Richard One of the people involved in this seems to be inventor and professional beggar- "Sir" Charles Shults of [EMAIL PROTECTED] fame. I do not mean the 'beggar' part in complete disrespect, however. He does have good ideas.
Although not without controversy, due to his constant tin-cup routines in various guises and tireless self-promotion, Shults is keen in advocating one particular invention of interest for solar energy conversion - based on a large fresnel lens to flash hot water (from passive panels) into steam, which is meant to run a low pressure turbine. http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Charles_Shults'_Fresnel_Solar_Design In California, Shults sez this could save an average homeowner about $40,000 over the cost of solar panels to generate 6 kW of electricity, with hot water left over for winter heating! IF Shults' numbers were accurate, this is big news, as natural gas prices are 'through the roof' this year; but AFAIK this concept is not yet reduced to practice even as a working protoype. However, other commentators have downplayed the idea as too complicated for home-use and moreover: 'just an idea' which is too green to be useful without a lot of engineering and a corporate name behind it. Jones
