September 27, 2004

Energy

Free power

A 19th century invention may hold the key to 21st century energy saving.
Clean, renewable, with heat as their only byproduct, Stirling engines sit on top of other energy sources. Invented at the beginning of the 19th century the Stirling Engine enjoyed its heyday until the combustion engine came along.

Ricemill
Ricemill powered by a Stirling engine
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Helping communities live off-grid

The Sustainable Village is a ‘social enterprise’ which helps set up microenterprise projects in developing countries for energy generation, safe water, long-distance communication, sustainable agriculture.

SolarHonduras
Setting up solar panels in
Honduras

They organise and provide all the ‘hard technology’ for the projects, from design and engineering, to supplying parts and developing websites.…

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