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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Could We Harvest Power From Lightning?

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Could We Harvest Power From Lightning?

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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A typical lightning strike delivers enough energy to power a residential house for about two days. This sounds like a lot, but the energy from the sun outwei...
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  • HotdogThud@lemmy.world
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    1.21 gigawatts worth, yeah.

    • Zachariah@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      jigawatts

  • hiddenuser420@feddit.dk
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    1 year ago

    now I want tornado turbines

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Read Echopraxia! Genius monks have exactly that in the desert powering their facility.

      Start with Blindsight first! (Only a 2 books altogether.)

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    Been wondering about that.

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    Of course we could. However, a normal lightening bolt contains around 100 dollar’s worth of electricity. The cost of the equipment to capture and convert that power would be 100’s of thousands of dollars. Combined with the uncertainty of the supply, it’d be a heck of a vanity project.

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