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Geo NR Gee · 08-10-18, 02:33 PM

Another hair brained idea? I heard that phrase in my youth and wondered what it meant. Don't know if it was ever directed at me or something my dad would say about someone else's ideas.

In my garage....
160 evacuated solar tube collectors
Lots of well insulated steel and copper piping
Complete Nissan Leaf drivetrain and traction battery

While I was thinking what to do with the recently acquired Nissan Leaf drivetrain, I wondered if the evacuated tubes could supply enough heat to produce steam and drive a turbine that would turn the Leaf motor ( in regeneration mode) to recharge the Leaf 24 kWh traction battery for use to power my home?

Thoughts?

08-10-18, 02:33 PM	#1
Geo NR Gee Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Seattle Posts: 326 Thanks: 109 Thanked 23 Times in 18 Posts	Evacuated Solar tube, steam, turbine, Nissan Leaf drivetrain, electricity? Another hair brained idea? I heard that phrase in my youth and wondered what it meant. Don't know if it was ever directed at me or something my dad would say about someone else's ideas. In my garage.... 160 evacuated solar tube collectors Lots of well insulated steel and copper piping Complete Nissan Leaf drivetrain and traction battery While I was thinking what to do with the recently acquired Nissan Leaf drivetrain, I wondered if the evacuated tubes could supply enough heat to produce steam and drive a turbine that would turn the Leaf motor ( in regeneration mode) to recharge the Leaf 24 kWh traction battery for use to power my home? Thoughts?