What power and heating options are there for seasteading, private cities and communities. Power your buildings and get heating and cooling for free. How to power the libertarian utopia.
“Why renewables can’t save the planet” is a TED talk that shines light on a few costs to alternate energy sources which may not be immediately obvious. When comparing power sources of the future, it is helpful to analyze the technologies from cradle to grave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-yALPEpV4w
Check out this EIA site. There probably is a combined heat and power installation near you. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=8250
- Microturbines:
- Department of Energy Fact Sheet for Microturbines https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/CHP-Microturbines_0.pdf
- Capstone Microturbines
- Reciprocating Engines
- Department of Energy Fact Sheet for Reciprocating Engines https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/CHP-Recip%20Engines.pdf
- Waukesha Gas Engines
- Fuel Cells
- Department of Energy Fact Sheet for Fuel Cells https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/CHP-Fuel%20Cell.pdf
- Bloom Box / Bloom energy https://www.bloomenergy.com/
- Doosan (Korean) Corp. http://www.doosanfuelcellamerica.com/en/
- Absorption Chillers
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