>>5061975

I think he was also counting on a boost from the solar wind.

the energy imparted to the earth via the solar wind is measured in Giga watts on https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

and it seems to be the main factor behind lightning's charge.

Viziv along with Baylor are looking to utilize Tesla's global transmission of power. By calling it a Zenneck wave they think they've escaped the negative connotations of a 'crackpot'

http://vizivtechnologies.com/

>>5062198

> Friction.

triboelectricity is the cause of 'static electricity' not 'friction'

the the source of power for lightning is debatable, one of the thoughts on the ultimate source of charges is the solar wind.

>But they will never get to even 0.1% efficiency that way and they know it.

waveguide efficiency is more like 0.5% loss with a poor conductive surface.

>>5062349