Greetings All !
This is my first diary here on kos. Hopefully not my last.
Some of you may know about this, many may not. In case you haven't, here's some very recent news about a public demonstration of a clean energy device which is truly
game changing, as well as soon being dangerously disruptive of the global economy ( but it needssome disruptin' !! ).
( Disclosure : I have no financial interest in any of the following mentioned companies or people )
The company which makes the device is Defkalion, based in Greece.
Their machine is called the Hyperion.
It is essentially a chamber which combines a form of common but specially treated nickle with hydrogen gas injected into the chamber. A small amount of electricity is applied to begin the process.
After a short while, a tremendous amount of anomalous heat is produced. The "reactors" so far show a stable, continuous return of six times the energy output in the form of heat than the input. That's a 6 to 1 ratio. The really revolutionary part of this is
that, with so much abundant output, the machine can and does divert a portion of the output to initiate and maintain the input, so that the machine
can be SELF SUSTAINING !
In other words, it can produce energy continuously until it burns through the the small amount of nickel, which only needs to be replaced every six months or so ( ! ).
The machine produces no pollution or harmful radiation.
Granted, they've only been able to achieve a stable temperature to about 300 degrees fahrenheit, but that is enough to turn a low temp turbine or a form of Stirling engine for electric power generation. The technology is scalable from home domestic use to powering whole cities.
One competing inventor, Andrea Rossi, has been able to generate 1000 degrees fahrenheit ( more than enough heat for a standard trubine ) but is still working on stabilizing the reaction.
Nickel is bountifully abundant in the earth, as is hydrogen. Probably millions if not billions of years of the stuff, at the rate of consumption needed for this technology.
We're not gonna run out anytime soon.
Looking at the near to mid term future, I think we can safely say goodbye oil,
coal, gas, and to a large extent wind and solar. They just won't be economically competitive with Hyperion technology and others like it.
World wide depression ? You bet. Better would be a global economic re-set based
on abundance ( gasp ! ) instead of scarcity. I advise university business schools to
start revising their curriculum now. Eat my Hyperion, MBA one percenters !
All credit should go to Andrea Rossi, and his mentor, the late Professor Sergio Focardi, imminent Italian physicist. Mr Rossi is the original inventor and developer of this
technology, but has been a little late to the party with public demos and more disclosure. He's a secretive guy, which can be frustrating at times, but he's also
protective of his inventions and doesn't want them stolen. And, despite long standing
scepticism toward his work, many times bitter and acrimonious, his work prevails as
authentic a breakthrough as is Defkalion's Hyperion.
If you're curious as to my sources for this information, here's a link which includes news
and a lively forum : http://www.e-catworld.com/
By the way, the form of energy produced by the reaction is now often referred to
as LENR ( Low Energy Nuclear Reaction or Reactor )
Cheap, abundant, almost free energy for all. It's not just a dream anymore.