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Steam
can be produced in many ways - different designs and
also heat sources.
For many years the use of electricity for heating was
almost abandoned in many countries, since electricity
was expensive - being expensively produced at power
plants using coal, oil or gas as energy source.
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Today electricity is
widely produced on bio power, wind power, hydro power,
hydro wave power, solar power and nuclear power. All
these energy forms produce electricity without emission
of CO2. Except for nuclear power all these they are also
climate neutral (they dissipate the same energy as they
absorb) and they are environmental and non-polluting. |
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Small Vertical
Electric Steam Boiler
Capacity below 200 - 250 kg/h |

Medium-Size HORIZONTAL
Electric Steam Boiler
Capacity above 200 - 250 kg/h |
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Electricity is
a commodity that is trading un-depending where it is
produced.
You can buy expensive wind power or cheap power from heavy fuel
oil plants no matter where you live.
Like many other electric heated units, the electric steam
boilers has experienced a new era. |
The electric steam
boilers still have some advantages, which is listed
below - and together with the new environmental
argument, this steam boilers is now very often preferred
against the gas- and oil-fired steam boilers.
Often both an electric boiler and a oil/gas-fired boiler
is installed next to each other. The electric boiler
operates in the night-time where electricity is cheap,
and the oil/gas-fired operates in the day-times. |
Some advantages when using electricity instead
of fuel :
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Easy and fast to install -
CO2 neutral when choosing the environmental
electricity source -
Climate neutral when choosing environmental electricity source -
Free choice between low price
or environmental - at any time
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No emission or risk of pollution -
No chimney or flue gas piping -
No chimney maintenance (inspection, cleaning
and repair) -
No fuel to be ordered (no risk of running
dry) -
No fuel supply line, tank etc to be
maintained
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