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‘It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power (www.theguardian.com)
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Tesla speculated electricity from thin air was possible – now the question is whether it will be possible to harness it on the scale needed to power our homes

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 year ago (2 children)

According to the Lyubchyks, one of these devices can generate a relatively modest 1.5 volts and 10 milliamps. However, 20,000 of them stacked into a washing machine-sized cube, they say, could generate 10 kilowatt hours of energy a day – roughly the consumption of an average UK household. Even more impressive: they plan to have a prototype ready for demonstration in 2024.

That'd be cool if it worked, even if it does it will be cost prohibitive for quite some time.

[–] Raildrake 21 points 1 year ago

Put so many together in a small space and you'll incur in more issues. This might be huge in the future, but for now just a cool concept.

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