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‘It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power(www.theguardian.com)

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Tesla speculated electricity from thin air was possible – now the question is whether it will be possible to harness it on the scale needed to power our homes

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QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world
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10 kWh per day

This gave me a chuckle. 10 kilojoules per second for an hour per day.

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rambos@lemmy.world
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They have said it wrong, its more like 42 000 miliWat minutes 4 times a day

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Devccoon@lemmy.world
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Is it wrong, though? Hours and days cancel out to give you the energy production rate (10,000 watt*hours/24 hours or just under 420 watts).

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