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On days like this — bright, clear, and cold — I have visions of capturing that with a fresnel lens, a radiator full of coolant, and either a set of internal radiators or a heat vault to release it overnight when I need.

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Or a Stirling engine that could run a small generator, either to top up a battery bank or re-sell to the local utility. We have lots of days like this in the summer, and while we might not have a lot of EV potential, based on the cost of the materials vs the amount of strong sunlight we get some heat that could be captured.

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