Bloom Box

Energy generation is at the very foundation of any economic and political entity. I am including this essay on this page because energy is so vital. I have largely excluded technology from these pages other than as a passing reference. My focus was on political and economic issues. There are of course always technology issues. I did not wish to focus on those because I tend to become very passionate about technology. I am in this essay bringing technology to center stage.

Frankly I doubt that this device is any more realistic than was cold fusion. That said I do believe that we must continue to search for some method of accomplishing the generation of large amounts of energy without a continuous outpouring of waste gas that contaminates the atmosphere. Failing that we must concentrate on technology that removes the spent carbon (in the form of CO2) from the atmosphere in a more rapid cycle than is accomplished with living plants. Here algae farms seem to offer the most hope of converting CO2 into something more useful like bio diesel. But once again we are years away from a solution.

Rather than repeat information already presented I will give a link:
60 Minutes | Bloom Energy | Transmission Line Losses | Ziff Davis

Some other ideas to reduce consumption.
Self Tinting Windows


Something that has been overlooked in this discussion is transmission line losses. Adding to the loss from transmission is the simple cost of maintaining the lines themselves. If this technology can be implemented the overall cost of supplying electricity to every home in America will definitely decrease. Add to this the increased security of such a delivery system and the argument for these devices becomes almost compelling.