Comments on: 10 Things to Know About Bloom Energy

By: Sandra P. Burns

Sandra P. Burns — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:36:25 +0000

Brave new people for a brave new world.

By: d

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:06:25 +0000

And when the DOD does I hope it doesnt cause another consumer pushback like it did the 100mpg diesel motorcycle by Hayes Diversified Technologies that misses thier projected 06 consumer release date indefinitly by the backlogged military orders.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:54:07 +0000

As an investment this device has to get 1/3 cheaper for it to be worth wiring homes with it. If you were to power 100 homes with a $700,000 investment it’d take over 7 years to recoup your investment at current monthly power bills. That doesn’t take into account monitoring the device, and other management expenses. If the device lasts only 10-15 years that means you could double your money in 15 years which is a pretty bad investment. Bring that down to 5 years and it starts to be something worth looking at if it’s reliable.

By: Paul Bulzomi

Paul Bulzomi — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:23:39 +0000

Keep an eye on The Scuderi group, several major technological break throughs in efficiencies with the internal combustion engine are forthcoming. For more info go to http://www.scuderiengines.com

By: VQ

VQ — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:49:56 +0000

However, now we see what dangers exist out of sight such as the San Bruno Hogh Pressure Gase Line Explosion. In all solutions where energy is transformed and relocated then released there will be dangers and risk.
I was surprised not to see Solar Panel that create Hydrogen that can then be used in Bloom Bom. Using the sun’s energy to be used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases is the trick. This local gas generation via solar reduces some risk and completely removes consumer from either any Outside Source. See this link for details:http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html

By: Erich K. Plaut

Erich K. Plaut — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:10:07 +0000

Would a Bloombox be suitable for this retirement complex of 12 buildings with 1500 apartments & 1900 residents?

By: Bruce Jack

Bruce Jack — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:43:18 +0000

I think this is one of the most progressive, brilliant, amazing things to happen in my life time. I’m 69 years old. The Bloom energy box has the potential to completely revolutionize the power industry for the better. I’d like to see it in every home. No more highline poles, no power grids, no lines hanging in the air, fantastic. No deaths from running into power poles. Double fantastic!

By: KeithTax

KeithTax — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:54:44 +0000

Saw this on 60 minutes and was fascinated. I hope this really works out a price anyone can afford. My fingers are crossed.

By: Honestly

Honestly — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:40:42 +0000

I hate to rain on the parade. These solid oxide fuel cells are extremely overpriced, incredibly unreliable and have quite a short life expectancy. The fluff created by all pr work they do is a great snow job of smoke and mirrors. They also require constant monitoring, usually over the internet by people in India and last about a year if they even power up without breaking and needing to be replaced. They are the most impractical and unreliable way of making energy ever divised. Of course they won’t tell you that. Perhaps that’s why their “ultra steathy.”

By: The 10 Most Creative Green People in Business | Earth and Industry

The 10 Most Creative Green People in Business | Earth and Industry — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:33:07 +0000

[...] 2010, Sridhar's Bloom Energy unveiled its fuel cell known as the Bloom Box, a device capable of powering 100 homes while producing nearly zero [...]

By: yong

yong — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:11:39 +0000

Hello, Katie from your article, I still do not see whether bloom energy will be sucessful or not. I do not think that the cost to make fuel cell is the biggest challenge. For example, if you buy very expensive SOFC and use it more than 40 years, I am sure that you will buy it. If you buy very cheap SOFC and use it for several month only, you will not buy it. Does Bloom energy really make very reliable SOFC which has long life time???? I think that this more important than the low cost to make it. all political issues and what bloom energy said should be not considered for evaluating their success. before bloom energy get $500M, they should demonstrate their products in front of people and other SOFC testing companies should guerantee their demonstration. Otherwise, I bet that the unsuccess of this company will be more than 99%. Do you really think that politicians know tech????

By: Tom Bobbitt

Tom Bobbitt — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:23:21 +0000

might be some bloom stock available pre-ipo, only if you are accredited, and fast. Tom 601.201 0195

By: Monk

Monk — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:23:06 +0000

Feels good but financially unatainable without taxing each of us.

Free markets are the quickest and most cost-effective method of developing green, alternative energy resources; only realized through a deliberate, step-by-step method over a long period of time.

In the meantime, continued development on sequestration and sensible incentives will get us there in plenty of time and with zero impact on "quality of life" standards; which at this time, seem to be the target of environmental extremists.

By: tim

tim — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:07:07 +0000

Residential fuel cell technology is already available…

http://fuelcellresidential.com/

Where have you people been?

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:39:12 +0000

vaporware...

By: ronnie

ronnie — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:22:23 +0000

I just hope bloom doesn’t (after raiding public coffers) in 10 yrs and announce they have units for sell to the average joe for 3 to 7 grand and all we have to do is buy gas, or coal, or oil, or electricity form tyhe existing power companies.
People like colin powel are good for raiding picking up public monies (they ar epoliticians) but rich people just dopn’t have the public’s interest at heart.
There is really no reason we the public should no have our own power plant, and shopuld have had 10 yrs ago. the only drawback like a leash has been big oil, big power companies, local, state, and federal agencies. Can yuo even dream of how much money a politician can make and does yearly keeping advances in electric motors/cars, power plants ect from reaching the average person at a rate they can afford. that’s why we have lawyers to keep u in our place and money in the politicians pockets