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For years there have been attempts at making the next big source of highly efficient energy production, many of which have not actually worked as well as hoped. Well now there is a real innovation that poises to be a key highly efficient energy source. The Bloom box is essentially a micro fuel cell system that is remarkably efficient given its small size. A large number of well known companies have already been quietly testing these boxes for their own energy production at their main headquarters such as: Google, eBay, Wal-Mart, FedEx, Coca-Cola, and Cox Enterprises. And so far there have been a limited number of problems in operation, which have helped to iron out the kinks in the Bloom box design and effectiveness.
The real mystery is how its going to be implemented, and if it really saves money at its currently high cost of production. But Bloom CEO K.R. Sridhar says that the cost of production is about to go way down, as he is finding cheap alternatives to the typical constituents of such fuel cells. But there is little to know about the box, because for many of its real features, it’s still running with many of their design secrets hidden. Regardless of how it works exactly, at current specifications and government subsidies the Bloom box would produce electricity for the equivalent of 8-10 cents per kilowatt compared to the 11 cents of traditional coal power systems! But as soon as this green subsidy is taken off, the operating cost rises to 13-14 cents per kilowatt. Regardless this kind of system would function independently of the power grid, and is still quite viable without green subsidies. And as it gets even more refined the efficiency is sure to increase as well, making this invention a key contributor to the new energy revolution.
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