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I think my favorite technology that never was is the sunflower. It was a sterling engine with mirrors for solar concentration.
by stonemetal 16y ago
I think my favorite technology that never was is the sunflower. It was a sterling engine with mirrors for solar concentration.
- jacquesm 16y agoI spent some time improving on that concept using a stationary receiver: http://pics.ww.com/v/jacques/renewables/concentrator/ http://pics.ww.com/v/jacques/renewables/concentrator/ One of the most fun projects I did back in those days. I still have the Stirling engine :) (a tiny one, store bought) I thought that having the Stirling engines on a mobile parabolic mount was a design weakness and figured out a way to do it better.
- aedocw 16y agoI was going to say "But wait! They have an experimental plant in Southern California!" I guess I haven't followed things too closely, looks like the whole plan fell apart in late 2009[1]. [1]http://www.solarfeeds.com/greentech-media/15471-so-cal-edison-cancels-power-purchase-agreement-with-sterling-energy http://www.solarfeeds.com/greentech-media/15471-so-cal-ediso...