Comments on: New Solar Stirling Dish Efficiency Record Of 32% Set http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/new-solar-stirling-dish-efficiency-record-of-32-set/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: dormantideas http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/new-solar-stirling-dish-efficiency-record-of-32-set/#comment-160698 Tue, 07 May 2013 04:56:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47275#comment-160698 Hey dreamers! Several other companies have that technology. The dish needs to be 20 ft across to produce about 3.5Kw(1 house worth per year) + all the equipment needed to manage the power produced and you are looking at a quick 25K to 35K investment. The frame and base needed to support and make wind worthy this massive frame is no toy! Assuming you build 2 of 12 ft… and here goes your cost up. It may be feasible for large scale commercial applications…power centers… but individual level will be a chase… you could make a home-built version with an Azimut from a telescope but the sterling engine you use will not be optimum, nor the electronics needed to run the movement(follow the sun) and power management… it may eat up-to-a 3rd of your output… the pros have it down to 7%, with proprietary sterling engines, and control panels!

I can tell you that 20 ft threshold will quickly become 6 ft for you or me, and that means building 4 of them that need to be synced up! Big problem, the 6 ft level drops drastically in output, yet requires almost the same cost in supporting peripherals… see what I mean?!

hmmm… be ready to compete with the big guys who have millions to build the prototype you will be attempting to piece together off your kitchen table!… and a hail shower will have the same effect it does on crops! Gotta have a hail dome ready to auto-or at least remote-deploy with an auto weather alert contingency plan…

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/new-solar-stirling-dish-efficiency-record-of-32-set/#comment-151413 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:07:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47275#comment-151413 7/11. ;) They’re not on the market (yet). :D

]]> By: Sam Geary http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/new-solar-stirling-dish-efficiency-record-of-32-set/#comment-151344 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47275#comment-151344 where can i buy one?

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/new-solar-stirling-dish-efficiency-record-of-32-set/#comment-147459 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47275#comment-147459 yeah, that’s a super exciting figure! was shocked to see it. this is clearly a tech & company to keep an eye on! :D

]]> By: tibi stibi http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/17/new-solar-stirling-dish-efficiency-record-of-32-set/#comment-147390 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47275#comment-147390 0.05 euro per kWh is off course perfect! that is better than almost all other options especially for newly build. and for most countries this will also be the difference of paying most of the 0.05 (or 0.06 or even more) to other countries but with this technology most can be done in the country itself!

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