RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Random question on power technology

["Brent Deterding" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I've read a lot on fuel cell technology. Here's a page with a lot of
good links. http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell7.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason McIntosh [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:11 AM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Random question on power technology


I was reading some of the mlug stuff, as well as slashdot, and had a
random
question for people:
A)  What alternative power supply technologies are there out there?  I
know
there are probably several solar power supply vendors, but the question
I
guess is how do they tie into battery backup systems for sunless times,
where to find costs for setup and running of such systems, how they're
going
from DC to AC current, etc.

B)  Are fuel cells a viable option for power supply systems?  What are
the
costs of fuel cell technologies?  What options are there out there?

C)  Any other alternative fuel system options.

The whole thought of this is something like this:  You figure a standard
house could use over $200.00 a month during the winter in electricity.
Figure on a large house, 5+ bedrooms, etc.  (Yeah I know, how many of us
will ever see that blah blah blah).  Well, if you figure 200 a month,
for
say 6 months, and 130 a month for the other 6 months.  That's almost
2000 a
year.  If you figure you could at least cut some of your costs by a
massive
chunk through solar panels, battery systems, etc. over 10 years, that's
a
big savings.

Anyone have any thoughts, ideas, new technologies they see, etc.?
Thanks!
Jason


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