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first usage of technology is often niche and shy 2013/12/30 Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > The article says they are getting $750,000 for a license. That's a small > amount, but you have to start somewhere. Once they gain credibility by > doing this they can change much more to other customers. > > I hope these Korean people really have done due diligence correctly, and > the effect is real. > > The article says: > > "What Bob is most keen to secure by contract is a "stranded asset" power > plant in the range of 5-10 MW willing to beta test their HHT system as a > retrofit solution to replace their coal-, or biomass-, or other polluting > source that has had to be shut down due to environmental regulations." > > In my opinion that is an idiotic use of this technology. That is inventing > an automobile engine and using it exclusively to augment teams of horses > pulling stage coaches, instead of making automobiles without horses. Once > people realize this technology is real, stranded asset power plants will be > worth nothing. No one will want to spend any money preserving them or > upgrading them. > > - Jed >
