skeld@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•Isn't it weird that we'll never (ever?) talk about lightnings as a potential renewable energy source ?
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1 year agoLightning has a peak power of 1TW for 30 microseconds according to Wikipedia, corresponding to an energy content of about 8000 Watt-hours. That is enough to run a 100 watt conventional light bulb for 80 hours, so not actually much energy. You would need to capture about half a million lightning strikes a second if you wanted to power the world that way, for example.
I’m a hobbyist in electronics repair. Conventional light bulbs make great AC current limiters and have a built-in indicator. 😂