Ken, Do you know what the efficiency is purported to be for this engine? It had better be pretty good because it is sure expensive! Best regards, Graeme > Ray and Gasification list, > > Dieter Viebach of Munich released plans for a 350W to 500W gamma type engine > back in 1995. Variants of this engine have now achieved 1kW. Now being made > by Uwe Moch. There is a big German following of this amateur built engine. > > The only 5kW engine I know is the ST5 from Stirling Technolocy Inc. This was > manufactured in Madras for a while to an American design. However Madrass > side of things went bust - and USA seem to have sold the righs to a Japanese > company in Kawasaki. Whether they are actually building it or not, I'm not > yet sure - still awaiting reply to my request for price/availability. > > Links to Viebach group and STM Japan follow. > > http://www.uwemoch.de/english.htm <http://www.uwemoch.de/english.htm> > > Uwe Moch builds Viebach engines for sale - plust casting sets, plans and > parts. > > http://www.stirling-tech.com/stk/stk.htm > <http://www.stirling-tech.com/stk/stk.htm> > > This link will give you address and email of Stirling Engine Co - Japan or > email n-tezuka@net.ksp.or.jp <mailto:n-tezuka@net.ksp.or.jp> > Also partner company in Korea. > > I am still waiting to see if this engine is currently in production. It is > ideally suited in size to Alex English's Big Top Gasifier unit. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ken > > > > The Gasification List is sponsored by > USDOE BioPower Program http://www.eren.doe.gov/biopower/ > and PRM Energy Systems http://www.prmenergy.com > > Other Sponsors, Archives and Information > http://www.nrel.gov/bioam/ > http://www.crest.org/renewables/gasification-list-archive > http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml > http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/ > http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/carbon.shtml > The Gasification List is sponsored by USDOE BioPower Program http://www.eren.doe.gov/biopower/ and PRM Energy Systems http://www.prmenergy.com Other Sponsors, Archives and Information http://www.nrel.gov/bioam/ http://www.crest.org/renewables/gasification-list-archive http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/ http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/carbon.shtml
