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The big problem is building batteries that could absorb some buttload-Joules of energy in a fraction of a second. IIRC some researchers tried (just with metal r
by qb45 10y ago
The big problem is building batteries that could absorb some buttload-Joules of energy in a fraction of a second. IIRC some researchers tried (just with metal rods instead of lasers) and all they got was expensive fireworks.
- sametmax 10y agoWell, maybe you could redirect the current directly into the grid and spread it accross it so that the power is divided accross the entire network and save fuel from power factories in the process. If you can predict the hits, you can balance the production accordingly.
- 0xffff2 10y agoYou would certainly want capacitors rather than batteries to do the initial energy capture. That doesn't really help much though; the amount of energy in lighting is of a completely different scale from what we can handle with current technology.
- kbob 10y agoHow about using the energy to heat/boil water?
- ChuckMcM 10y agoTwo words: Graphene Capacitors :-)