I believe this has never been a success but would like to hear ideas theoratically or if someone can guide me any papers or current experiments happening around the world
2007-03-16 13:55:37 · 7 answers · asked by vdhingra 1 in Environment
Not at this time. I have read of different attempts to find a way to harness the energy of lightning, but none have succeeded so far. Nothing is available at this time to store the tremendous amount of energy that lightning contains.
I have read of projects in Florida to use model rockets with long wires attached. These are launched into thunder storms to entice lightning strikes. The energy from the strike is carried to Earth through the wire. So far they have a very low success rate. When they do have a lightning strike they have no way to store the energy.
2007-03-16 14:00:46 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a matter of fact, some people have tried and stored lightening with success.
2007-03-16 15:19:22 · answer #2 · answered by kchl_dk007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is lightning please.
as far as I know, this Lightning has tremendous energy by virtue of its very high potential(voltage) and very very short time of action ..
Because of this it has very devastating effects and the experiments so far have not been able to harness the energy in it.But ,as the advancement in science we see, in the long future the scientists may be able to do so.It seems not impossible ,though at present and in near future you can't expect storing or harnessing the energy of Lightning,
2007-03-16 14:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by Radhakrishna( prrkrishna) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,so far it is not developed,if we can, it is asource oe enormus lightening energy which can be utilised and we can save the environment from the pollutents being emited by the thermal plants,plants usig fossile fuels for the production of powerand the green house effect can be reduced.
2007-03-16 19:54:39 · answer #4 · answered by patriotisam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would need batteries and or capacitors. how to attarct lightning would be an issue. maybe static electricty is worth something. i think you just need to find potential differences. same as heat same with electricity. it has to want to move from one place to another to get something out of it.
2007-03-16 14:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by Wattsup! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-16 14:01:55 · answer #6 · answered by satishfreeman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Store it ?don't know make it Tesla Coil.
2007-03-16 14:03:54 · answer #7 · answered by thresher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋