Comments on: Fuel Cell Technology: This “Power Plant In a Box” Could Transform the Energy Sector

By: Joseph Hiddink

Joseph Hiddink — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:23:05 +0000

In 1967 I discovered the technology of the Flying Saucer. I patented it later.
A Flying Saucer does not use oil or nuclear power, it “taps” energy right out of the aether.
I believe, that Tesla used it in 1931, to power his Pierce Arrow Car.
That system can also be used to power every home, anywhwere, which is the reason that after a death threat from Pierpont Morgan, Tesla did not dare to patent it.

Even though it was offered to Nasa as a new propulsion system for the Shuttles, the Propulsion Engineers were against it.
A shuttle that would be at the ISS in one hour?
A Shuttle that could land on the Moon in a few hours?
A Shuttle that could land on Mars in one day?
“Not interested, thank you for the copy of your Patent!”
After the Space Disasters, the Glenn Research Engineers experimented with it, did not ask me for advice like I had urged and caused another disaster: The big black-out of 2004.
Then Nasa rejected it outright.
So, now I need capital to safely develop it.
Units will be installed by electricians and antenna erectors for homes, will be leased only to give investors and Taxman their due.
The invention was evaluated at $600 Billion if the USA would have it before Russia and that was for the gravity control aspect alone.
The free power tapping spian-off might be worth a bit more.

By: sd

sd — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:19 +0000

Dave, I hate to be rude, but then again, this *is* the internet. Anyway, your fuel cell fundamentals could be a little more accurate:

1. Fuel cells need not produce CO2 (this depends on the input fuel).

2. All SOFCs are, essentially, “a stack of ceramic plates” (unless you’re using a tubular geometry). Sure, the anode is the supporting element in most attempts at SOFC commercialization, but a planar, electrolyte-supported SOFC is not something new or unique.

3. The “two proprietary chemical mixes” are not the electrolyte. The ceramic plate is.

4. Many/most SOFCs can run on natural gas. That’s one of the benefits of SOFCs – they are fuel flexible. Running on natural gas vs. Butane, for example, just requires a different reforming process.

I’m not saying that these things don’t have any relation to Bloom’s apparent/reported successes, relative to other attempts at commercial SOFCs, but I’d hate to see people get the wrong idea about Bloom and SOFCs based on what they read here.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:47:15 +0000

Hi, Dave. This is a pretty ‘glowing report’ from a so-called energy expert. You have not asked the hard questions that need to be independently verified. I could get this type of ‘cheerleading’ from Bloom’s own website. Did you do any research on this before you ‘wrote’ this stuff? Where do you get a 90% energy conversion figure from? I watched the 60 MIN segment and heard K.R. himself say that is perhaps 60%. He didn’t sound convincing when he said it either. I have read much about this Bloom Box lately, and as much as I was excited about it when I first heard of it I have since noticed too many contradictory and statements made by people at Bloom who should be on the same page say things about the product, waste heat, conversion factor, costs, reliability, timelines for cost reductions and household sized units, reasons for this product’s existence. The burden is now on them to “prove” their statements through independent analysis from reputable energy research labs (they have patent protection, right) I don’t need to hear that a customers’ ceo is impressed with the device. I am sure his company’s shareholders do. I would appreciate more objectivity and not another reiteration of what has been said already. The coming out party was 2-24? Today is 3-12? The hype can fade…. let the ‘facts’ be the story next time, please!

By: thomas adair

thomas adair — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:49:25 +0000

A business that will make the cost zero, to the buyer.

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When one looks outside the box(inventor), goes against the group(thinks for self), said they found(developed) something that is supposed to be impossible(airplanes), they were once killed. Now these people are called bad names and delegated to be unheard, and ignored group.

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Thomas Adair