Feeding The Grid
1,896 views · Published 12 September 2012 · 6:30 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: ABC Science · 2012 · Science & Technology
Nearly 70 percent of the energy released from burning coal is lost at the power station. Another ten percent or so leaks away as electricity is transmitted through the wires to our homes. But what if you could redesign the energy grid to allow two-way energy flow, where the houses themselves become the power stations? Mark Horstman visits a family participating in the Smart Grid Smart City trial in Newcastle NSW where new Australian fuel cell technology is being used to convert gas into electricity.
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