People are buzzing on Twitter about the
Bloom Box so I thought I'd find the 60 Minutes video from last night (2/21). Supposedly a box you can put in your basement can generate enough power to nix the need for power lines/the grid. It's a plug-in power plant. It's like going wireless on a phone or computer. They said one disc powers one light bulb and 64 discs (fuel cells) in a box can power a Starbucks! "In 5-10 years we'd like to be in every home", the founder and CEO K.R. Sridhar said. He said it would be around $3,000. Here is the full article with all the videos at
60 Minutes (CBSNews). It looks very cool. Also, what about solar panels? Check out Nanosolar's panel assembly factory (
video). It looks to me like we're in an energy revolution, it just hasn't gone parabolic yet.
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More analysis on the Bloom Box:
Bloom Box: What is it and how does it work? (CSMonitor)
Bloom Energy on 60 Minutes (SolarFeeds)
Blooming at the Right Time: Bloom Energy Shares its 'Holy Grail' Technology with 60 Minutes (EnergyBoom)
