Nakamotto@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSwiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a laserwww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkSwiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a laserwww.nature.comNakamotto@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareculpritlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoIs there any feasible tech that can harvest energy from a lightning bolt? Maybe a molten salt type thing?
minus-squaremcesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-21 year agoTurns out there’s only about 0.25 kW of energy in a lightning bolt - which costs maybe 5-10 cents in the US - so it’s not really worth it.
minus-squarezout@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoSince 1985 everybody knows it’s 1.21 GW.
minus-squareculpritlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agosounds like a supplement renewable energy if you can harvest it cheaply
Is there any feasible tech that can harvest energy from a lightning bolt? Maybe a molten salt type thing?
Turns out there’s only about 0.25 kW of energy in a lightning bolt - which costs maybe 5-10 cents in the US - so it’s not really worth it.
Since 1985 everybody knows it’s 1.21 GW.
sounds like a supplement renewable energy if you can harvest it cheaply