Bloom Box: An Energy Breakthrough

Bloom Energy was featured in a 60 Minutes story as potentially having created a significant energy breakthrough.

The 60 Minutes story (video):
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6228923n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

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[usaamerica1]

i think this is good, finally someone came out with a good idea, this will disconect us from the wire.

[gman6501]

Looks like I'll have to check it out. Im all for the Bloom Box!!!!

[quantumdude]

@v44forme Doesnt mean that the technology wont pick up in terms of cost and efficiency. 10 years ago you would have said I could buy 1 terabytes of storage for less than 100 $ and I would have laughed at your ass.

[quantumdude]

@lovlyanime The input is any source that contains hydrocarbons or their derivatives (methane gas, ethanol etc...) and oxygen. Then they are converted by the fuel cell into carbon dioxide, water and electrical energy. Its basically a huge battery that never needs to be recharged as long as you keep feeding hydrocarbons in it or that nothing breaks in it.

[TheCOMMONSENSEMEDIA]

They bought some old Detroit manufacturing facilities to mass produce these boxes. So, there is no scam. The premise is simple you buy the refrigerator sized box stick it behind your house and it supplies your house with all the needed electricity using natural gas as it's fuel. The questions are how much gas will it use? How long will it last? How much will it cost? How long before it pays for itself in actual savings? Excellent invention however only time will tell if it's a winner or not!

[lovlyanime]

im not really understanding much of what this bloom box is all about... so basicaly, it makes energy? but what kind? electricity? with what? oxygen? i heard walt mart uses it as well as Fed EX but it cost 700 000$ and thats not affordable for an average person... can someone explain all of this to me? im thinking of doing my high school grad. project on something like this...

[v44forme1]

Go Bloombox,

God Bless, all people must demand this now !!!

[v44forme1]

Solar modules are only at max 14% efficient, last 20 yrs, cost $20000, then you get your money back in 20yrs? WTF, I took a class on solar, I have the newest book on solar , I know the truth !!

[Majorjoy6565]

has anyone heard of "Blue Gen"? I can't find it on youtube

[b101aa2]

blume energy... might want to look at the bi product of the chemicals used. not so green at all.

[Majorjoy6565]

This will work great N a car. I think a 'small' Bloom box N a electric car would get the car 4 times the mileage then the batteries currently used. I hope that the Bloom Box works with solar as well as gases that don't harm the environment. Also It would B great if home owners can by The Bloom Box independent of large energy company's,, just as they can with solar. If they can get the Bloom Box down 2 lets say $2-3000.00 4a Home & maybe $500.00 4a car,, it would help the us all. Super Cool Stuff

[MzeeAnonmz]

@usaamerica1 Great idea, true! infact its the most innovative. But, i don't think we will be disconnected from the wire/grid. we will still be slaves of the main grid, while the power companies buy themselves tons of boxes, produce electricity at the cost of almost nothing, and charge us with the same price /Kwh. I have not known the power companies to be generous.