They claim to be able to power a house with two brick sized fuel cells???
http://www.bloomenergy.com/fuel-cell/solid-oxide/ (http://www.bloomenergy.com/fuel-cell/solid-oxide/)
http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/22/bloom-energy-boxes/ (http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/22/bloom-energy-boxes/)
https://www.google.com/search?num=100&rlz=1C2AVSC_enUS445US455&biw=1466&bih=813&hl=en&authuser=0&q=bloom+energy+fuel+cell&oq=bloom+energy&gs_l=serp.1.4.0l10.253627.256468.0.260774.14.10.1.3.4.0.94.798.10.10.0...0.0.0..1c.1.17.serp.no0sko33VdY (https://www.google.com/search?num=100&rlz=1C2AVSC_enUS445US455&biw=1466&bih=813&hl=en&authuser=0&q=bloom+energy+fuel+cell&oq=bloom+energy&gs_l=serp.1.4.0l10.253627.256468.0.260774.14.10.1.3.4.0.94.798.10.10.0...0.0.0..1c.1.17.serp.no0sko33VdY)
Anyone have the skinny on these boxes, output etc?
I did a look at their website and a quote from wikipedia (german), followed by my humble opinion:
>Die Zellen produzieren durch Oxidation Strom aus Wasserstoff, Erdgas oder Biogas und auch Diesel
So... this device produces electrical power, but needs fuel to get working. Its fuel types are hydrogen, diesel, gas... so basically the same which various home generators require. They must be kidding...
Unfortunately this won't be useful for anyone who hasn't continuous free access to these kind of fuels. The same shit as always. Also it probably won't work in cold areas as they say it needs heat.