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Offline Weisshaupt

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10KW Stirling for $10K
« on: July 07, 2014, 04:48:36 PM »
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2014/07/02/dean-kamen-thinks-his-new-stirling-engine-could-power-the-world/
If you have a Natural gas resource ( or want to build a gassifier and convert the burner..)  this is potentially better than the Solar array.
Of course 10KW is more than any individual will need.

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Re: 10KW Stirling for $10K
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2014, 08:47:25 PM »
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The Beacon could eventually replace two of those appliances — the furnace and hot water heater — says Kamen.

F that. I want to power the whole house.

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Why not offer the smaller version first? “A 2-kilowatt machine would make one-fifth the power, but wouldn’t cost just one-fifth the money,” says Kamen.

Guess I'd better get the 10k, then. I'd just have to sell the surplus to the electric company. ::cool::

Nothing said about fuel consumption, though.
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Re: 10KW Stirling for $10K
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2014, 06:47:30 AM »
So....what?  I just set that puppy on top of the wood-burning stove and viola, electricity?
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