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The article reports on an innovative Australian spin on the simple age-old technology of the Stirling engine. This could be the answer to one of the region's more pressing problems--the need for a cheap, portable, low maintenance renewable energy unit. Unlike other renewable energy systems, the solar Stirling system is unique in that it combines the simple efficiency of early 1800s Stirling engine technology with an inventive spin on conventional solar, wind and heat cell technologies. The "hybrid solar Stirling and wind turbine micro-power system" was developed by Patrick Glynn of the CSIRO Sustainable Mining Group, Peter Olds of OLDS Engineering, and Control Technologies International Pty Ltd. INSET: The Stirling heat engine. |
