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More on Bloom Energy: Greentech Media researches the BloomBox Patent
Feb 22nd
MICHAEL KANELLOS 02 22 10 Is Bloom Energy’s Secret Ingredient Zirconia?
If Bloom takes off, it could be a disaster for the costume jewelry industry.
Bloom Energy held its big coming out party last night on 60 Minutes. And while founder K.R. Sridhar went over the potential and promise of the company’s Bloom boxes, he got a little vague when it came to what makes it tick.
The system converts methane or other hydrocarbons into electricity by mixing it with oxygen and then passing the gas mixture through ceramic plates coated with proprietary inks at high temperatures. What are the inks made of? He More >
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Loading ...Video: #Bloom Energy (#BloomBox), New #FuelCell, Already in use by Ebay, Google, Walmart
Feb 22nd
MICHAEL KANELLOS 02 21 10 Video: The Bloom Box Lands, And The Unanswered Questions Are…
You’ve heard of the Bloom Box. Here’s the video.
After nearly nine years, Bloom Energy has finally publicly shown off its fuel cell that it says could replace a large hunk of the grid someday.
The Bloom Box–which costs $700,000 to $800,000 now–essentially is a device for making electricity on demand. Methane or other hydrocarbons are fed into the device along with oxygen. The mixture is heated to around 1,000 Celsius. As the gases pass through catalytic plates, the machine produces electricity, some heat, carbon dioxide and water. Other More >
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