I have been a DK lurker for a looong time, this is my first diary in about 8 years. I joined DK, under a different username ages ago. I normally just read all of the wonderful diaries here, I'll start posting more soon.
It's been a while, forgive me if I do this diary wrong.
Today is "Giving Tuesday", similar to "Black Friday" except it is all about giving to nonprofits. I want to tell you about Zenman Energy, my (pending) 501(c)3. I created this nonprofit about a year ago to design a low cost, open source solar steam engine. Our goal is to reduce the cost of solar power generation. Our approach is to take decades old ideas in the concentrated solar power field and re-engineer them with cheaper materials and a design that ANYONE with the desire could construct. Once we have completed the scientific and engineering research, my organization will work similar to Habitat for Humanity. We will construct these low cost solar power plants with the help of volunteers. The income produced will be spent to further research, make more power plants, and help other non-profits. I know this is kind of a crazy statement, but I'm not trying to make a single solar power plant. I'm trying to make a million solar plants.
We are still a solid year away from having a completed prototype, but I want to share my progress with the Daily Kos community and a few prototype pictures. I wasn't planning on posting this until the IRS said I am an official 501c3, but since today is "Giving Tuesday" I felt I should jump the gun and ask, beg and plead for your help. Follow me past the solar sun flare.
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