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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] 45 points 2 years ago (7 children)

It's always a matter of how much electricity and how efficient is it.

[–] Devccoon 40 points 2 years ago (6 children)

10 kWh per day from a washing machine sized cube is nothing to sneeze at. Whether the humidity to keep it powered consistently is achievable and the maintenance to keep it running is sensible and the cost of building up enough of this stuff to output that level of energy can be commercially viable - that's the big question.

[–] weedazz 4 points 2 years ago

Down here in Miami I feel like I've been drinking the air instead of breathing it the last month or so! I definitely think there will be climates very well suited for this technology

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