Electric Power - The Next Big Thing?
from the who-woulda-thunk-it? dept
Okay, you might not normally think of electric power as the next "big thing", but the Economist thinks it might be. They discuss all the reasons why the electric power revolution may rival the telecommunications revolution of the 1980s. They also discuss the concept of micropower, as electric power may get more local and distributed, rather than centralized. So, when do we get peer-to-peer electricity? Isn't that where all of this is heading? I want a Napster for electricity.
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yes, this is hot too
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smelting plants
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Where is the co-generation options?
Strling-cycle engine generating electricty, dumping excess power back to the grid.
Any time I need hot water/heat, I get electrical as a side benifit.
I've found 4-5 companies who've THOUGHT about making units...but never have made production.
So...who makes a unit?
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Re: Where is the co-generation options?
http://www.powercosm.com/
In my opinion it's one of the best describing the paradigm changes in the power industry. The authors' conclusion:
"Hundreds of billions of dollars per year are going to be invested in new technologies to move, condition, store, and distribute electrons for the Internet Economy."
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I dunno
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