Bloom Box

Sursa: http://www.jetsongreen.com/2010/02/the-bloom-box-and-buildings-video.html

http://www.bloomenergy.com/

Celula de combustibil este alcatuita dintr-un strat nisip, care este transformat in ceramica si apoi acoperit cu cerneluri speciale - verde si negru. Aceasta este prinsa intre placi de metal confectionate dintr-un aliaj de metal ieftin.

Elementul central al Bloom Box se compune din straturi multiple. Bloom Box necesita ca si combustibil gaze naturale, gaz de halda, sau bio-gaz, care reactioneaza cu aer în celula de combustibil pentru a crea electricitate.







If you had the chance to catch 60 Minutes on Sunday, you saw their exclusive on Bloom Energy. The company has been in stealth mode for some time, but all of that appears to be over. As reported by Lesley Stahl, which you can view in the video embedded below, Bloom makes a fuel cell that will be used to power homes (in the future) and commercial buildings (right now).

Pictured above is K.R. Sridhar with a fuel cell stack - two of these could power the average American home. A retail store like Starbucks could be powered by about 64 stacks. Each stack is made with multiple fuel cells.