Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Public Accountants ----------------------------------------- As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated November 1, 1996, included in or incorporated by reference into Thermo Power Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 1996, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements as follows: Registration Statement No. 33-19061 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-19062 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-25051 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-52814 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-87674 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-87686 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-87692 on Form S-8, and Registration Statement No. 33-65273 on Form S-8. Arthur Andersen LLP Boston, Massachusetts December 5, 1996