Stephen A. Lawrence wrote:
> levels of power. I predict that all generators will be co-gens sited at
> the houses, shopping malls or factories where they are needed.
I don't quite see this.
At this time CF is good for generating low grade heat, not so good for
generating electricity.
I am sure it will work at higher temperatures. There have been enough
instances to prove that.
Equipment needed to provide adequate capacity to fully power a
typical home (with an ICE and generator) runs something like $10,000,
which most people aren't going to shell out, and the equipment requires
maintenance, attention, and space.
Actually, nowadays it runs about $4,500, retail from Lowe's, for a 20
kW generator, which is enough for my house. See:
<http://www.generac.com/Residential/Guardian/Products/Guardian_Series_20_kW/>http://www.generac.com/Residential/Guardian/Products/Guardian_Series_20_kW/
That is not designed for continuous use but I expect it would not be
much more expensive. A cold fusion version could easily be used a
co-generator, since it produces no chemical smoke or CO2, so you also
save the cost of a furnace, which is $1,000 to $2,000.
I predict that with cold fusion, the market for small co-generators
will explode and the cost of equipment will eventually drop by a wide
margin because of the savings from mass production. Eventually, a
generator / heater / thermal air conditioner will cost ~$2,000, which
is the retail cost of a replacement automobile engine today. The
automotive ICE is the most widely manufactured machine in the world,
with the most economy of scale.
See my book, chapters 14 and 15.
- Jed
