive from the sun. This is the budget that our energy usage must meet.
At the moment, our energy usage is several orders of magnitude greater than our budget (due to our extravagant use of fossil fuels), so we have to start being much more efficient with our energy usage.
Although the human race has survived for thousands of years without electricity, it is now highly unlikely that we will give up this 'luxury' in the interest of our planet, so we need to be intelligent when we decide how to generate our electricity.
All electricity generation methods entail a certain level of inefficiency - the process produces a vast amount of waste heat. When we generate electricity in power stations (centralised), we almost always waste this heat because heat is very difficult to distribute over distances.
It is therefore obvious that the only environmentally friendly way of generating electricity is locally, where the waste heat can be put to good use.

Product Overview

All Volvox CHP systems are:-

designed for the purpose of providing domestic electricity. They are all extremely durable (continuous heavy duty) in order to cope with the long running times required by home electricity production.

designed for easy/cheap maintenance. Anyone with the most fundamental knowledge of engine maintenance will be capable of undertaking most maintenance tasks. All other (more substantial) maintenance tasks can be easy performed by any mechanic.

capable of running on higher viscosity fuels, like vegetable oil (waste or new) and some models will even run on waste motor oil (pre-processed/blending is required). Conversion kits are required for these alternative fuels, but once fitted, the engines will run just as reliably as they do on diesel.

can run on Biodiesel, red diesel and kerosene (with a little vegetable oil) without any modification.

controlled by a sophisticated, programmable control unit that monitors engine health and safety parameters, and controls the start-up and shut-down sequences and timings. Remote/automated start/stop is available on all models.

covered by a comprehensive warranty.

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If you are in the alternative energy retail business, and would like to become a Volvox Authorised Dealer, please drop us an email.