20 yrs you say?

[binaryterror]

I think their goal is to replace AA, AAA and similar batteries with better alternatives.

It doesn't seem like its going to ever compete with the Lithium based options.

I guess I'll go back to waiting on Graphene components again.

 

[Meatwad]

Well that's too bad, chalk it up to getting a woody over any new battery technology.

 

[Dostradamas]

Well that's too bad, chalk it up to getting a woody over any new battery technology.

Funny I chock it up to the government handing hundreds of millions of OUR tax dollars to their buddies for favors..

Bloom Energy Plays the Subsidy Game Like a Pro : Greentech Media

The apathy towards this regular robbing of you and I is what grinds my gears.
There is no accountability for this money just going up the stack.

 

[Meatwad]

Oh yeah, I drove by the old solyndra daily. Thankfully it's been sold and at least the signage has been taken down.

 

[EeePee]

Well, look at the bigger picture maybe. All the failures we spent our money on shows us what not to do next time.

I just watched the newest Star Trek movie. They never charged anything!

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Well, look at the bigger picture maybe. All the failures we spent our money on shows us what not to do next time.

I just watched the newest Star Trek movie. They never charged anything!

Technology is expensive and not everyone is successful in developing it. But yeah, failures are just as important as positive outcomes.


They also never go poop in Star Trek. Maybe they have some kind of anally inserted power generator that runs on turds and conducts power through the users skin to the device being used.

 

[Meatwad]

It's better though when the ideas are scrapped because of limitations or efficiency rather than political reasons.

For solyndra specifically, apparently a few engineers there from the infancy of their technology got screwed and their baby stolen. And of course the tax payers lost on it too.

 

[EeePee]

a few engineers there from the infancy of their technology got screwed and their baby stolen. And of course the tax payers lost on it too.

As Mr. Spock said as he was standing in the exploding volcano preparing to die as he was telling Captain Kirk to get the Enterprise ship the hell out of dodge, a small sacrifice for the greater good!