A guy I know was talking about new manufacture steam engines that run on oil wood or coal. They can be set up for power production or to drive a pump. Has anyone seen or heard of these and who makes them?
I worked with steam most of my career. Huge amount of safety issues to consider with dealing with steam, even small plants must carry high pressure in order to operate other machines. Not saying it can't be done, but I would question practical usage by untrained users.
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Steam plants are not sensible for individual owners for all of WT's and BTP's reasons and more. And I begin to think that the OP was thinking sterling engines, not steam. EZ google to find them.
