OpenIdeas

Things too big for me to implement alone or at present.

= Stirling Engines =

Coupled Stirling engines

 * solar-powered mechanical cooler
 * one Stirling engine is driven by solar heat
 * mechanical coupling
 * second Stirling engine extracts heat from insulated space

= Geothermal Energy =

Mine-shafts as heating/cooling infrastructure

 * use for mines that would have been abandoned
 * direct heating/cooling of cities via ground-source plumbing.
 * side-effects:
 * mine site kept environmentally sound
 * site kept safe for humans

Mine-shaft as geothermal electricity source

 * Stirling engine generator
 * side-effects:
 * power transmission flexibility

= Misc Streams of Thought =


 * ThoughtsOnOpenSourceHardware