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Open Project to Develop Renewable Energy System

Posted by Zonk on from the sounds-very-sciency dept.

rohar writes "We have been working on a system that combines some existing indirect solar technologies to build a location independent, renewable, reliable and economically feasible indirect solar electrical power generation system. The idea is to 'roll-your-own' geothermal source by capturing heat from the ambient air with a solar powered absorption heat pump, store it underground and generate electricity from the air cooling convection. When the air is cooler the stored heat is then used in a reverse process to generate electricity by transferring the heat back to the air when it is cooler (at night or seasonal). There are many additional benefits including clean water capture from the "dehumidifier" effect of the air cooling, construction from common materials and thermal storage that may be incorporated into dwelling heat systems." After reading over their description, how likely do you think it is to work?

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  1. How Likely? by Umbral+Blot · · Score: 4, Funny

    37.62% according to my calculations. But I haven't taken quantum effects into account yet, so I may be slightly off.

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  2. I'll let you know... by advocate_one · · Score: 3, Funny

    just as soon as I get back from the patent office...

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  3. Re:Thin Air by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

    And i suppose you think that generating electricity from wind turbines or solar panels is impossible too?

    I suppose you think it's impossible to turn lead bars into gold?

    KFG

  4. Re:Thin Air by yada21 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Natural gold has intrinsic value. Artificial gold is by definition a fiat currency, and henceforth is worth no more than the paper it's printed on.

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  5. Re:Gold from human shit - numbers are off? by Elrac · · Score: 2, Funny
    (280 to 56,000 g/kg in dry matter)


    So, in units people feel comfortable with, there's at least half a pound of gold in two pounds of shit? And under favorable circumstances, shit is 5600% gold? Something smells around here, and it's not fishy.

    Micrograms, perhaps?
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  6. Here's an idea by SnarfQuest · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm going to hook up my dog to one of those retractable leashes, and attach that to one of those generators used for the OLPC. Then, when a squarrel runs across the lawn, I'll generate enough electricity to run most of my appliances. Should work, as long as the supply of squarrels doesn't run out.

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