Facts about LightningLightning can contain up to one billion volts of electricity.

"This enormous electrical discharge is caused by an imbalance between positive and negative charges. During a storm, colliding particles of rain, ice, or snow increase this imbalance and often negatively charge the lower reaches of storm clouds. Objects on the ground, like steeples, trees, and the Earth itself, become positively charged—creating an imbalance that nature seeks to remedy by passing current between the two charges." (National Geographic)
A single lightning bolts heat is hotter then the surface of the Sun.
Just imagine The possibility's of harnessing the power of Zeus!!!! Within seconds we could harness more energy then All the wind farms in Texas could in months maybe even years!
A possible way to harness Lightning.
An array of lightning rods would channel the electricity to a large underground reservoir of tungsten (or other metal with a high specific heat). This would melt the metal, storing the energy as heat. The energy can then be harnessed at a leisurely pace by creating steam and generating electricity from it.
Clean Energy Being Done TodayLENR GENERATORS
The Low Energy Nuclear Reaction process could be one of the best solution for clean energy sources of the Future. The Cold Fusion Reactor (CFR) is able to generate heat, mechanical energy, electrical energy and hydrogen with great efficiency
SOLID STATE ELECTRICAL GENERATORSRecently, various solid state electrical generators have experimentaly demonstrated that Zero Point Energy can be harnesed from the Vacuum of Space to produce clean and an alternative energy sources.
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