Indian-American gets energy breakthrough

An Indian-American rocket scientist has invented a little power plant,which is being hailed as an important breakthrough in the energy sector as it is believed to replace the big power plants and transmission lines.

Christened Bloom Box,it would be unveiled by K R Sridhar in the Silicon Valley on Wednesday,a preview of which was given at the CBSs popular show 60 Minutes this weekend. It is just like a laptop of the power sector,the CBS reported.

Sridhar has formed the company Bloom Energy,which has raised some 400 million from venture capitalists of the Silicon Valley at a time when it is tough to get money during days of the economic downturn. Among its board of directors is the former Secretary of State Collin Powell,who joined it last year.