ThePrometheus100

Open Source instructions for building such, from here in the Solarfire project Homepage: http://www.solarfire.org/Welcome

On Power:
One Prometheus-100 provides 5kw of thermal energy, and can vaporize 6 kilograms of steam per hour.
Precise amounts and efficiency of Combined Heat and Power depend on actual turbines and generators ised... about 10 would be required for a 10 horse power steam engine, which would be able to turn a 10 kilowatt generator (enough electricity for most mid size factories)

Can also be bought as ready units:
the buying ready units from http://www.tinytechindia.com/ cost is1000 Euro for the prometheus(except the very first one tinytechindia.org cannot produce at 1000, but if 5 or so are ordered 1000 is the price, and afterwich he'll be able to have a stock in advance)
Precise sustained amount of steam pressure it depends on the application.

Seems to be quite durable technology.
Note that there is no need for complicated curving shapes of parabolic solar concentrators. Thus construction from rather commonly available parts does not require so much special skills and tools.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Solar Energy
• Medium scale Energy
• decentralized
• CHP
• energy independency
• self reliancy
• Open Source
• Desert Power

[MaxTperson]

Thank You for the Interest...

Added the answers to some of the technical questions to the "more info" text, next to the video itself. Including costs, energy amounts and links to building instructions.

[wedgetv31]

i'm a baker i'm looking for some people like you

[EcoPreservation]

I would see how much steam the machine can produce continuously. The short bursts of steam do not tell us very much in terms of how much energy can be produced. Even better, I would really like to see a steam turbine attached to the machine. .... thanks, it looks great.

[TheOriginalEntz]

What a great design :)

[WorldStove]

elegant solution 5/5