Re: Alleviating Energy Costs

[RC Macaulay]

John Steck wrote...     Perhaps a bit late, but any recommendations to offset grid dependence this winter?  I suspect the budget busting fuel costs last winter will pale by comparison to this winter...  even a wood fueled steam powered generator is looking cost effective at this point.  8^(   Lots of talented people here... any interest in developing a practical "open-source/copy-left" backyard power generator?  Might not be a bad thread to put our pontifications to practice.   John, Take a look at Schauberger's windmill design on the below link. Notice the wave plates. We are designing a shape for testing a  vacuum -pressure inductor using this wave form idea to see if we can get  a transition from 20" hg vacuum to above 150 psi in a single stage gas transfer. If it works, the idea Schauberger has for a windmill should work. The basic physics principles of Schauberger's work can be understood BUT>> why don't we see much in the way of working examples ? http://home5.swipnet.se/%7Ew-58759/windmill/windmill.html   Richard