This is one that was talked about on the energy pages several years ago. What happened to it? It turns out that there's a company that is making these things. It's called Oorja, which is based in Fremont California. They have a blog here.
The product page yields some interesting items that may be a fit for what I'm trying to do. There's one called the Model 3 Material Handling fuel cell, which has an output of maximum output of 1.5 kw. Looks like its job is to recharge batteries. It may require about 1 liter per hour of methanol to keep it running. Now, that may be achievable with the system that I'm considering setting up. In short, the system involves growing algae and pyrolysis of it in order to make methanol. The methanol will be used as an energy source, and its products recycled back into the system in order to close the water and carbon loops.
Prices aren't discussed. Hopefully, it is affordable.
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