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Power, Water and Refrigeration in One Box

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the waiting-for-a-portable-cold-fusion-reactor dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Engineers at the University of Florida have developed and built a system that can provide power, water and refrigeration from a single unit. This project, funded by the U.S. Army, will lead to units small enough to fit inside a military jet or a large truck. The prototype system is already more efficient than conventional turbines. And it is also environmentally friendly because it can use traditional fossil fuels as well as biomass-produced fuels or hydrogen and releases only small amounts of pollutants. This kind of system could be used as a mobile unit in case of hurricanes or wars. But it might also be connected to the normal power grid in fixed locations."

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  1. Wars? by Servo · · Score: 4, Funny

    This kind of system could be used as a mobile unit in case of hurricanes or wars.

    Good thing we have plenty of both to field test the units!

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    1. Re:Wars? by chris_eineke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hell, combine the two and call it the War on Hurricanes! :)

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  2. In Kentucky... by crazyjeremy · · Score: 4, Funny

    This will be perfectly functional in keeping beer cold in your car.

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  3. Roland Piquepaille!!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    *shakes fist*

  4. Mad Max by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 4, Funny

    As long as I'm paying the US military to destroy civilization as we know it, I'm glad that some of the investment is producing gear I can use to survive when their job is done.

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  5. Re:Stupidity, Madness and Hype in One Box by Bush+Pig · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news, Congress repeals the Laws of Thermodynamics ...

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