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A Fully Distributed Power Grid?

Posted by michael on from the no-smoking dept.

rleyton writes "There's an interesting and topical black-out article on an "internet inspired" hydrogen powered energy network. The premise is homes, cars, factories and offices store up hydrogen when energy is available, and supply it into the new energy network when it's not. Certainly an intriguing idea, with some interesting comments on future power management. Feasible in the next "three decades"? Perhaps."

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  1. HYDROGEN Powered? by LiftOp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, the humanity...!

  2. Hydrogenster by snoopyjd · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The consequences of connecting every owner of a fuel-cell micro-power plant with every other owner in an energy-sharing network will be as profound and far-reaching as was the development of the world wide web in the 1990s"

    Does the RIAA know about this yet?

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  3. Re:Flywheels? by Canthros · · Score: 4, Funny

    If everyone charges their flywheels during off-peak hours, but the flywheel provides power during the normal peak usage period, doesn't that effectively change the power consumption such that peak and off-peak usage periods reverse?

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