Thor's Hammer: Capturing Lightning Energy by Sustainably Innovate
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Finalist Evaluation
Judges'' comments
The proposal contains no details to support the viability of this concept. While it is an interesting idea, some back of the envelope calculations must be completed to assess whether this has any chance of being cost effective. I do not believe this is likely (and this proposal did not convince me otherwise).
Semi-Finalist Evaluation
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Sounds like your energy source (lightening strikes to a single tower) are highly unpredictable, making this a unpredictable source of power.Storing the energy as compressed gas or phase change materials is clever in that it can be converted to electricity as neededUnclear if this could ever be done in a cost effective manner.Good credentials of those involved but there needs to be a lot more work done to prove feasibilityMay want to look at experiences in high altitude wind turbines for some insights into the issues around these type of energy sources.
Capture the energy from lightning in Tall buildings positioned in areas with lightning high frequency. Interesting Initiative but scope will be limited to few locations and management and storing the highly unpredictable energy will not be easy. A very preliminary analysis of potential of energy captured versus cost of installing would be very useful. Additional topics on the technical also have to be explored.
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