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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

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).