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Andrew Gabriel

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On Sat, 6 May 2017 19:28:12 -0000 (UTC),
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

It was done - Whispergen and another I forget made domestic boilers
with 1kW electricity output. They weren't viable and the companies
abandoned the domestic products when the development subsidies were
withdrawn.

Sounds about right, one was a free running piston and the other used
three cylinders and a swash plate IIRC

The Whispergen used a Stirling engine to drive the generator.

They got unexpected interest from the marine sector for boilers
on boats which could generate the electricity to power themselves
and the boat. The original Whispergen couldn't run without a mains
supply, but they produced a module to replace the grid-tie which
enabled it to start from a battery, and then generate power to
run itself and supply the rest of the boat. Looked like a great
idea, but it also went nowhere beyond shipping some early units.

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