Re: [Phys-L] Atmospheric Energy

[Bill Nettles <bnettles@uu.edu>]

This is mere speculation, but it seems to me that the time and funding for renewable sources would better be spent on looking for a breakthrough in solar conversion efficiency rather than capture and storage of lightning energy.  We just don't have the components that can handle the surge and actually store the energy released.  Oh, yeah, there are a few cell phones that are actually created by lightning. ;o

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> Subject: Re: [Phys-L] Atmospheric Energy
>
> But a tall tower/building in the heart of ThunderStorm country could collect a
> fair amount of Power.
> (Energy/year)
> .
> At 10:04 PM -0500 5/3/12, brian whatcott wrote:
> > I think the point to bear in mind is that the lightning  energy rate is
> > impressive while it lasts, but it doesn't last.
> >
> > Brian W
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