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The cereal box that could power *your* home

post #1 of 8
2/27/10 at 6:03pm
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Well, OK, it's not cereal but about the size of one.

Most amazing thing: companies like ebay and google are already using larger versions of it.
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post #2 of 8
2/27/10 at 10:11pm
I have searched up and down for this: is Michael Bloomberg in any way affiliated (venture capital, seed money, on the Board, etc?) of Bloom Energy? Or is it just convenient that he was touting the product in a press release last week and has a similar name?
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post #3 of 8
2/27/10 at 11:47pm
Yes. This is crazy technology.
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post #4 of 8
2/27/10 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by Dakota rube View Post
Yes. This is crazy technology.

Seems a little cold fusiony to me, but we can still hope.
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post #5 of 8
2/28/10 at 4:40am
This was the subject a segment on last Sunday's 60 Minutes. It seems the inventor and investors are much more optimistic than disinterested parties when it comes to the reality of this product replacing the power grid.
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post #6 of 8
2/28/10 at 3:38pm
This is pretty exciting.


Someone pointed out to me the other day that the Bloom Box is just the latest example of something Siemens, GE et al have been working on for a long time:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_oxide_fuel_cell
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post #7 of 8
2/28/10 at 3:43pm
Goddamn it, I'm out of cereal.
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post #8 of 8
2/28/10 at 4:23pm
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I have searched up and down for this: is Michael Bloomberg in any way affiliated (venture capital, seed money, on the Board, etc?) of Bloom Energy? Or is it just convenient that he was touting the product in a press release last week and has a similar name?

Nope...
I saw the 60 Minutes piece last week...amazing technology...and not that expensive.
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