Lighting as an energy source
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> We already have laser induced plasma channels. Essentially has been used for directing lighting to specific targets(usually away from buildings)
> Granted, we do not have the battery or capacitor technology to handle the amount of energy & power from a single bolt of lightning
>BUT, instead we can convert the energy to heat. And we have decades of experience dealing with storing energy as heat(molten salt towers)
>We then proceed to use tried & trusted carnot engines
> BOOM!!! Cheap source of a huge load of energy.
>Why has this not been more considered? What would be required to turn this to reality?
> Granted, we do not have the battery or capacitor technology to handle the amount of energy & power from a single bolt of lightning
>BUT, instead we can convert the energy to heat. And we have decades of experience dealing with storing energy as heat(molten salt towers)
>We then proceed to use tried & trusted carnot engines
> BOOM!!! Cheap source of a huge load of energy.
>Why has this not been more considered? What would be required to turn this to reality?
