X-Message-Number: 20691
From: "John de Rivaz" <>
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Subject: Re: Thermopiles
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:18:50 -0000

> From: 
>  Thermopiles are a great technology for long-term reliable supply of small
> amounts of power... as long as you're not inside the US, where you'll have
a
> bit of trouble getting the necessary amount of "nuclear waste" to power
one.
> (Can't go using up the "waste" for commercial purposes, or there will be
no
> multi-billion-dollar Yucca mountain contracts.) Of course we could power
> thermopiles with dung fires, but this will add some moving parts (serfs).

Thermopiles can work from much smaller temperature differences than
mechanical heat to electricity systems. Such differences are readily
available, such as between points underground and the surface. The problem
is conduction to the thermopiles but this can be overcome.

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