Month February 2010

Bloom Box

Massive spectacular hype surrounds the upcoming official announcement of the Bloom Box on Wednesday. This is what we know. It creates electricity via fuel cells, can easily fit in a backyard or basement, and will take biofuel, methane, or natural…

Smart grids

The U.S. electricity grid today resembles the roads and highways of the mid-twentieth century before the interstate highway system was built. What is needed today is the electricity equivalent of the interstate highway system. The inability to move low-cost electricity…