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<r><br/> <br/> For large scale operations, steam generation is a mature proven technology, and in Iceland, is used directly and to produce hydrogen as a synthetic fuel.<br/> <br/> The sun belt areas of the planet could easily produce more energy than humans could use, and geothermal an order of magn...

<r><br/> silly me, forgot the link I was going to send.<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.sz-wholesale.com/P/Evacuated-Tubes/Conductive-Evacuated-Solar-Collector-Tube-30596.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.sz-wholesale.com/P/Evacuated ... 30596.html">http://www.sz-wholesale.com/P/Evacuated-Tubes/Cond...

<t><br/> Not "the" government but "a" government doc. His was from Dept of Energy and is a good explanation for general public use.<br/> <br/> I do not really want to give up my sources yet, though they are public. The Energy Dept one is all over Wiki and various vendor sites. I have a tab to a PDF ...

<r>Responding to posts is fun, because I get to think about even my own responses.<br/> <br/> Your system was designed to collect solar energy specifically to use the hot water. Then, you had the idea of making good use of the hot water. OK, fine, good question.<br/> <br/> Now, the problem is, we ne...

<r>There is a lot of posts like yours. And you are best to read up more on Stirlings to learn the answer is no. I am a big fan of producing hydrogen and like vacuum tube solar energy collection.<br/> <br/> The problem is that the temperature of only 190 Deg F is not enough on the hot side for a reas...

<t><br/> The WhisperGen unit has to be understood as a mobile CHP, combined heating power unit, that it is. If I lived/worked up in Canada, this unit would be just the thing, providing good heat, and getting me ample power for no extra cost or equipment. It is cool stuff for the special purposes it ...

<t><br/> <br/> Keeping on topic, of Stirling engines, the problem is that too many people have messed up Science with politics such that simple facts are beyond the understanding of the full range of human IQ's.<br/> <br/> One side thinks turning down the heat, changing light bulbs, and riding a bic...

<r><br/> At 800W electrical energy per hour, the WhisperGen unit can<br/> effectively provide up to 19kWh/day at 12 or 24 VDC.<br/> <br/> Inverters and battery banks are used to store the energy and later power devices. So, it is effectively running on batteries with a longer delayed recharge using ...

<t><br/> Get a fuel cell and a tank of hydrogen. It will run totally silent, even a special ops ninja would be impressed. Fuel cells are available in very large commercial sizes, as in many kilowatts. Unlike batteries, it will run for as long as you have fuel, or keep refilling the fuel tank.<br/> <...

<t><br/> Oh, one more thing.<br/> <br/> You probably will neither be able to ask the people selling the solar thermal about these temperatures nor the Stirling engine people about the heating method.<br/> <br/> The evactuated tubes you are probably looking at, have much better infomration about them...