Comments on: The google saving the world thing http://www.ikostar.com/2008/10/01/the-google-saving-the-world-thing/ I don't know much about chemistry, but I know what I like. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:03:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Shelley Noble http://www.ikostar.com/2008/10/01/the-google-saving-the-world-thing/#comment-9791 Shelley Noble Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:23:04 +0000 http://www.ikostar.com/?p=173#comment-9791 Fantastically hopeful concept. My favorite bit is the market routing around intermediaries. Fantastically hopeful concept. My favorite bit is the market routing around intermediaries.

]]> By: Wind4me http://www.ikostar.com/2008/10/01/the-google-saving-the-world-thing/#comment-5358 Wind4me Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:08:34 +0000 http://www.ikostar.com/?p=173#comment-5358 yep, Distributed Power Generation is the future here today , we might not save the world or the planet but anything that is NOT COAL is the solution in my book yep, Distributed Power Generation is the future here today , we might not save the world or the planet but anything that is NOT COAL is the solution in my book

]]> By: Dirk http://www.ikostar.com/2008/10/01/the-google-saving-the-world-thing/#comment-4373 Dirk Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:07:26 +0000 http://www.ikostar.com/?p=173#comment-4373 If I remember well, stirling engines were used in Holland to power the pumps after the great floods of 1953.They were used because of their simple and rugged design and construction and because they can run on any fuel without big changes to the engine itself. Just about any modelbuidlder can make them (as we can see in your pivture) As far as I can see the main technical challenge lays not in the engines but in the heatcollectors i.e. the mirrors in the stirlingenergy systems. But maybe someone can come up with other ideas on how to collect enough heat without creating a new engineering problem. I am however curious as to how much temperature difference is needed for the engine to work ( or can that be influenced by the design?) and does anyone know how much one dish system (25 kw?) of the stirlingenergy concept costs. It would be a real good thing if through the public internet discussions an ak47 version of this energysystem could be conceived........................... dirk If I remember well, stirling engines were used in Holland to power the pumps after the great floods of 1953.They were used because of their simple and rugged design and construction and because they can run on any fuel without big changes to the engine itself. Just about any modelbuidlder can make them (as we can see in your pivture) As far as I can see the main technical challenge lays not in the engines but in the heatcollectors i.e. the mirrors in the stirlingenergy systems. But maybe someone can come up with other ideas on how to collect enough heat without creating a new engineering problem. I am however curious as to how much temperature difference is needed for the engine to work ( or can that be influenced by the design?) and does anyone know how much one dish system (25 kw?) of the stirlingenergy concept costs. It would be a real good thing if through the public internet discussions an ak47 version of this energysystem could be conceived……………………… dirk

]]> By: Book: Worldchanging « Hello PEI http://www.ikostar.com/2008/10/01/the-google-saving-the-world-thing/#comment-4281 Book: Worldchanging « Hello PEI Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:26:43 +0000 http://www.ikostar.com/?p=173#comment-4281 [...] link to : Nick Taylor’s blog IkoStar is very much about those “fix the world” issues. Also: reflections on music (using lots of YouTube videos) and life in general. The green tech [...] [...] link to : Nick Taylor’s blog IkoStar is very much about those “fix the world” issues. Also: reflections on music (using lots of YouTube videos) and life in general. The green tech [...]

]]> By: Nick Taylor http://www.ikostar.com/2008/10/01/the-google-saving-the-world-thing/#comment-4221 Nick Taylor Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:10:45 +0000 http://www.ikostar.com/?p=173#comment-4221 Oh yea, but they make you chop it up into little 150 word lumps so it's a bit difficult to get it across. I doubt I'm the only one to think of this one actually - I've since read that that bloke who invented the annoying wheely things... what are they... Segways, that's it - well his new projects are something to do with Stirling engines as well... so maybe it's not such a silly idea after all. Mind you, that said, whenever I've seen someone riding one of those Segways I always think "you utter and complete cock" (but then I feel really sorry for the Segway itself, I mean it can't help it can it? It's doing it's best etc)... so maybe it is. Who knows. Oh yea, but they make you chop it up into little 150 word lumps so it’s a bit difficult to get it across.

I doubt I’m the only one to think of this one actually - I’ve since read that that bloke who invented the annoying wheely things… what are they… Segways, that’s it - well his new projects are something to do with Stirling engines as well… so maybe it’s not such a silly idea after all.

Mind you, that said, whenever I’ve seen someone riding one of those Segways I always think “you utter and complete cock” (but then I feel really sorry for the Segway itself, I mean it can’t help it can it? It’s doing it’s best etc)… so maybe it is. Who knows.

]]> By: OneLuvGurl http://www.ikostar.com/2008/10/01/the-google-saving-the-world-thing/#comment-4220 OneLuvGurl Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:04:59 +0000 http://www.ikostar.com/?p=173#comment-4220 :) I love this idea! Have you submitted it yet? :) I love this idea! Have you submitted it yet?

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