I am going with propane because I already have propane and its cheap here, 2 cylinder liquid cooled 4 stroke making about 50 to 80 HP should be fine, the heat from the engine and alternators 12v and 120/220 volt, all tied into a system,
I am now thinking of going with an outboard boat motor, 4 stroke converted to propane connected to an industrial electric motor for power, engine heat recovered through cooling system and exhaust system. I figure around 200cc would do it all, this could all be built into my shop beside the house...
Thanks for all the replies everyone, propane is cheaper then diesel here so I do want to go propane CHP, I have seen a few units out there that would fit the bill but pricy and not available here in Canada, I been thinking a liquid cooled propane generator could easy be used to both heat and...
Question I have, could a compressor that works by say a spring that gets pushed by a electric actuator into a compression chamber,, the actual power it takes to compress the spring only takes say 1 second, the spring then provides compressed air for let's say 5 seconds of powering let's say a...
I burn about $250 to $300 in propane over the winter months plus about same in electricity. I figure if I was able to have the engine start and run for 1 hours say 4 times every 24 hours to heat the system and power batteries. The current propane burner we use appears to burn allot and is...
Hello, I have been thinking about using my old mini van to power and heat our home. We live in Canada and hydro prices have gone up allot over the past few years. Anyways the idea is to park the van beside the workshop, run the radiator lines to large water tank in the garage area that would...