Biolite camp stove - Cemetech | Forum | Technology & Calculator Open Topic [Topic]

tifreak8x · 29 Jan 2011 01:16:37 pm

http://biolitestove.com/BioLite.html

I think this is a rather nifty device, as it uses a thermoelectric module and takes the heat from the wood fire and turns it into power.

I know there are some here that go out camping and the like, and am not sure if any of you had seen this. So um, yeah, thought I'd share.

_player1537 · 29 Jan 2011 01:21:55 pm

Wow, thanks for that TIFreak Very Happy

We go camping with our dad pretty frequently, and this seems like just the thing that we would use.

KermMartian · 29 Jan 2011 07:03:32 pm

Thanks for sharing, Daniel; that's quite nifty. As the page says, thermocouples are horribly inefficient for generating power, hence the 1-2 watts (which is still quite impressive, come to think of it; I've only ever generated microwatts experimenting with the same technology). I guess that would be enough to charge up a phone, though.