Rhong Dhong wrote:
Has anyone seen the article below, from
www.energynews.com?
Hadn't seen it, and energynews.com appears to be off the air just now.
Wiki has a fascinating page on Steorn (please don't hate me for this, Jed):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steorn
Quote:
> According to information available from the Irish Companies
> Registration Office, Steorn has not filed accounts since October 28,
> 2004. Steorn's Annual Return Date is September 30. Irish Companies
> Registration Office regulations state that "Where accounts are
> required to be attached to the return, the filing deadline is either
> the companys ARD plus 28 days or the company's financial year-end
> plus nine months and 28 days, wherever is the earlier." [9] Missed
> filing deadlines carry numerous penalties under Irish law
> [10]. Under current Companies Registration Office practice[11]
> strike-off procedures could begin against Steorn by the end of
> October 2006. A strike-off would have serious consequences, such as
> the loss of Steorn's limited liability status. Furthermore, any
> assets of the company, including any patents or other intellectual
> property, would become the property of the Irish State. [11] On
> August 24, 2006, in a live chat event Steorn responded that they are
> ready to file the 2004 returns within a week.[12] This hasn't
> happened, and their 2005 accounts are now also overdue. Steorn's
> irregular filing history is remarkable for a company that provides
> expert witness testimony in fraud trials.
I looked over the Steorn website, and they appear to be explicitly
claiming perpetual motion of the first kind -- but they haven't closed
the loop! If it actually works, why not close the loop? Big "if".
Their _specific_ claim is that they have a process which has a COP
greater than 100% and they don't know why.
I won't hold my breath waiting for these people to save the world with
their technology.
