The latter would enable long-haul truckers to plug in to power their air conditioning systems, TVs, etc.
Companies like long-term player Ballard Power Systems, Linde, UTC Power and Air Liquide (which has built 50 big hydrogen generators) have made this a big business.
Military and political leaders convince themselves they can rely on air power and sea power to fight future wars, and thus neglect the industrial base that makes rapid production of armored systems feasible.
FORBES: Threatened Site Sustains Most Of U.S. Combat Vehicle Industry
Utilities would be better off storing power in flywheels, or as ice for air-conditioning systems, he says.
Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems.
President Obama warned that the country's enemies were "seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions and our air traffic control systems".
"Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, and our air traffic control systems, " he said.
The ship generates and distributes its own power, provides and maintains sanitation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and makes several hundred thousand gallons of water every day from sea water.
FORBES: What Is It Like To Be The Commanding Officer Of An Aircraft Carrier?
Some 110, 000 people living around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant were evacuated after the massive March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami knocked out the plant's power and cooling systems, causing meltdowns in three reactors and spewing radiation into the surrounding air, soil and water.
The ES is critical to aircraft operation it distributes power around the aircraft from the engines and the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) which provides the power to operate the air conditioning and to start the engines at the gate to all the systems requiring electricity.
FORBES: Can Boeing Contain the Dreamliner's Technical Glitches?
应用推荐