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Originally Posted by laurels.2009
Hi,
What you are looking for is a domestic 'Combined Heat and Power' system. The idea is that the heat that is wasted can be used to power an engine known as a Stirling engine (invented about 200 years ago!). I have done some recent searches on the internet and found a New Zealand company who have been working for about 20 years on this technology. Details can be found on their website:
http://www.whispergen.com/main/acwhispergen/
Some UK website talk about installations in Europe with the idea that a domestic system could sell electricity back to the grid ... but neither the UK or Ireland is ready for this yet!
Let me know if you find anything for Ireland!
BTW, you can buy simple stirling engines - like one that powers a fan from the heat coming from a cup of tea or coffee ... see here:
http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3082519 |
My B/friend is from NZ and I spend a good bit of time there
thanks for the very useful reply and I will let you know how I get on