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Basically, it should not surprise anyone that a heat engine can drive the movement of a hydraulic fluid. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine Stirling engine] can operate quietly from any heat source to generate mechanical power (work). It can be coupled directly to a hydraulic transmission, although only a handful of projects have explored this possibility over the decades. Heat sources include solar concentrating power (CSP) as well as biomass. A NASA Project existed in 1988 - [[Media:NASA Stirling Hydraulic concept.pdf|details here]].
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==Applications and Product Ecology==
*In future versions of the [[GVCS]], such a concept may be used to power (for example) [[LifeTrac]] (="Stirling PowerCube").
* can be coupled to water pumps for irrigation 
* biomass: heat can be derived from combustion or from pyrolysis, where [[biochar]] would be a useful, carbon-negative byproduct. With biomass-powered Stirling engine, one single engine could handle all sorts of different biomass, whether solid, liquid or gaseous. There is no need for tedious clean-up of fuel.
* liquid piston Stirling engine
 
==Links==
* [http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=mdJ-AAAAEBAJ&dq=Stirling+engine+with+hydraulic+output Patent (2007): Stirling engine with hydraulic output]
*[http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960148109000494 Mobile hydraulic power supply: Liquid piston Stirling engine pump by James D. Van de Ven ''Renewable Energy'' Volume 34, Issue 11, November 2009]
* [[Wikipedia: Fluidyne engine]]
* [[Hydraulic Power|OSE Wiki page on Hydraulic Power]]
 
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