What is Wax Made Of? Answered

I suppose we really need to think of what "waxiness" means - like you say tallow and solid fats are waxY but there are all sorts of things that make up "fats" and "waxes"

Yes, I was only thinking of "renewable candles (aka wax)" at the time. If we knew what this idea was it would help.

L

It's actually a pretty simple idea.
1. Have lights hooked to solar panels so they can power themselves with only a little "kick" of light to get the movement of power started. This would provide light in an easy and energy effective way.
2. (This is where wax comes in) Have candles made of the most renewable resources burn and be converted into power by [I can't remember the name of] cell. That would provide heat (for us) and energy for things like washers driers and ovens.
 This is just a basic idea forming in my head, and shouldn't be necessary for awhile unless things get a lot worse. It might be helpful in countries that aren't in a great condition, or for people looking to save money.

Light-to-solar-panel loop won't work, it violates the principle of energy conservation - you get nothing out of it.

Renewable fuels like animal / vegetable are something else, but you need to be sure the primary energy input is the sun.

L

 Does the same rule apply if you have one light powering another, which is also powering the first one?

Light                 Light
-                       -
-                   -
-            -
-    -
____       -      -_____
Panel                 Panel

Yes - not even going to keep it's self powered-up, never going to generate excess light.

L

And the heat thing?

 You can convert heat to power, but what heat source are you thinking of here?

L

 Candles.

Well, you've got miniature steam engines, or thermoelectric devices for two.


L

Thermoelectric devices are what I'm thinking about. Not super "steampunk" though...

But what about bee's wax? Is that still bad?

Indeed.  It's actually better to burn wood, at least it's carbon-neutral.