The hightech Gensets supply and manage projects based on Fossil-fuel generators which have been constructed to use natural gas, propane, butane, kerosene, jet fuels, and wood, to name but a few heat sources. Commercial units supplied by Hightech Gensets are usually in the 10- to 100-watt output power range. These are for use in remote areas insu applications such as navigational aids, data collection and communications systems, and cathodic protection, which prevents electrolysis from corroding metallic pipelines and marine structures.
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Solar Generators!
Solar thermoelectric generators have been used in Hightech projects with some success to power small irrigation pumps in remote areas and underdeveloped regions of the world. An experimental system has been described in which warm surface ocean water is used as the heat source and cooler deep ocean water as the heat sink. Solar thermoelectric generators have been designed to supply electric power in orbiting spacecraft, though they have not been able to compete with silicon solar cells, which have better efficiency and lower unit weight. However, consideration has been given to systems featuring both heat pumping and power generation for thermal control of orbiting spacecraft. Utilizing solar heat from the Sun-oriented side of the spacecraft, thermoelectric devices can generate electrical power for use by other thermoelectric devices in dark areas of the spacecraft and to dissipate heat from the vehicle.
