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Can the Bloom Box change how we consume energy?

By | February 22, 2010, 7:16 AM PST

60 Minutes did an overview of the Bloom Box, a device that can generate energy on the spot from an outfit called Bloom Energy.

The Bloom Box could power one home in the U.S. and four to six in India. Bloom Energy CEO K.R. Sridhar walked 60 Minutes through the technology and how this potential energy breakthrough would work.

It’s a plug-in powerplant—potentially.

Here’s the video:


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There is some healthy skepticism from Michael Kanellos, editor of Greentech Media, but if Bloom Energy is on to something the Bloom Box could be a game changer.

Will this puppy work?

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RE: Can the Bloom Box change how we consume energy?
It sure can as long as Exxon or some other energy company doesn't buy out the company like Exxon did back in the late 70's when it purchase an Ohio company after it had annouced its invention of an electric-powered automobile engine. How can we prevent this from happening again? Unfortunately we can't because in the final analysis that technology will eventually find its way to fuel transportation systems and that means the end of energy suppliers -- oil companies, electric utilities, and the millions of jobs provided. Although one possible solution is to restrict sales and to license utilities to distribute the power via the current infrastructure. Instead of producing residential Bloom Boxes it would enable manufacturing of Bloom Boxes for global export or establishing subsudiary electic power utility companies globally. The latter might make more money for the company's investors while solving many of the issues affecting global warming.
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23rd Feb 2010
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