Mr. Jones Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 In for free mini cell sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I'll give you my cell sample... :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I'll give you my cell sample... :gabe: http://i.imgur.com/uG85nBP.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I'll give you my cell sample... :gabe: http://i.imgur.com/uG85nBP.gif http://31.media.tumblr.com/2fda122978cab53c9491e09065c5cce9/tumblr_mhlj79Oraq1s51zjyo1_250.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Bloom boxes are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Bloom boxes are cool http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=553&pictureid=6865 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Since I understand less then zero of what your doing. It sounds extra awesome. I think in some way you may be attempting to take over the world. Good luck man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Sonoma Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Wasn't this technology tested at Google hq as well? Congrats on the new job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) I actually understood some of that. My GF does R&D and manufacturing of fuel cells. Interesting, man! Edited August 8, 2013 by JaSSon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Wasn't this technology tested at Google hq as well? Congrats on the new job. Yes, what I am working on is different. My role is the first of its kind at Bloom. I actually understood some of that. My GF does R&D and manufacturing of fuel cells. Interesting, man! Don't forget to renew your tags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Sounds like an awesome opportunity. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 When do they go public Heard you can make it big then! I believe they had a segment on 60 minutes about this company some time ago. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 So did you have to get a hair cut for this gig? :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS69 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Sounds like a great opportunity and congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 They have any offices in Cbus? Need a engineering student as an intern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Congrats brother, hopefully our paths will cross again in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Sucks your moving so far away, your a cool dude. I wish you the best of luck in your new job though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 That's really cool and interesting what you're doing. Just curious, what is the amount of waste Carbon Dioxide like compared to more traditional ways of power production (burning fossil fuels, nuclear, etc...)? And is Bloom thinking about marketing a smaller, more compact unit that could power a single household? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 So did you have to get a hair cut for this gig? :lolguy: Yep. That's really cool and interesting what you're doing. Just curious, what is the amount of waste Carbon Dioxide like compared to more traditional ways of power production (burning fossil fuels, nuclear, etc...)? And is Bloom thinking about marketing a smaller, more compact unit that could power a single household? The unit intakes methane (CH4) and oxygen. It chemically changes those items into water and carbon dioxide. For every carbon atom pulled out of the methane it has to release carbon dioxide. The hydrogen is converted to water. There is no combustion, so there is nothing else released. I can't comment on a household unit as of right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 So do you have to feed it methane and oxygen? If so how is the total cycle energy input per output, efficencey, compared to other types of energy production? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yep. The unit intakes methane (CH4) and oxygen. It chemically changes those items into water and carbon dioxide. For every carbon atom pulled out of the methane it has to release carbon dioxide. The hydrogen is converted to water. There is no combustion, so there is nothing else released. I can't comment on a household unit as of right now. A reaction using all the reactants of a combustion reaction, putting off all the products of a combustion reaction, but without going through a combustion reaction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furloaf Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yes, much cleaner that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 So do you have to feed it methane and oxygen? If so how is the total cycle energy input per output, efficencey, compared to other types of energy production? As I work in Energy Sales, of course I did some research into this when Eli first told me about it. He can answer this for the Bloom box in a more technical way, but just to give you some perspective, the markets where this is a feasible alternative have some similar characteristics; "dirty" power (as in, lots of fluctuations in the flow) from the grid, lack of redundant infrastructure, and expensive generation and transmission costs. The HEAT rate for a bloom box, near as I can tell, is about 10 cents per kWh. Here in the Midwest, where we have tons of generation and transmission, and not as much consumption, our prices from any alternative supplier are going to be between 5 and 8 cents per kWh. There are numerous other attractive things about this system that you could use as selling points; no distribution costs, can go off the grid, could sell back to the grid, pretty much never goes out, etc., but this will REALLY take off when the technology can get that HEAT rate down to about 7 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accel_is_my_drug Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Are these Yttrium stabilized Zirconia Solid Oxide Fuel Cell?s (YSZ SOFC) Very cool stuff, Back in College I had research programs investigating sulfur poisoning in them. at the time a completely un-explained phenomena. Have they fixed that aspect yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 So do you have to feed it methane and oxygen? If so how is the total cycle energy input per output, efficencey, compared to other types of energy production? As I work in Energy Sales, of course I did some research into this when Eli first told me about it. He can answer this for the Bloom box in a more technical way, but just to give you some perspective, the markets where this is a feasible alternative have some similar characteristics; "dirty" power (as in, lots of fluctuations in the flow) from the grid, lack of redundant infrastructure, and expensive generation and transmission costs. The HEAT rate for a bloom box, near as I can tell, is about 10 cents per kWh. Here in the Midwest, where we have tons of generation and transmission, and not as much consumption, our prices from any alternative supplier are going to be between 5 and 8 cents per kWh. There are numerous other attractive things about this system that you could use as selling points; no distribution costs, can go off the grid, could sell back to the grid, pretty much never goes out, etc., but this will REALLY take off when the technology can get that HEAT rate down to about 7 cents. Yep, that^^ A reaction using all the reactants of a combustion reaction, putting off all the products of a combustion reaction, but without going through a combustion reaction? Yes. It doesn't put off all of the products of a combustion reaction. Carbon solids, for instance. Sulfur and Nitrogen oxides, for another. Are these Yttrium stabilized Zirconia Solid Oxide Fuel Cell?s (YSZ SOFC) Very cool stuff, Back in College I had research programs investigating sulfur poisoning in them. at the time a completely un-explained phenomena. Have they fixed that aspect yet? They don't like the Mercaptan added to natural gas. It is removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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