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Harvesting lightning energy

Index Harvesting lightning energy

Since the late 1980s, there have been several attempts to investigate the possibility of harvesting lightning energy. [1]

16 relations: Alternative energy, Capacitor, Distribution of lightning, Electric light, Electric power, Hydrogen economy, Illinois, Laser, Lightning, Martin A. Uman, Microsecond, Nuclear weapon, Plasma channel, The New York Times, Thunderstorm, University of Florida.

Alternative energy

Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel.

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Capacitor

A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores potential energy in an electric field.

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Distribution of lightning

The incidence of individual lightning strikes in any particular place is highly variable, but lightning does have an underlying spatial distribution.

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Electric light

An electric light is a device that produces visible light from electric current.

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Electric power

Electric power is the rate, per unit time, at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit.

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Hydrogen economy

The hydrogen economy is a proposed system of delivering energy using hydrogen.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.

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Lightning

Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs typically during a thunderstorm.

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Martin A. Uman

Martin Allan Uman (born 1936) is an American engineer.

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Microsecond

A microsecond is an SI unit of time equal to one millionth (0.000001 or 10−6 or 1/1,000,000) of a second.

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb).

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Plasma channel

A plasma channel is a conductive channel of plasma.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Thunderstorm

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, lightning storm, or thundershower, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder.

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University of Florida

The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university on a campus in Gainesville, Florida.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvesting_lightning_energy

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