Re:Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
by baq on Monday October 06, 2025 @03:07AM
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Yeah no. It would be if everyone had a steam turbine hooked up to their fireplace.
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Re:Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
by chickenbig on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:59AM
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Co-generating boilers have been tried before. It used a Stirling engine rather than a turbine, for 1kWe output. Whisper Tech (of New Zealand) provided the Stirling engine technology, and had their own line of CHP for marine applications.
https://www.renewableenergyhub.co.uk/main/micro-combined-hea...