Bloom Box: Don't Count on an Off-Grid Nation Just Yet
source: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100224/does-bloom-box-signal-shift-toward-decentralized-elect...
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After years of secrecy, Bloom Energy today finally unveiled the Bloom Energy Server, better known as the Bloom Box. It uses novel fuel cell technology to produce electricity from a combination of oxygen, heat and a fuel source like natural gas or biogas, and it is small enough to sit relatively inconspicuously on company property.
The device, already in use at eBay, Google and several other company campuses and distribution centers, has been hyped as a potential game-changer in the energy and power generation conversation.
Whether or not it ever gets down to the anticipated price tag of around $3,000 and becomes viable on a residential scale, the Bloom Box raises questions of what type of energy future we should be planning for. ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100224/does-bloom-box-signal-shift-toward-decentr...
The device, already in use at eBay, Google and several other company campuses and distribution centers, has been hyped as a potential game-changer in the energy and power generation conversation.
Whether or not it ever gets down to the anticipated price tag of around $3,000 and becomes viable on a residential scale, the Bloom Box raises questions of what type of energy future we should be planning for. ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100224/does-bloom-box-signal-shift-toward-decentr...
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