Solar Heat to drive Stirling engine

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keefwivanef
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Solar Heat to drive Stirling engine

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Hi Folks
We've been looking at ways to generate cheaper solar power for the
offgrid and rural community users.
Over on the forum http://www.opencpv.org/ we have been looking at
many options including solar thermal to steam.
Seem to have reached a slight bump in the road because of the
apparently low conversion efficiency of heat engines.
Any contributions from Stirling enthusiasts would be very welcome.
The forum opencpv was off the air just now but I am sure it will be back.
Just go to the steam section so that we don't end up with posts all
over the place.
Thanks everyone
Keef
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