Bloom Box fuel cell

[610Alpha]

This is very cool.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20019594-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Don't know how well this would hold up to an EMP blast.

[monkeybird]

Wouldn't it be great if they came down in price! There was a lot of serious research into new energy sources so that NASA could send men to Mars and beyond. Unfortunately, we all know what has happened to NASA!

[610Alpha]

Yeah unfortunately we do.

I did read this on the caption of one of the pictures: "Each cell is made up of three distinct parts. The middle is a ceramic membrane. It's then sandwiched between an anode and a cathode. As gas is pumped in, the combination forces oxygen ions through the membrane. It's the movement of oxygen through the cell that creates the electricity. What makes the system particularly special is that Bloom Energy has found a way to do this without having to use more expensive metals...."

This leads me to believe that it could resist an EMP more than say a modern day car with circuit boards. I will see if I can send them an email and ask them...like they would respond to me but...you don't ask you won't ever know.

[LizardKing]

I watched a show on these a while ago and they are very slick. Since it's a stationary object and not too large, shielding it should be a possibility. If I remember correctly, as the power requirements go up, they just add more cells to it.