CHESHIRE green energy product supplier Energetix says today it has signed an agreement with a domestic boiler maker which could see its technology installed in millions of homes across Europe.

Energetix subsidiary, Energetix Genlec, is to collaborate with Germany heating technoogy firm, Stiebel Eltron, to integrate its micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) unit into a boiler for the European domestic heating market.

Under the agreement, Stiebel will incorporate the Energetix Genlec micro-CHP unit into one of its boiler designs, while Energetix Genlec will provide technical expertise and a number of Genlec units for field-testing. Development will start in 2009.

The initial aim is commercial sales across Europe but the eventual aim is to take the product worldwide.

Both companies are seeking to cash on  the growing demand for energy-efficient heating products. Stiebel Eltron’s UK operation is based in Wirral.

Adrian Hutchings, chief executive of Energetix Group, said: “We are delighted that this arrangement further endorses Genlec’s technology, as well as our strategy of forming key alliances.

“The relationship with Stiebel Eltron should give us greater access and insight into the European market, and in particular to Germany, an important and advanced market for micro-CHP.”