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Sunday, August 30th, 2015

Cold Fusion Heats Up: Fusion Energy and LENR Update

Author:     David H. Bailey and Jonathan M. Borwein
Source:     The Huffington Post
Publication Date:     08/28/2015 2:59 pm EDT
 Link: Cold Fusion Heats Up: Fusion Energy and LENR Update
Stephan:   Everyone who reads SR regularly knows I have been following the saga of "cold fusion," now known as Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR) since Fleischmann and Pons of the University of Utah first reported the phenomenon. Lots of twists and turns, frequent general craziness, but slow forward motion as well. Here is the latest, and I still think we are headed for game changing good news.
Rossi LENR apparatus

Rossi LENR apparatus Credit: www.extremetech.com

Introduction

The world faces a grim future if we do not immediately rein in consumption of fossil fuels. Risks include rising sea levels, more frequent extreme temperatures, flooding, drought and conflicts among human societies. An eventual sea level rise of 6 meters now seems pretty much assured. Additionally, July 2015 is now officially the hottest single month in recorded history.

In spite of these truly sobering developments, some are seeing rays of hope. Prices of solar photovoltaic panels have dropped considerably. Observers predicted in 2000 that wind-generated power worldwide would reach 30 GWatts by 2010; it exceeded 200 GWatts, and by 2014 it was 370 GWatts. These developments have led some, such as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, to be cautiously optimistic.

Nonetheless, there is still an enormous gap between current carbon consumption and where we need to be (some argue that we must zero out carbon emissions altogether, and soon). While solar photovoltaic and wind systems are a great boon for green energy, nonetheless they […]

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