Comments on: Is Bloom Energy’s Fuel Cell Miracle For Real?

By: bemorphy

bemorphy — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:02:04 +0000

Says CA will be running it soon, so it must be real, right?

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Maximizing the Energy Potential of Commercial Buildings — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:04:05 +0000

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By: Bernard Robinson

Bernard Robinson — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:15:29 +0000

This is remarkaable and all I want to know is how can I invest in this company Bloom Energy because I believe this is the answer to alot of the worlds dependence on fuels that has posionous emissions.

By: Gary R. Reed

Gary R. Reed — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:04:41 +0000

Cold fusion anyone? Fuel injection system that can achieve 200 mpg? How about hydrogen fuel cells that produce their own power from water? All supposed to be here by now and all frauds. Not saying this is, what I am saying is once burned, twice wary. I hope this is real but I’ll wait and see.

By: gilbert Ryan

gilbert Ryan — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:32:43 +0000

simply, a game changer as far as delivering energy is concerned. Will the company meet all the said promises? the jury is still on that.

But I give A- for a good PR campaign!

By: Bloom Energy Offers 10 Year Electricity Contracts With No Upfront Costs

Bloom Energy Offers 10 Year Electricity Contracts With No Upfront Costs — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:23:35 +0000

[...] Energy offers companies a 10-year electricity contract for its Bloom Box fuel cells in a program called Bloom Electrons. Bloom Electrons allows customers to purchase energy provided [...]

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:45:29 +0000

In reading Update 3, I can say it is definitely not all it was cracked up to be in the beginning, but for a surety Bloom is heading in the right direction and set to make some good progress.

By: jsm

jsm — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:09:10 +0000

There’s a lot of comments that wonder about it “working.” SOFC technology certainly does work. However, if you really dig deep into Bloom’s literature, you will see that they are predicting about a 60% or perhaps a bit more conversion rate of the energy in the source fuel to electric energy. This is actually pretty good. It has great benefits for quiet, safe, and distributed energy generation. This would free up the electic grid and provide a means to deploy electric vehicles without massive infrastructure change should we suddenly find ourselves without foreign oil products.

What is plainly missing in all the marketing is that this is not a “green energy source.” Instead it is an efficient means of converting natural gas (a non-renewable, non-green, fossil fuel) into electricity. Perhaps even more absent is that combined cycle gas turbines that are utilized by utilities and others on an industrial scale can also convert energy at the same efficiency of 60%.

It is great technology to “allow” utilities to get out of the electricity producing business (as well as alleviate them from Transmission and Distribution infrastructure improvements) but it is in no way going to “save the planet.” It is only very marginally more green than current utility grade turbine technology.

So it’s real, but not a miracle.

By: Ade845

Ade845 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:11:22 +0000

Can you imagine the export potential of bloom box if it works? It will transform lives in developing countries overnight; just as cell phone did. It will increase productivity in countries like Nigeria where power supply is very unstable or none existent. This could be one of the ways to reduce the nations trade deficit. That is if the company does not move to China or Taiwan!!!!

By: KeithTax

KeithTax — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:59:04 +0000

I pray this works the way the hype says it will and at a cost anyone can afford.

By: art

art — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:50:20 +0000

if it works prove it… Take a home put one of the units measure the amout of fuel going into the unit and see if it powers the home… Put up or shut up…

By: Another Guest

Another Guest — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:49:42 +0000

Rock on guest ! Finally a reference to Tesla and his dealings w/ GE & Morgan Stanley. Just another one of those crazies, eh !?! haha.
Big interest groups = Big cost to the consumer. The rich don't get richer by giving money away (in any form).
If GE (or anyone for that matter) buy these fuel cells, we would be none the wiser, because they wouldn't inform us of it … 30% profit margin … pays for it self in a year or so.
Not big companies … they wouldn't … they don't ;-p
I couldn't agree with your speculation more. Although as for the aforementioned fast actions (mentioned by the ever so informative Some Guy), this ideal will take 20 yrs or so. It's not about a single solution. I believe North America (A.K.A. Canada) will “step up to the plate” in my life time, so that our children can maybe work on something more conductive. Like filtering the harmful metals and what not, that we dump into our atmos-fill .. I mean sphere. Atmosphere. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying Canada because of their economy. I say it because of the people.Money has no flavour, people are the spice in life.
Peace

By: Ed hardy

Ed hardy — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:08:42 +0000

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By: Abercrombie And Fitch

Abercrombie And Fitch — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:04:58 +0000

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