Bloom Box Unveiled

In California, one energy company said they have the answer to America's power problems with the bloom box. As John Blackstone reports, this idea is backed by some serious STAR power.

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[mel577]

Sadly, it's going to die out eventually. The big electricity corporations (and of course, oil companies who would lose $billions if these cells are installed in cars) will kick in trying to stop this amazing energy revolution by bribing our sellout government... just like it happened with the electric car.

This guy is a world hero though... he could save us from a catastrophic end after we run out of natural energy sources.

[Kajakski]

fucking ads

[SaturnEternity]

@mel577

I disagree, clean energy is actually going to become a big money maker in the next few decades.

[energyalt56]

He is real hero, He will save million lifes, no more war for oil, Chinese system will coming big, the price will drop like to a computer

i am waiting 6 month to a year to buy

[s0medudeonline]

If this really does make it past big oil and electricity companies, of course that would be absolutely amazing but what would happen to our economy? How many people in the U.S. are employed by PG&E and Big Oil companies?

[a1mint]

@seaplaneguy1 Fuck off with the pathetic "checkmate" bull crap please. I'm not even necessarily disagreeing or agreeing here.

I told you, if you make claims, you need to back your claims with credible references, or otherwise anything you claim is completely meaningless here.

I'd like to see credible information that backs your claims and would like to consider it.

[seaplaneguy1]

@a1mint The GM Volt is 55-60% on the highway. From plug to bat .9, out of bat .9, through module .9. .9 x..9 x.9 = .729 Then at .9 for the motor you get 65%, but that is only at peak eff. An electric motor has a "BSFC" curve just like a piston engine does. A 110 kw GM electric motor at 5kw would be well below 50%. This is common. .73 x .5 = 36% peak around town. Bottom line is it is likely 25-60% city-highway efficient. Mine...60% at all time, does solar, 90% recovery...Checkmate

[a1mint]

@a1mint So, does "your" (which remains to be seen what "ownership" you have on it) motor use a fuel cell to convert a fuel to electricity? The long term future possibility is that we'll use hydrogen for energy storage and a fuel cell to convert to electricity that then drives an electric motor. Plenty of challenges to overcome to make this economical and safe.

[a1mint]

@seaplaneguy1 The problem with electric vehicles is the storage of the energy. THERE I could easily agree that an electric vehicle overall, including the battery, that the efficiency isn't very high. How high and low I don't know, and if either of us makes any claim, you or I ought to back that up with a credible reference. Simply making claims with numbers doesn't convince anyone.

[a1mint]

@seaplaneguy1 The efficiency problems in electrical vehicles is not the electric motor itself. it's highly unlikely that any industrial motor even exists that is only 30% efficient. It would mean that 70% of the electric energy is converted to heat. Highly highly unlikely. I agree that 95% is rather high and most practicaly motors are probably lower, but to try to sell a story how it's more often towards the 30% range, is just pure false information.

[seaplaneguy1]

@a1mint Energy can be NG, gasoline, diesel, propane or solar, wind, or braking or inertia recovery.

Electric motors are only 95% in a very narrow range. A 120kw GM Volt motor may be less than 30% around town where the power required is 3-5 kw. In addition, during braking they are typically only 25% max, whereas mine is over 90%.

The Bloom box is NOT the answer in any way. It is very heavy, and so it an electric motor. My engine makes it obsolete....