The Bloom Box energy generator has been making news for several years. Now Chattanooga has jumped on board with the new energy technology as the EPB announced installation of a Bloom Box to provide power to its downtown offices.
The real push is for consideration to be a location for full scale manufacturing of the fuel cells once they are fully developed for the manufacturing stage. The product is a development out of NASA Mars technology.
The units would generate power at ultra local locations - as local as each home. The fuel cells can operate with most any fuel and are clean and efficient. The cells themselves do not produce heat as a byproduct.
60 minutes produced an informative video on the technology. Here is a link to that 60 minutes video. It is a 13 minute videom, and very much worth the time.
The Times Free Press reported the Chattanooga connection with Bloom Energy's founder and CEO and developer of the solid oxide fuel cell thechnology, Dr KR Sridhar. The Director of UTC's SimCity, Harold McDonald previously headed NASA's Ames Center in California where Dr Sridhar had worked.
UTC SimCenter Director Harry McDonald, who previously headed NASA's Ames Center in California where Dr. Sridhar once worked, said the invention is one of the best that came out of the NASA facility and already has proved it can work. According to the Times article Dr McDonald helded with aquistion of the start up capital for the development of the technology.
UTC will provide research support necessary to bring the Bloom Box techology closer to the manufacturing stage.
The push is for Chattanooga to be selected as a manufacturing location for the production of the Bloom Box units. The would give Chattanooga another high technology manufacturer with new employment.
Also on the new employment front Alstom Manufacturing announced the opening of the Chattanooga Turbine Unit, which builds "steam turbines, gas turbines, large turbo-generators and related equipment for the North American fossil fuel and nuclear power generation market." The operation brings 350 skilled positions to Chattanooga.
It is a strong and positive sign for Chattanooga and the region for new techology based manufacturing companies to commit to our area, especially technologies that focus on clean and efficient energy. Chattanooga has made a strong commitment to supporting ne technology.
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New jobs, new technology, clean energy - It sounds like a winner all around for Chattanooga. Have a great weekend Richard!
Well we don't have the jobs from the Bloom Box yet, but maybe we can be in the running for the manufacturing plant when it gets there. Alstom is a good partner. We have other plants that are hiring. Very good to have a clean energy and technology focus manufacturing base. Thanks.