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open-source renewable energy

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We Develop Renewable Energy Costruction Set – Open source – Community-driven – Available for everyone – DIY (Do-It-Yourself)

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Technologies we start with Biogas digester Image: courtesy of Oleksandr Lyashenko ● Allows generating burnable gas from cow, pig manure or green biomass ● Manure of two cows is enough to heat 1 midsize village house ● The budget for a small biogas installation is below USD 700 ● Can be assembled from local hardware store materials

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Technologies we start with Stirling engine ● External combustion engine ● Transforms heat from any source into mechanical energy ● Great for electricity generation and co-generation ● Can be produced with minimum of machining equipment

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Technologies we start with Utile gas ● Utile gas generator allows generating burnable gas from biomass (wood, pellets, etc) ● Can become a powerful energy source for farmers ● Easy to assemble from details available from any local hardware store ● We already have a working industrial prototype

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Technologies we start with Concentrator ● Solar concentrator can provide up to 700 C heat in a focal point in a sunny day ● It is cheap to build ● Can be used to heat water or power Stirling Engines ● Cooking food with solar concentrator reduces energy bill ● Simple to make and assemble ●

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How we do it Running open source energy lab in Kyiv (Ukraine) Sharing our findings and designs with others Gathering a global energy hackers` community at energytorrent.org Cooperating with similar projects

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The Lab ...starts in a garage ● We’ve just started ● Energy experiments and development will start soon ● We are now getting the necessary equipment ● You are welcome to join to energy hacking ● EnergyTorrent needs more seeders and trackers :) ● Your ideas and input are more than important!

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Our mission Make renewable energy more affordable to local communities, entrepreneurs and general public by using open-source approaches to usage of renewable energy.

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Our goals ● Create a community of engineers and enthusiasts developing open models and equipment for renewable energy usage ● Apply successful open-source development practices to the renewable energy sphere ● Develop open versions of most popular and accessible technologies of renewable energy. ● Teach those interested to produce their own means for usage of renewable energy

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The Plan In 1 year we plan to develop: – A completely documented (plans + assembly videos) 5Kw utile gas (synthesis gas) generator – 500 Wt Stirling engine working prototype – A 0.1 m3 output biogas digester – 1,5 meter solar concentrator (providing ~300° C at focal point) In 2 years we plan to launch: – 1KWt Stirling engine working prototype – 4 m3 output biogas digester – Solar concentrator providing ~700° C at focal point – We are open to new ideas

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Applicability EnergyTorrent open source renewable energy solutions will be working on this planet only I`m out of luck today :(

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Inspiration Our team is inspired by many other open-source projects: Linux

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Team Andrij Bilokin, Eco-activist, technologist Andrij Zicnhenko, Renewable energy activist, Co-founder of Ukrainian energy innovations network Greencubator Oleksandr Kryzhanivskyj, Engineer, renewable energy expert, Co-founder of “Energy-efficient village” project Igor Biletskiy, Engineer, inventor Renewable energy expert Olga Truten, Engineer, biogas expert Valentyna Okhlopkova, Eco-activist, motivator

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Partners We welcome new partners and friends!

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Join us Ready to join our friendly community? We are more than happy to wellcome: – Energy hackers – Volunteers – Just curious

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Support us Donate Donate equipment and materials Contribute to project wiki

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Contacts energytorrent.org facebook.com/energytorrent twitter.com/energytorrent [email protected]