https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1907.13170/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20759316urn:hackerpapers:mention:1907.13170:20759316Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:29:41 GMT<p>The power generation potential given is in units which make it almost useless. A kWh is a unit of energy, converted into a frame of reference more useful than the joule. Saying that a device can generate 2 kWh doesn&#x27;t really tell you much - it could generate that in 10 seconds (good) or 10 years (bad). I think the quoted figure was meant to be in kW - a unit of power, which is a much more useful piece of information. I looked at the original paper (here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1907.13170.pdf) but couldn&#x27;t find any reference to the 2kWh quoted from the researchers. If the suggestion is correct…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1907.13170/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.app-ph