Bloom Energy: Personal Power Stations

Bloom Energy’s SOFC technology promises home power plants; what other companies are utilizing fuel cells for green power?

Bloom Energy has been perfecting this individualised power station, said to provide clean, reliable and affordable fuel cells, for the last eight years. However, the development was kept somewhat secretive. Major players like Walmart, Coca Cola, eBay, FedEx and Google stand on Bloom Energy’s side, as the first to test the box’s capabilities. According to John Donahoe, CEO of eBay, five boxes were installed, and over the period of nine months have ... Full Story »

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Dale Penn
2.8
by Dale Penn - Jun. 7, 2010

Relies too heavily on quotes from those charged with marketing the technology for its sourcing. Fails to address what happens to spent cells after 8 years, and is lacks depth. Sort of a press release with a picture.

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