[asdfman123]

That's interesting. I'm curious about your living situation, though. Do you live out there most of the year (are you there right now?), or is it kind of a vacation home?

Sounds cool... I'm always interested in off-the-grid living arrangements.

[grecy]

I don't have enough money for a vacation home! I'm full time in the Yukon when I'm not on the road.

Many people up North have solar setups and are off grid, usually with older lead-acid battery setups which work just fine.

Solar is great in the summer when the sun is up for 20+ hours a day, but slim in the winter when we only get ~4 hours of sunlight. Most people supplement with a generator for a couple of hours a day which is what I really hope to avoid with ideas like this TEC on the woodstove.

The stove is already pumping out so much heat, and it's so cold outside I feel like the temperature difference is just begging me to do something with it!

My other dream is to by land on moving water (river, stream) and make a little water wheel that turns an old pickup truck alternator. It will be killer in summer, but it's a problem in the winter because the water will be solid for ~5 months.

[asdfman123]

Are you software/do tech work? Do you work remotely? And are you completely off-grid, or live in a small community? I just find it very interesting.

By the way, I wonder if it's possible to use waste heat from a generator to warm your house, so you can turn down the stove.

(Also, I was curious about your project idea too and it turns out they do already build wood stove thermoelectric generators if you Google that term...)