http://www.greentechmedia.com/articl...questions-are/
Interesting bit, and even more interesting comments.. I liked this one lol:
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Back of the envelope cost calculations for what Bloom says is required for a U.S. household:
Each “Stack” seems to be about 27 plates
Each Plate = 1 light-bulb (60 watt? 100watt?)
2 stacks or 54 plates = 1 U.S. home
1 U.S. Home = projected $3k cost
Each U.S. 2x stack (if 60w/plate) = 3240w
Each U.S. 2x stack (if 100w/plate) = 5400w
1 100kw Bloombox cost = $7-800k (we’ll use $750k)
Current cost for 3240w home system using 100kw price = $24,300 (not $3k)
Current cost for 5400w home system using 100kw price = $40,500 (not $3k)
These costs seem inline with other fuel cell costs on the market (Panasonic, Clearedge) none of which are remotely viable… Which leads me to continue to believe Bloom is nothing more than a hype job to allow current VC and sucker investors to exit…
Beware of new technology that fails to provide cost calculations. There is only one reason they do not—because the actual calculations will show they don’t have a viable product from a cost perspective
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