Stirling Engine - Hydro Question
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:55 pm
I have been looking into alternative energy solutions for my rural
home in Louisiana for over a year and have not found any clear
solution to significantly create electricity for my on-grid home for
an affordable price. I have looked into solar, standard hydro and
nothing seems very promising to me.
Now for my question: I have two artesian water wells on my property,
one flowing at about 40 gpm with a head of 40 feet and another flowing
at 70 gpm with a slightly higher head. Could I use the water from my
wells to create the same lift as the heat does with the Stirling
engine and then turn a crank shaft to create electricity?
I don't want to spend $50,000 to create this device (approximately the
cost of solar panels), but if I could create this for less than
$10,000, I would be very interested. Any companies and/or advice would
be greatly appreciated.
home in Louisiana for over a year and have not found any clear
solution to significantly create electricity for my on-grid home for
an affordable price. I have looked into solar, standard hydro and
nothing seems very promising to me.
Now for my question: I have two artesian water wells on my property,
one flowing at about 40 gpm with a head of 40 feet and another flowing
at 70 gpm with a slightly higher head. Could I use the water from my
wells to create the same lift as the heat does with the Stirling
engine and then turn a crank shaft to create electricity?
I don't want to spend $50,000 to create this device (approximately the
cost of solar panels), but if I could create this for less than
$10,000, I would be very interested. Any companies and/or advice would
be greatly appreciated.