/challenges-projects/design-challenges/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/the-ehg-and-why-it-wouldn-t-workI wish I could be more positive in my blog posts, and I think I will be towards the end of this design challenge. However, at this point I meet the REAL challenges of power harvesting; that it isn&#39;t as simple as I thought it would be. I recently wroten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/the-ehg-and-why-it-wouldn-t-workSun, 12 May 2013 21:41:09 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:4d87904e-36cc-4645-a94b-1079295e504aDAB1<p>Hi Victor,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You just confirmed the reason why alternative energy has not taken over the world.&nbsp; Its Tuff to do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I know everyone is wanting to go green and escape from the hydrocarbon fuel cycle, but you just cannot beat them for energy produced for amount of fuel used.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That said, that does not mean that we have exhausted all potential sources of alternative energy.&nbsp; Having you verified that some sources are dead ends helps others think about what to try next.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Keep up the good work.</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15810&AppID=106&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">