>>But, that said, I agree with you. Results are the best. I've been looking solar panels for my house. I would expect the results to appear on my energy bills, directly affecting how much money I have to contribute toward other aspects of the economy.
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>Result #1: EV-1.
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>Result #2: Stirling engine coupled with a parabolic mirror. Look up on Wikipedia, I was able to find a lot when I started from there. Look at the animations.
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>I figure the main reason this isn't in mass production is that it doesn't produce spectacular results - but so what if it can't run a Lamborghini? There's a lot it can do right away - pump water, generate some electricity...
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>I also had an idea to somehow harness the power of the tide on the small scale - had a few things in my mind on how that could be accomplished - and now my wife heard that someone is doing it. Cool.


I make my own windmills and have panels up and a battery bank to store the energy. Also a charge controller and inverter. I buy bits and pieces as I can afford to add them to the system and move circuits off the grid as the capacity increases. You can do it too. Here is a website that has helped me a lot. There are a few uppity folks on the discussion board. Just ignore them and enjoy the information. URL http://www.otherpower.com