--- Mike Carrell wote, MC: In short, no. For most purposes it is "vaporware", one of the last-but-not-least products that may be in the BLP parade....
Hmmm....This is one of the few cases where I am considerably more optimistic than Mike about something from BLP, and he may actually be overlooking a sooner-to-be-released product than previously imagined. There is a certain irony in this, no ;-) The reason that I posted the previous message is that Google sent out a notice that the particular (hydrino battery) page on the BLP web site had been updated. The changes, though subtle, would leave an optimist to believe that something is up. If so, then keep an eye on the "Portable Power 2005" conference in a few weeks in San Francisco 18-21 September 2005. This is a conference which caters to the primo applications for lightweight (high priced) batteries. This is where the creme-de-la-creme of new portable power technology can find an incredible market in which high price (per pound =$200/lb for a computer battery) is available for the very best product, and in high volume - every manufacturers dream. Here are the specualtive reasons why I think this battery will be the first BLP product - not the last. 1) BLP has never given up on an older "alternative" process (a wet process - like the Thermacore cell) which produces hydrinos, but zero net electrical energy, as the heat is very low grade. 2) If you produce let's say one gram of hydinos from a cell, then you may get 100 kw of OU heat energy out - but Catch-22 almost no real electrical energy, because the heat is around 100 degrees C. and the cell uses electical energy - so even though it is strongly OU, it is going the "wrong way" by burning 10 kw of electicity to get 100 kw of low grade heat (this is just a hypothetical example). Anyway, you are better off to use natural gas for the heat. 3) the real value of this cell is limited to the hydrinos as a chemical. The heat is too low even for a Stiriling, and costs far most than heat from solar. Running the cell hotter quenches the process for a reason to be divulged soon. 4) THE BEST economic use for hydrinos is in a battery - value per gram $50-100 now. the price will drop considerably over time as the volume increases, but auto applications will lag for years. My crystal ball is getting cloudy... but there may be a few more predicitions. Stay tuned... Jones
