Silicon Valley

If Bloom Energy's  technology fulfills its potential, homes and businesses could one day generate their own electricity and fuel their own vehicles.  It builds what are called solid-oxide fuel cells, in which water, oxygen, and a hydrogen source such as natural gas, are pulled through the cell to cleanly generate electricity. The secretive Silicon Valley firm, which has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital, is one of 26 companies chosen as a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.Read more