Subject	It shifts power distribution from power lines to gas lines
Posted by	CaliguyPurdue (Selin Design) on February 23, 2010 at 11:25 PM
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In Reply To	Who else is skeptical of the "Bloom Box"? (n/m) posted by yobobrox on February 23, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Message	with a supposed lower cost. I haven't had the time to dig up the figures but I can't help but wonder if we have enough natural gas to support the energy burden currently supplied by the grid. Fuel cell technology is proven, although his specific plate fabrication technique still needs to be proven to be durable for the long haul. There are a number of frusterating gotchas in plate design he would have had to overcome. I think the $3k is probably overly optimistic but economies of scale can do amazing things given there is a demand. www.selindesign.net
Follow Ups	Who else is skeptical of the "Bloom Box"? (n/m) - yobobrox 22:08:54 02/23/10 Well it does "work", it's just there are other hurdles - SeedyROM 22:20:31 02/23/10 Yea, that's similar to what I was thinking. - yobobrox 23:51:48 02/23/10 It shifts power distribution from power lines to gas lines - CaliguyPurdue (Selin Design) 23:25:08 02/23/10 From my somewhat limited reading, gas wasn't a concern - SeedyROM 23:56:40 02/23/10 Taking one of the biggest economy of scale ventures - BobbyT 01:00:37 02/24/10 How about reducing household (commercial) electrical - LJZTT 05:08:44 02/24/10 Except that it's 100% bogus. - yobobrox 09:30:51 02/24/10 its not like home depot is selling them - dpjax 06:35:16 02/24/10 I'm not skeptical if it works, - yobobrox 09:35:11 02/24/10 I guess I would say that it's similar to thinking about - yobobrox 09:39:37 02/24/10 a very tempting stock investment... - KasbeKZ(VA) 09:54:29 02/24/10 I don't think being skeptical has anything to do with it. - Ashman2k2 17:55:16 02/24/10 Don't know much about what other utilities are doing - garth8934(Seattle) 18:50:36 02/24/10 this isnt the right question (n/m) - ZiNnYc 21:50:04 02/24/10 link posted - 90'z Tech 03:34:08 02/25/10
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