This story just tickles me.
I called my friend Phil. The subject of Iraq came up. He opposes the
war, I don't believe that we had any alternative. Phil contends that if
we had spent the same money on energy development, we'd have energy
independence. I think that if the Powers That Be wanted us to have
energy independence we'd be energy independent.
Phil says that he is going to build an engine generator set that runs on
water. I told him that I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for him
to get that to work. BLP, and CF I know about, but AFAIK, neither one of
those technologies will power themselves let alone generate usable power.
He continued by saying that two European companies are in preproduction
for a 20 KW magnetic powered generator. I assume that such a machine
would involve the use of neodinium, which would explain the spike in
price. I mentioned that I'd heard that Magnetic Power, and Stroem, but I
haven't heard of either of them being willing or able to demonstrate an
operating machine.
Nothing has changed in the quarter century that I have been
investigating this question. Lots of promise, and some great theories,
but the World is still running on combustion based energy.
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