Can lightning be absorbed and be changed into energy?

Answer 1

Lightning causes a very sudden discharge of energy to occur in a place that is very difficult if not impossible to predict, so I don't see how equipment to receive it and store the energy could be positioned in the right place at the right time. Apart from that, because it is such a rapid discharge, what sort of equipment could store the energy? Some sort of large capacitor perhaps, but it would be like trying to absorb and save the energy from a chemical explosion.

Answer 2

Theoretically, yes, the energy from a lightning bolt be caught and stored. Practically, no, you would never be able to build a big enough capacitor to hold the charge. There is just too much energy in a lightning bolt to harness with today's technology.

Answer 3

While this would be an interesting idea, I am not aware of any existing system, or planned system, to tap the energy from lightnings. It wouldn't even be necessary to wait for a lightning: there is a permanent voltage, of several million volts, between the higher atmosphere and the earth.

Perhaps you can design something.

Answer 4

In theory, of course this is possible, for the simple reason that lightning has energy. But I have not seen any technology that actually does that, or even a serious proposal to try to do it. You may want to invent something yourself. Please take into account the following problems, which may complicate such an invention:

* I am not sure how much energy you could really harness that way. Also, it is irregular. Therefore, it might just be more practical to go after some other energy source - for instance, solar energy.

* In a lightning, there are huge voltages and currents involved. Any device that wants to harness that will have to withstand those, without burning out.

Answer 5

No; it's too dangerous and unpredictable.

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Answer 6

Theoretically, yes, the energy from a lightning bolt be caught andstored. Practically, no, you would never be able to build a bigenough capacitor to hold the charge. There is just too much energyin a lightning bolt to harness with today's technology.

Answer 7

No, lightning cannot be directly absorbed and converted into usable energy. However, lightning can generate energy indirectly by inducing electrical currents in conductive materials like metal structures or lightning rods, which can then be harnessed for power generation or protection against lightning strikes.

Answer 8

No, it can't be stored and used. The electricity we use is different from lighting which is unstable and uncontrollable.