Alternative Power

• http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/artificial-leaf-produces-energy-dirty-water.html
• http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Tax+changes+alarm+UK+art+market/23221
• Death Race 2000
• http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/12210/if-the-machines-are-powered-by-humans-what-powers-zion
• electrolysis - http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/split_h2o.html
• http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Skyscraper-Concept-Generates-Hydrogen-Power,news-10422.html
• http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/03/world-in-2000/
• http://pureenergysystems.com/store/Sun_Oven/villager.htm
• Dynamo - http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Build-A-Bicycle-Generator/
• http://news.yahoo.com/chemist-hopes-artificial-leaf-power-civilization-using-photosynthesis-173654018--abc-news-tech.html
• http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/07/artificial-leaf-synthetic-photosynthesis
• piezoelectric (pressure induced voltage), nor pyroelectric (heat-change induced voltage), petrovoltaic.
• http://mentalfloss.com/article/30140/acdc-tesla%E2%80%93edison-feud
• http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/split_h2o.html
• http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Art-world-up-in-arms-at-light-bulb-law/22179
• http://connection.ebscohost.com/science/alternative-energy-exploration/history-alternative-and-renewable-energy
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_energy
• http://pureenergysystems.com/store/Sun_Oven/villager.htm
• http://inventorspot.com/articles/hydra_tower_earth_shattering_skyscraper_harnesses_hydrogen_light
• http://www.behance.net/gallery/Hydra-Skyscraper-Tesla-research-facility/1108779
• Petravoltaic - http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Petravoltaic_--_Electricity_from_Rocks
• http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuae/manual/basics.html
• http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/06/chemist-hopes-artificial-leaf-can-power-civilization-using-photosynthesis/

Getting closer

• Designing a fictional history in which an artist is contracted to redesign an electrical company. the artwork is the redesign of the organisation which will design the next electrical company and generator product. but i dont want to think of a decentralised solution. it needs to be mass production, scalable.
• Franchising, turn key operation
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_photosynthesis
• http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hcwzw/ peltier tiles

Stirling Engine

• http://stirlingbuilder.com/
• https://diy.org/skills/mechanicalengineer/challenges/717/

Thermoelectric

• The underlying effect is usually called the Seebeck effect if you're using a temperature differential to generate electricity, and the Peltier effect if you're using electricity to generate a temperature differential.
• http://www.gizmag.com/power-pocket-charger/27914/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12137680
• http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1981919,00.html
• http://www.businessinsider.com/david-carroll-on-thermoelectric-fabrics-2013-4
• http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hcwzw/
• They utilize the thermoelectric effect. When a temperature difference exists across a material, charge carriers will start to diffuse from hot to cold. The separation of charges causes a potential difference across the material. The magnitude of the thermoelectric effect depends on the material. Semiconductors can be doped to have electron mobility or hole mobility (this is n- and p-doping, respectively). This makes sure that either negative or positive charge carriers primarily diffuse.
• http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/07/nanotech-body-heat-technology-breakthroughs-devices.html
• http://www.allqa.com/IR.htm