Electricity generator   

In electricity generation, an electrical generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, generally using electromagnetic induction. The reverse conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy is done by a motor, and motors and generators have many similarities. The source of mechanical energy may be a reciprocating or turbine steam engine, water falling through a turbine or waterwheel, an internal combustion engine, a wind turbine, a hand crank, the sun or solar energy, compressed air or any other source of mechanical energy.

A wood gas generator with thermal energy recovery (via a stirling motor) can allow up to 70% of the thermal energy of the burning of wood to be used. A system like this works by using 2 seperate electricity generators (1 on the IC-engine, another on the Stirling engine)

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