The Bloom box is a new fuel cell (a device that continuously changes the chemical energy of a fuel and an oxidant directly into electrical energy) that is cheaper to produce and does not require expensive to handle hydrogen as a fuel. The likes of Fed Ex, Walmart, and Google are already beta testing the units and Ebay says they have saved $100,0000.00 in power costs in nine months. Colin Powell is on their board of directors, it can use various types of clean fuel (like biogas), and the founder expects to have one in every home within the next 10 years.
Here’s a video from 60 minutes - you tell me, is this the next big break in clean energy or just another $400 million pipedream?
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