https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Talk%3ASolar_Steam_Engine_Selection_ProcessTalk:Solar Steam Engine Selection Process - Revision history2026-04-09T08:04:55ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.13https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Solar_Steam_Engine_Selection_Process&diff=10447&oldid=prev71.60.194.239: /* Stirling engine viability */ update2009-10-22T03:17:39Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Stirling engine viability: </span> update</span></p>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Stirling engine viability ==<br />
Haha wow this page does need editing, put that on my to do list! Right-o! Anyhow, I've been searching around for a little stirling engine (haha "cult of hobbyists") to give me, oh say 50w or 100w output. Doesn't look like there's anything like it on the market. My predicament is that I will have to pay about $900 to connect to utility electricity where I am now, so I want to take that money and instead invest in capital to make electricity for my home on-site, from utility natural gas, wood, paper, coal (lots of it lying around where I am), or fresnel lens on sunny days, etc etc... you get the idea. I use less than 200wH/day, and I could probably bring that down to 50wH over the next year (lower-power laptop is the key there) plus just go without. Would be hooking up the engine to a battery as though it were an array of PV panels, and then I have to figure out how to power my laptop on DC straight from the battery -- how do we cut out the alternator? Anyhow, separate subject and I'm a total noob in all things mechanical and electrical.<br />
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Point is: I've seen a few around the old interwebs, and they seem to work, so I don't know what Mr. Hislop is referring to at bottom of article. And yes, even 10% or less fuel-to-electricity efficiency would be fine with me on this score, because I have a lot of fuel, powered second-hand by the sun via my trees -- and I wouldn't just blow all that heat out the window! CHP of course.<br />
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SO, here's the links. In particular, these hobbyists seem to have working models (Jim Dandy #1 wow!), and WhisperGen is making CHP for houses in the UK, and Mondragon [http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/242878 is in on] the European manufacturing rights. I hear "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondrag%C3%B3n_Cooperative_Corporation Mondragon]", and I got to think it's technology that's (A) profitable and (B) scalable to OSE purposes. Also, see in particular the Green Science Power dude, he's a riot and seems to have armloads of little stirling and "steam" engines that work just fine.<br />
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* [http://www.stirlingengine.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000019&topic_id=Power-producing+Stirling+engines&topic= long board discussion]<br />
* [http://starspin.com/stirlings/jimdp1-2.html hobbyist engines]<br />
* [http://www.starspin.com/stirlings/index.html ditto]<br />
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/GREENPOWERSCIENCE#p/u/19/W4VRb4vllB4 GPS youtube]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4VRb4vllB4 GPS youtube again]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7j3ioLQEw&feature=channel GPS youtube again!]<br />
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-ajmot</div>71.60.194.239