Bloom Energy Server

[Tachyon]

Bloom Energy is in the news now for making a great new fuel cell. It can convert methane, biogas (which is basically methane, right?), hydrogen, or natural gas into electricity. Even though they only sell giant, corporate versions now the CEO and founder is confident they'll have a small home version soon. My question is, can it be used to power cars? Could a relatively small gas canister be mounted in a car and hooked to a small Bloom Energy device that could generate enough electricity to keep the car going for, say, 5 days? If so, we'll be getting another step closer to real mecha.

Your average mecha will need a lot of electricity to run. Rechargeable batteries never seemed like much of a solution. But creating its own electricity internally? Now that's an idea!

[Mr March]

I'd never heard of Bloom Energy until now. A VERY interesting read and a technology that sounds very promising. Actually I've been sent a bunch of interesting reads about possible new technologies as of late. A friend just recently told me about Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors, a technology from many decades ago that wasn't explored fully. Now apparently the environmental movement has created interest in this technology which some are labeling "Nuclear gone green". Check it out.

[Tachyon]

That IS interesting! I hadn't heard about it before today.